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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.
2. Whether any such delivery be possible; that is, might be wrought after the fall.
This question is necessary: for if there be no delivery of us out of misery, in vain make we question of the rest. Again, there is some cause to doubt thereof, to them especially unto whom the doctrine of the Gospel is unknown. The delivery therefore of man,1 being fallen, is possible; and the causes of the possiblenesse thereof are in God alone, declared in the Scripture, which are these:§1 2Gods immeasurable goodness and mercy, which would not suffer all mankind to perish for ever.§2 3Gods infinite wisdom, whereby he was able to find out such a way of delivery, ⟨p. 109⟩whereby he might show his exceeding mercy towards mankind, and yet no whit impeach his justice.§3 4Gods omnipotency, whereby as he had power to create man of nothing after his own image; so he had equal ability to restore him after his fall, and free him from sin and death. To deny then the possibility of mans delivery, is to spoil God of infinite wisdom, goodness, and omnipotency; whereas verily in him there is no defect at all of wise counsel, immeasurable goodness, and infinite power, as it is said; The Lord bringeth down to the grave, and raiseth up.