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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.
1A reasonable nature, having some cause, cannot derive his original but from an intelligent and understanding nature, for that the cause is not worse or baser then the effect bringeth: But the mind of man is a nature endued with reason, and hath some cause: Therefore it hath his being from an understanding cause, which is God:2 Surely there is a spirit in man, but the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding. Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, &c. We are also his generation. The Minor of the precedent Syllogism is thus proved likewise by reason: Whatsoever hath a ⟨p. 147⟩beginning, is from another, because it must needs be from something, and of it self it cannot have being or beginning, because nothing is cause of it self: but mans mind hath a beginning: Therefore from another, which other must needs be God.
1A reasonable nature, having some cause, cannot derive his originall but from an intelligent and understanding nature, for that the cause is not worse or baser then the effect bringeth: But the minde of man is a nature indued with reason, and hath some cause: Therefore it hath his being from an understanding cause, which is God:2 Surely there is a spirit in man, but the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding. Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, &c. We are also his generation. The Minor of the precedent Syllogisme is thus proved likewise by reason: Whatsoever hath a ⟨p. 147⟩beginning, is from another, because it must needs be from something, and of it selfe it cannot have being or beginning, because nothing is cause of it selfe: but mans minde hath a beginning: Therefore from another, which other must needs be God.
- 1The excellency of mans mind.The excellency of mans minde.