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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 we need any Mediator with God for us.
2. Whether we need any Mediatour with God for us.
1A Mediator is necessary for us, 1. Because the justice of God admitteth no reconcilement without the recovery and new purchase of his grace and favour; therefore it is very requisite that we have an Advocate: neither yet without intercession; therefore ⟨p. 121⟩we have need of an intercessor: neither without satisfaction; therefore a satisfier is necessary for us: neither without an applying of these several benefits; (for the benefits must be received) therefore it became us to have such an applier: Lastly, not without a purging of sin, and a restoring of Gods image in us, to the end we may cease to offend him; therefore of force we ought to have such a cleanser of our sinful corruption, and renewer of a better nature. Now we are not able to perform this, to wit, to appease God being offended with us, and to make our selves acceptable unto God: we have need therefore of another Mediator who may perform this for us. 2. God required a Mediator of the party offending: for God, as God, would not receive satisfaction of himself, but would, for his justice sake, that the party offending should perform the same, or else obtain favour by a Mediator, and should himself present such a one as should be able to make perfect satisfaction, and also should be most acceptable unto God, lest he might suffer a repulse; and farther, such a one as might easily by his favour, whereby he should prevail with God, reconcile us unto him through satisfying, and making entreaty and intercession for us. Now, we were not able to bear this person, neither yet to supply any of our race and line sufficient to sustain the same; because we were all the children of wrath. Therefore we stood in need of a third Mediator, which third God tendered unto us, even such a one as was both a man and a man most acceptable to God. 3. They who to procure their delivery must necessarily satisfy Gods justice, either by themselves, or by another, and are not able by themselves, have need of a Mediator: But we, to purchase our freedom, must satisfy Gods justice either by our selves or by another; and by our selves we are not able: Therefore we have need of a Mediator. But exception is made against the distinction of the Major proposition of our reason, in appointing either our selves, or another, thus: Ob.