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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
Title page: Internet Archive scan of the Early English Books microfilm
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.
8. Christ, according to his humanity, maketh request unto the Father for us all: and therefore, according to his humanity, he knoweth the desire and necessity of them that call upon him, in all places, and at all times. Wherefore the Saints also have communicated unto them from God the beholding of hearts, and the hearing of prayers. Answ. The example is unlike. For the humane understanding and mind of Christ understandeth and knoweth, and his bodily ears and eyes also hear and see things, whatsoever according to his humane nature he should or would behold, either with his mind, or with his outward senses, by reason of his Godhead, which showeth them unto his humanity united thereunto, or also giveth unto his senses a virtue and force of perceiving things which are farthest distant. Neither yet is the force or wisdom of his humane nature infinite, as is the power and wisdom of the Godhead: neither doth he know, by any transfused virtue into him, the thoughts of minds and hearts. For of the measure of knowledge convenient for his manhood,1 it is said, Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the Angels which are in heaven, neither the Son himself, save the Father. Of the revealing of the secrets of men unto him by his divinity,2 it is said, When Jesus perceived in his spirit, that thus they thought with themselves, &c. But now, that all things are revealed unto Angels and Saints, which are revealed unto the understanding of Christ by his Godhead, they will never be able to prove out of the Scripture. For Christs humane nature doth excel and surpass in wisdom all Angels and Men, both in respect of the personal union thereof, because it is united to his Godhead, and also by reason of his Mediatorship, which office his humanity beareth and executeth, together with his divinity: yet so, that there is still kept in the administration thereof the difference of both natures. Wherefore ⟨p. 565⟩this example of Christ doth not prove that the Saints know all things, either by beholding the things themselves, or by divine revelation from God.
8. Christ, according to his humanity, maketh request unto the Father for us all: and therefore, according to his humanity, he knoweth the desire and necessity of them that call upon him, in all places, and at all times. Wherefore the Saints also have communicated unto them from God the beholding of hearts, and the hearing of prayers. Answ. The example is unlike. For the humane understanding and minde of Christ understandeth and knoweth, and his bodily eares and eyes also heare and see things, whatsoever according to his humane nature he should or would behold, either with his minde, or with his outward senses, by reason of his Godhead, which sheweth them unto his humanity united thereunto, or also giveth unto his senses a vertue and force of perceiving things which are farthest distant. Neither yet is the force or wisedome of his humane nature infinite, as is the power and wisdome of the Godhead: neither doth he know, by any transfused vertue into him, the thoughts of minds and hearts. For of the measure of knowledge convenient for his manhood,