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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 faith of miracles is an especial gift of effecting some extraordinary work, or foretelling some certain event by divine revelation: Or,1 It is a certain persuasion springing from an especial revelation and peculiar promise of God touching some miraculous effect which he would have done, and foretelleth that it shall come to pass. For this kind of faith cannot be drawn simply out of the general word of God, unless some singular promise or revelation of God be annexed therewith: Of this faith the Apostle saith; If I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains: 2for although this speech be understood of all the kinds of faith, excepting justifying faith; yet it is especially referred to the faith of miracles. That this faith is diverse from the other kinds, is proved by these reasons: 1. By that saying of Christ;3 If ye have faith as much as is a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove: But many holy men who had a stable faith, and both knew the word of God, and rejoiced therein, and applied it unto themselves, as Abraham, David, &c. yet did not remove mountains: Therefore this is a diverse kind of faith from that justifying faith which they had. 2. Many Exorcists, and the sons of Sceva in the Acts endeavoured to cast out devils,4 whereas ⟨p. 136⟩they had not the gift of it, to wit, special revelation from above, and therefore it fell out ill with them, the spirit of the possessed man invading, disarming, and wounding them.5 3. Simon Magus is said to have believed, and yet could he not work miracles; and therefore he would have bought and gotten this power with money. 4. The devil knoweth the story of the Scripture, neither yet doth he work miracles; because none besides the Creator is able to change the nature of things. 5. Judas taught and wrought miracles, as did the other Apostles; therefore he had an historical faith (yea, and perhaps a temporal faith) and the faith of miracles, yet had he not a justifying faith; for he is called of Christ a devil. 6. Many shall say unto Christ,