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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.
4. How faith and hope differ.
1Justifying faith is not confounded with hope, though they both respect the same benefits: for, faith taketh hold of the present good; as remission of sins, or reconciliation, and regeneration, or the beginning of obedience and life everlasting in us: Hope eyeth the good to come; as the continuance of our reconciliation, and the perfecting or accomplishment of everlasting life, or our conformity with God; that is full delivery from all evil. Object. Life everlasting is a thing to come: We believe life everlasting: We believe therefore that which is to come; that is, faith is also of things to come, and so faith is hope it self. Ans. The Major must be distinguished. Life everlasting is to come: true, as concerning the consummation or accomplishment ⟨p. 138⟩thereof, in this respect it is not now simply believed, but hoped for. We are saved by hope. 2Now we are the sons of God; but it doth not appear what we shall be. Life everlasting is also a present good; 1. As concerning the will and unchangeable purpose of God, who hath decreed from everlasting that which he hath begun in us, and will also in due time accomplish it. 2. As concerning the beginning thereof in this present life: for everlasting life is begun here in the elect by the holy Ghost; and in this respect is not hoped, but believed: according to those aphorisms and brief sentences of Scripture; He that believeth in the Son hath life everlasting,