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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.
1The fourth degree of liberty is in man perfectly regenerated after his glorification, or after the end and consummation of this present life. In this liberty the Will shall be only free to choose good and not to choose evil: and this shall be the perfect liberty of our will, by which we shall not only not sin, but shall abhor nothing more then sin, and also shall not be able to sin any more. The reasons thereof are these: §11. Because in the mind shall shine the perfect knowledge of God,2 and his will; in the will and heart a most perfect and exceeding inclination to obey God, an exceeding love of God, and a joy resting in God, and an agreeableness or conformity with God: Wherefore no place shall be for ignorance, for error, or any doubting of God; yea, or for the least stubbornness against God. §22. That conformity in the elect, of all their inward powers and faculties with God, and the effectual guiding of the holy Ghost shall be continued to all eternity: 3For the blessed Saints are never forsaken, but continually ruled by the holy Ghost in all their actions, in the celestial life. For which cause it cannot possibly be, that any motions or actions of man there should once swerve from righteousness. And therefore it is said, They are as the Angels of God in heaven. Neither by this means is the liberty of will taken away, or diminished, but is truly confirmed and perfected in the blessed Angels and men: Forasmuch as both the understanding is free from all error, ignorance, and doubtfulness, and lightened with the perfect knowledge of God:4 and the heart & will free from all stubbornness, and without all soliciting or suggestion to withstand God, is carried with an exceeding love of God, and an alacrity to obey the known will of God. And hence it appeareth also how much more excellent our state shall be, then was Adams before his fall. Adam truly before his fall was perfectly conformed to God, but he could will both good and evil; and therefore had some infirmity joined with his excellent gifts even a power to depart from God, and lose his gifts: that is, he was changeably good. But we shall not be able but to will good only. And as the wicked are only carried to evil, because they are wicked; so shall we also only love and choose good, because we shall be good.