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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
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4 Why God permitted the first sin of man.
GOD could have kept man from falling if he would,1 but he permitted him to fall, that is, he gave him not the grace of resistance against the temptation of the Devil; and that for two causes:§1 2That it might stand for an example of the weakness and infirmity of the creature, were it not supported, and preserved in original righteousness by the Creator. §23That by this occasion God might show his goodness, mercy, and grace, in saving the Elect by Christ: and that he might show his justice and power in punishing the wicked and reprobate for their sins; according to these sayings of Scripture: God hath shut up all in unbelief, 4that he might have mercy on all, and every mouth might be stopped. And, God, to show his wrath, and make his power known, suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath prepared to destruction; and that he might declare the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy, which he hath prepared unto glory.
GOD could have kept man from falling if hee would,1 but hee permitted him to fall, that is, hee gave him not the grace of resistance against the temptation of the Divell; and that for two causes:§1