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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.
Obj. 1. Adam and Peter obtained remission of sins: Adam and Peter sinned against the holy Ghost, because they denied the manifest and known truth of God: Therefore some men ⟨p. 62⟩sinning against the holy Ghost obtain remission of sins. Answ. The proof of the Minor is a false definition: For, not every denial or rejection of the truth is sin against the holy Ghost, but that only which hath accompanying it an inward hatred of the truth, and which of a purposed intent, and with horrible fury endeavoureth to oppress it: which hatred of truth was not in Adam or Peter: Augustine therefore saith, Faith failed not Peter in his heart, when confession failed him in his mouth.
Obj. 1. Adam and Peter obtained remission of sins: Adam and Peter sinned against the holy Ghost, because they denied the manifest and knowne truth of God: Therefore some men ⟨p. 62⟩sinning against the holy Ghost obtaine remission of sins. Answ. The proofe of the Minor is a false definition: For, not every deniall or rejection of the truth is sin against the holy Ghost, but that onely which hath accompanying it an inward hatred of the truth, and which of a purposed intent, and with horrible fury endevoureth to oppresse it: which hatred of truth was not in Adam or Peter: Augustine therefore saith, Faith failed not Peter in his heart, when confession failed him in his mouth.
1Object. 2. The sin of Cain was not unpardonable, because God would not have him killed, therefore he pardoned him his sin; but Cains sin was committed against the holy Ghost: Therefore some sin against the holy Ghost is not unpardonable. Answ. In the proof of the Major is a fallacy, putting that which is no cause, as if it were a cause. For the cause why God would not have him killed, was not, for that he had pardoned Cain his sin, not repenting him of it; but that the murderer might be the longer tormented with the furies of his conscience, that in so long time not repenting, he might be made inexcusable: and further also, that murders might not wax rife among men.