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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.
The creature can by no means retain that righteousness and conformity with God except God, who gave it, keep it; neither can be lose it, if God will have it kept:1 according to these sayings, Every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, 2and cometh down from the Father of lights. In it was life, and the life was the light of men, which lighteneth every man that cometh into the world. Take not away thy holy Spirit from me. 3If thou hide thy face they are troubled. The foundation of God remaineth sure, and hath this seal: The Lord knoweth who are his. And of our confirmation and establishment in the life to come:4 In the resurrection they are as the Angels of God in heaven. As then man could not have fallen except God had withdrawn his hand, and not so forcibly and effectually affected his will, and ruled it in temptation; so neither could he persist in integrity, when he was tempted, except God had sustained and confirmed him, even as he confirmed the blessed Angels, that they should not defect and fall away together with the other Apostates. Seeing therefore such was the first mans estate, from which he wittingly and willingly fell; the crime and fault of sin neither can, nor ought to be laid on God, but on man only, albeit notwithstanding he fell by the eternal counsel and will of God.
The creature can by no meanes retain that righteousnesse and conformity with God except God, who gave it, keep it; neither can be lose it, if God will have it kept:1 according to these sayings, Every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, 2and cometh downe from the Father of lights. In it was life, and the life was the light of men, which lightneth every man that cometh into the world. Take not away thy holy Spirit from me. 3If thou hide thy face they are troubled. The foundation of God remaineth sure, and hath this seale: The Lord knoweth who are his. And of our confirmation and establishment in the life to come: