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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.
1. What faith is in general.
1. What faith is in generall.
THe word fides or faith, according to Cicero's derivation,1 receiveth his appellation and name from the Gerund fiendo, which signifieth doing, because that which is covenanted is performed; and is defined by him to be The assurance and truth of contracts, and whatsoever kind of composition; yea, the very foundation of justice. 2It is commonly defined to be A certain or grounded knowledge of propositions or conclusions, to which we assent on authority of the assertion of true witnesses, whom we may not except against or doubt of, whether it be God, or Angels, or man, or experience. 3But whereas in the most general distinction of faith, there is one kind of faith in divine matters, another in humane; the question here is, what Theological faith, or faith in divine things is. Wherefore we must give a more strict definition of faith taken in general, which notwithstanding ⟨p. 134⟩must be such, as that it comprise all the specials of faith delivered in Scripture. In general therefore,4 whatsoever faith is mentioned in Scripture, it is A certain knowledge firmly yielding assent to all things which are delivered in the sacred Scriptures, of God, his will, works, and grace, whereunto we condescend even because God himself doth affirm it. Or, it is to yield assent to every word of God delivered to the Church, either in the law or in the Gospel, for that it is the asseveration or avouching of God himself. Oftentimes faith is taken for the very doctrine of the Church, or those things whereby we are out of Gods word informed and instructed unto faith, or assent and belief: as when we use to say, The Christian faith, the Apostolic faith. Oftentimes it is used for the fulfilling of ancient promises, or the things themselves which are believed: as, Before faith came we were kept under the law, and shut up unto the faith which should afterward be revealed.