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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
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1For first, wicked is it and blasphemous to say, that the authority of Gods Word dependeth of the testimony of man. And if it be so, that the chiefest cause why we believe that the Scriptures were delivered from heaven be the witness of the Church, who seeth not, that hereby the authority of a mans voice is made greater then the voice of God? For he that yieldeth his testimony unto another, so that he is the only, or the chief cause why credence is given unto the other, out of all doubt, greater credit is given unto him, then unto the other who receiveth his testimony. Wherefore it is a speech most unworthy the majesty of God, that the voice of God speaking in his holy Book is not acknowledged, except it be confirmed by the witness of men.
1For first, wicked is it and blasphemous to say, that the authority of Gods Word dependeth of the testimony of man. And if it be so, that the chiefest cause why we beleeve that the Scriptures were delivered from heaven be the witnesse of the Church, who seeth not, that hereby the authority of a mans voice is made greater then the voice of God? For he that yeeldeth his testimony unto another, so that he is the only, or the chiefe cause why credence is given unto the other, out of all doubt, greater credit is given unto him, then unto the other who receiveth his testimony. Wherefore it is a speech most unworthy the majesty of God, that the voice of God speaking in his holy Book is not acknowledged, except it be confirmed by the witnesse of men.
- 11 Reason. The reproach of God.
1Secondarily, whereas the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles doth preach of so great matters, as the certain knowledge whereof is so greatly desired of all, who are well disposed, and the conflicts of doubtfulness in all mens minds are so great; what full assurance of our faith can there be, what sure consolation against assaults or temptations, if that that voice, on which our confidence relieth, be no otherwise known unto us to be indeed the voice of God, but because men say so, in whom we see so much ignorance, error, and vanity to be, that no man scarcely, especially in matters of some weight, doth attribute much unto their word, except other reason concur with it?