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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.
because, if it appeareth by any divine testimony, or by manifest arguments and their own profession that they are cast away, whether they sin against the holy Ghost, or otherwise do not repent, we must not pray for them. 2. Neither is the Major true: For, if we know not whether they sin against the holy Ghost, or are rejected of God or no, we must pray for them, but with that condition, if they may be recovered. Our of these things also which have been spoken, answer is made to this Object. He that must fear lest he hath any unpardonable sin, 1can never be assured of remission of his sins and life everlasting; but if there be any sin unpardonable, which is committed before the end of a mans life, no man can be assured that he hath not, or shall not have such sin: Therefore there is either no such sin, or no man can be assured of the grace of God, and his own salvation: For the Minor of this reason is false, concerning those who believe: for they must certainly think, that they neither had, nor have the sin against the holy Ghost; because there is no condemnation to them who are in Christ: neither that they shall have this sin, because that no man can pluck the sheep of Christ out of his hand.
because, if it appeareth by any divine testimony, or by manifest arguments and their owne profession that they are cast away, whether they sinne against the holy Ghost, or otherwise do not repent, we must not pray for them. 2. Neither is the Major true: For, if we know not whether they sin against the holy Ghost, or are rejected of God or no, we must pray for them, but with that condition, if they may be recovered. Our of these things also which have been spoken, answer is made to this Object. He that must feare lest he hath any unpardonable sin, 1can never be assured of remission of his sins and life everlasting; but if there be any sin unpardonable, which is committed before the end of a mans life, no man can be assured that he hath not, or shall not have such sin: Therefore there is either no such sin, or no man can be assured of the grace of God, and his owne salvation: For the Minor of this reason is false, concerning those who beleeve: for they must certainly thinke, that they neither had, nor have the sinne against the holy Ghost; because there is no condemnation to them who are in Christ: neither that they shall have this sin, because that no man can pluck the sheep of Christ out of his hand.