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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.
The Explication.
Having declared the doctrine concerning the means of our delivery through Christ, the question Who, and By what means they are made partakers of this delivery, whether all, or only some, orderly followeth. This twentieth Question therefore is a preparation to the doctrine of faith, without which, neither the Mediator, nor the preaching of the Gospel profiteth any man. Hereby also carnal security is prevented or met withal,1 and that opprobrious contumely, that Christ is the minister of sin. The answer to this question consisteth of two parts: 1. Salvation is not restored by Christ to all that perished in Adam: 2. But to those only who by true faith are engrafted into Christ, and embrace his benefits. The former part is too too evident by daily experience:2 He which believeth not in the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. Except a man be born from above he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Not every one that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. The cause why all are not saved by Christ,3 is not the insufficiency of the merit and grace of Christ, (for Christ is the full propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, as concerning the worth and sufficiency of the ransom and price which he paid) but it is the infidelity of men, whereby they refuse the benefits of Christ offered in the Gospel; and therefore perish not through any defect of Christs merit, but through their own fault. The other part also is proved by Scripture: As many as received him,