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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.
as,1 if that were Mortal sin, which for the grievousness thereof deserveth eternal death; that Venial, which for the lightness thereof deserveth not eternal death at Gods hands, but some temporal punishment only. I had rather, in stead of Mortal and Venial sin, use the names of Reigning and Not reigning sin: 21. Because the names of Mortal and Venial sin are obscure and doubtful: For all sins are Mortal; and John also calleth Mortal sin, or sin to death, the sin against the holy Ghost. 2. Because the Scripture useth not these terms, especially the name of Venial sin. 3. Because of the errors of the Papists, who term Venial sins those which are light, and deserve not eternal pains: whereas the Scripture saith. Cursed is every one that bideth not in all, &c. 3He which faileth in one point, is guilty of all. The wages of sin is death. Whosoever shall break one of these least commandments, and teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. In a word, every sin is in his own nature Mortal, to wit, it deserveth everlasting death; but it is made Venial, that is, it accomplisheth not death eternal in the regenerate, by grace through Christ.
as,1 if that were Mortall sinne, which for the grievousnesse thereof deserveth eternall death; that Veniall, which for the lightnesse thereof deserveth not eternall death at Gods hands, but some temporall punishment onely. I had rather, in stead of Mortall and Veniall sin, use the names of Reigning and Not reigning sin: 21. Because the names of Mortall and Veniall sin are obscure and doubtfull: For all sins are Mortall; and John also calleth Mortall sin, or sin to death, the sin against the holy Ghost. 2. Because the Scripture useth not these termes, especially the name of Veniall sin. 3. Because of the errours of the Papists, who terme Veniall sins those which are light, and deserve not eternall paines: whereas the Scripture saith. Cursed is every one that bideth not in all, &c. 3