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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.
The third division of sin.
There is sin against the conscience, and sin not against the conscience. 1Sin against the conscience is, when a man, knowing the will of God, of set purpose doth expressly against the same. Or, it is a sin committed of those who wittingly and willingly sin, as David wittingly committed adultery and murder, contrary to the Law.2 Sin not against the conscience is that, which we either not willing, or not witting commit: or, which is indeed acknowledged to be sin, and is lamented of by the offender, but cannot perfectly be avoided in this life: such as is Original sin, and many sins of omission, ignorance and infirmity. For we omit many good things, and commit evil, being suddenly overcome and overtaken by infirmities: as Peter of infirmity in imminent danger is overcome, and denieth Christ, wittingly indeed, but not willingly: therefore he weepeth bitterly, and loseth not utterly his faith, according to Christs promise, I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not. It was not reigning sin,3 much less the sin against the holy Ghost, because he loved Christ no less when he denied him, then when he bewailed his offence, though that affection did not at that time for fear of imminent danger show it self. Such sin Paul acknowledgeth in himself, and lamenteth it, I do not the good which I would, but the evil which I would not, 4that do I, &c. His blasphemy also, and persecution and violence against the Church was a sin of ignorance: For, I did it ignorantly, saith he, therefore God had mercy on me.