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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.
This word Symbol is derived from a Greek word, which signifieth either a common collation of divers men to the making of a banquet: or, a sign, token, and mark whereby a man is discerned from other. Such as is the military ⟨p. 143⟩sign, whereby fellows are deciphered from enemies. The Symbol, so termed in the Church, is a brief and summary form of Christian doctrine: or a brief sum or confession of the points of Christian religion, or Evangelical doctrine. Now it is called by the name of Symbol, because it is as a token or profession whereby the Church with her members is discerned from all her enemies, and from all other Sects. Some say, that this brief sum of Evangelical doctrine was called a Symbol, for that this doctrine was collated, as it were, and imparted by the Apostles, and every one of them did bestow some part thereof: but that cannot be proved. This reason may be rendered thereof more probable, that it was called a Symbol, for that the Articles of faith are the square and rule whereunto the faith and doctrine of all orthodox or right believing Christians ought to agree and be conferred. The Symbol is called Apostolic, 1Because it containeth the sum of the Apostolic doctrine, which the Catechumens were enforced to hold and profess. Because the Apostles delivered that sum of doctrine to their Scholars and Disciples, §1which the Church afterwards held as received from them. This self same Symbol is called also Catholic, §2