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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.
This doctrine, that the regenerate neither perfectly nor continually can obey God, and that,1 as the beginning, so the continuance of our conversion dependeth of God, is confirmed, besides these testimonies, by evident reasons: as, §11. We receive all good things from God; much more then these good things, which are the greatest of all,2 that is, our conformity with God, and perseverance therein.
- 1Reasons to prove the former doctrine.
- 2Jam. 1.17.
2. Nothing can be done besides the eternal decree of God; but the good works which the converted do,1 God from everlasting did decree: We are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath ordained that we should walk in them. 2Before I formed thee in the womb I knew thee, and before thou camest out of the womb I sanctified thee. Wherefore they are able to do neither more, ⟨p. 93⟩nor less of such works, then God hath decreed to work in them by his Spirit.
2. Nothing can be done besides the eternall decree of God; but the good works which the converted doe,1 God from everlasting did decree: We are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good workes, which God hath ordained that wee should walke in them.