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The sum of Christian religion, delivered by Zacharias Ursinus first, by way of catechism,…The summe of Christian religion, delivered by Zacharias Ursinus first, by way of catechism,…
The sum of Christian religion, delivered by Zacharias Ursinus first, by way of catechism, and then afterwards more enlarged by a sound and judicious exposition, and application of the same : wherein also are debated and resolved the questions of whatsoever points of moment have been, or are controversed in divinity / first Englished by D. Henry Parry, and now again conferred with the best and last Latin edition of D. David Pareus, sometimes Professor of Divinity in Heidelberg ; whereunto is added a large and full alphabetical table of such matters as are therein contained ; together with all the Scriptures that are occasionally handled, by way either of controversy, exposition, or reconciliation, neither of which was done before, but now is performed for the readers delight and benefit ; to this work of Ursinus are now at last annexed the Theological miscellanies of D. David Pareus in which the orthodoxall tenets are briefly and solidly confirmed, and the contrary errors of the Papists, Ubiquitaries, Antitrinitaries, Eutychians, Socinians, and Arminians fully refuted ; and now translated into English out of the original Latin copy by A.R.The summe of Christian religion, delivered by Zacharias Ursinus first, by way of catechism, and then afterwards more enlarged by a sound and judicious exposition, and application of the same : wherein also are debated and resolved the questions of whatsoever points of moment have been, or are controversed in divinitie / first Englished by D. Henry Parry, and now again conferred with the best and last Latine edition of D. David Pareus, sometimes Professour of Divinity in Heidelberge ; whereunto is added a large and full alphabeticall table of such matters as are therein contained ; together with all the Scriptures that are occasionally handled, by way either of controversie, exposition, or reconciliation, neither of which was done before, but now is performed for the readers delight and benefit ; to this work of Ursinus are now at last annexed the Theologicall miscellanies of D. David Pareus in which the orthodoxall tenets are briefly and solidly confirmed, and the contrary errours of the Papists, Ubiquitaries, Antitrinitaries, Eutychians, Socinians, and Arminians fully refuted ; and now translated into English out of the originall Latine copie by A.R.
London: printed by James Young, 1645
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
because then his silence would have given suspicion of contempt of the Name of God, whereby he was adjured.
Object. We do not perceive who are swine and dogs; wherefore we are to render a reason of our faith to all, without putting any difference.
Object. We doe not perceive who are swine and dogges; wherefore we are to render a reason of our faith to all, without putting any difference.
Answ. Christ doth not call all wicked men swine or dogs, but those only, who contemn and make a mock of the doctrine confirmed, which they have heard, and which hath been expounded unto them. 2. Christ willeth us not to judge of dogs and swine by the secrets of their hearts, but by their present words and deeds. If again it be replied, In matters of difficulty, and such as are hard to be judged, except ⟨p. 560⟩there be delivered some certain and exact rule to judge and deal, mens consciences are left wavering and in doubt. But if also we are to judge of the outward show of swine and dogs, it is hard to pronounce who are to accounted for swine and dogs: Therefore mens consciences are left in doubt, unto whom and when confession must be made. The Minor is false; for Christ will have none to be counted for dogs and swine, but such as show manifest stubbornness and obstinacy in their words and deeds, of whom it is no hard thing to judge out of the word of God. And further, the holy Ghost is promised unto all that ask him, by whom their judgements and actions may be directed, that they err not. And lastly, seeing in this life we attain not unto the perfection of Gods law, neither in other things, neither in this point: they who join the desire of Gods direction with an earnest care of Gods glory, and love of their neighbour, may and ought to be certain and assured, either that their counsels are so ruled by the holy Ghost, that they err not; or, if they err, that yet their error is pardoned and forgiven them. And this certainly sufficeth for the retaining of a good conscience. If lastly it be objected, that Tyrants and many Magistrates, which persecute the Church, are swine and dogs; and therefore we, according to Christs commandment, are not to make answer unto them, if they demand our Religion: We answer, that this reason is a fallacy of the accident. For if the Magistrate demand our Religion, or any other by their commission, and in their name, we are necessarily to make answer of our confession unto them, both in respect of their office, whereunto we owe obedience; and also in respect of Gods glory: according as it is said of Christ;