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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.
1From the punishments of the wicked which they suffer besides the torments of conscience: for the events of all times constrained men to confess, that their sins are punished with grievous punishments in this life; and contrariwise, the lot and end of the good to be more pleasant. Wherefore, there is a mind or understanding power, which discerneth honest things from dishonest, judge of mankind, punishing the wicked, and defending the good. And that this may not be ascribed to the wisdom or severity of Magistrates or other men, this withstandeth and hindereth: §11. For that it must needs be that this natural instinct, whereby men judge that offenders are justly punished, must proceed from some mind which is enemy to wickedness. §22. For that oftentimes by marvellous, and unexpected and unlooked for means, they are drawn to the justice and punishment of the Magistrates, whose sins before had been privy, or who seemed to have been able by their own power or subtlety easily to escape their hands: and that especially, for that many, who, through either the negligence or white-liverdnesse of Magistrates are not punished by them, yet run into calamities, and have allotted unto them rueful ends. And when transgressions and sins increase too much by their impunity, whole nations and common-wealths, with horrible and manifest examples of Gods wrath, perish, as the world in the deluge, Sodom by fire cast from heaven, Pharaoh in the red sea, the Jews and many flourishing kingdoms by most lamentable overthrows. That these things cannot come to pass by chance, neither any other way then by the judgement and power of him who is Lord of mankind and nature, both Gods comminations and threatenings, and the conscience of every one, and the order of justice, whereby these follow and ensue upon impiety, and the very hugeness, weight, and greatness of things doth convince. Wherefore it is said, The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance, 2he shall wash his foot-steps in the blood of the ungodly. 3So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous; doubtless there is a God that judgeth the earth. The Lord is known to execute judgement. Now, albeit the wicked flourish often for a while, and the godly are oppressed; yet nevertheless examples, which are fewer in number, do not weaken the general rule unto which most events agree.