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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.
3. What is the office of a Mediator.
3. What is the office of a Mediatour.
1The office of a Mediator is to deal with both parties both the offended, and the offender. So Christ our Mediator treateth with either party: With God who was offended he doth these things: §11. He maketh intercession for us unto his Father, and craveth pardon for our fault. §22. He offereth himself to satisfy for us. §33. He in very deed maketh this satisfaction by dying for us, and suffering sufficient punishment, finite indeed in time, but of infinite worth and value. §44. He becometh our surety, and promiseth on our behalf that hereafter we shall no more offend him: For without this suretyship or promise, intercession findeth no place, no not with men, much ⟨p. 122⟩less with God. 5. He worketh this his covenant and promise on our part in us by giving us his holy Spirit,2 and life everlasting. With us also, as being the party offending, he doth these things: §11. He presenteth himself unto us as his Fathers messenger and ambassador, opening and showing this decree of the Father, that he should give himself to be our Mediator, and that his Father accepteth of his satisfaction. §22. He performeth this satisfaction, and imputeth, granteth, and applieth it, being performed, unto us. §33. He worketh faith in us by giving us his holy Spirit, to agnise this so great a benefit, and to embrace, and not to reject it: for no reconcilement or amity can be between parties which are at variance,