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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.
1It was needful that the price or ransom which our Mediator paid should be of infinite value, that it might be a sufficient and full worthy ransom for the redemption of our souls; that is, that it might be reputed sufficient in Gods judgment for the purging and putting away of our sins, and for the repairing of that righteousness and life which we had lost. Therefore it became the person also that should pay this price to be of infinite worthiness, to wit, very God. For the worth of this price, for which it is acceptable unto God, and is of infinite estimate, though it were but temporal,2 consisteth in two things: 1. In the worthiness of the person paying it. 2. In the grievousness and extremity of the penalty endured. The worthiness of the person. Herein appeareth, that the person which suffered is God, himself the Creator ⟨p. 117⟩of all things. For that he should die for the sins of the world is infinitely more then the death and destruction of all creatures, and is at higher rate and reckoning then the conformity or correspondence of all the Angels and holy men with God. Wherefore the Apostles when they speak of Christs passion, ever almost make mention of his God-head: God hath purchased the Church with his blood. 3The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin. Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world. Yea, God himself in Paradise joineth these two; The seed of the woman shall break thine head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 4The grievousness of the punishment was, that Christ sustained the dreadful torments of hell, and the heavy wrath of God against the sins of the whole world: The pains of hell came about me. God is a consuming fi•e. The Lord hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all. Whence it is understood why Christ did so greatly tremble at death, whereas many Martyrs have without fear or trembling offered their throats to the persecutors. Ob. The perfect fulfilling of the law by obedience might have been a satisfaction for our sins: But a mere man, so be were absolutely just might by his obedience have perfectly fulfilled the law: Therefore mere man, being perfectly just, might sat is fie for our sins; and by force of consequent, it was not necessary that our Mediator should be God. Answ. 1.