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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
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.
1. How many kinds of afflictions there be.
1Some afflictions are temporal, and some eternal: Eternal are the torments of the soul and body, ever to endure, and never to have end; into which all the Devils are to be thrown, and all wicked men; who are not converted in this life. They are called in Scripture hell-fire, a worm, torment, everlasting death, because the tortures shall be perpetual, and such as men endure at the point of death, who by dying daily, can never dye: For this shall be everlasting death, always to die and never be dead; or a continuance of death with infinite excess of torments. The testimonies of Scripture which demonstrate that there are eternal pains, are these: Their worm shall not die, 2and their fire shall not be put out. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, 3then having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched, where their worm dieth not, and the fire never goeth out. 4Depart into everlasting fire which is prepared for the Devil and his angels. If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear? 5The reason is evident; because for sin committed against the infinite good, an infinite punishment is justly exacted, whereas by any temporal punishment of a mere creature, there could not be made sufficient satisfaction unto Gods infinite & eternal justice. That eternal punishment is both of soul and body, Christ testifieth;