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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 body politic wisely ordered by good and wholesome laws, could not be deciphered unto mens understanding, but by some intelligent mind approving this kind of order: and because the devil with the whole rabble and rout of wicked ones pursue with deadly hatred these societies with their discipline, it must needs be God that hath thus long protected and defended it:2 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
1A body politick wisely ordered by good and wholesome laws, could not be decyphered unto mens understanding, but by some intelligent mind approving this kind of order: and because the divell with the whole rabble and rout of wicked ones pursue with deadly hatred these societies with their discipline, it must needs bee God that hath thus long protected and defended it:2 By me kings reigne, and princes decreee justice.
- 1Common-weals wisely ordered.Common-weales wisely ordered.
- 2Prov. 8.15.
1Heroical instincts; that is, wisdom and excellent virtue in undertaking and achieving those works which surpass the common capacity of mans nature, such as is the felicity and happiness of noble artificers, and governors, in searching or polishing arts, and in finding out devices and counsels: likewise the courageousness of mind in performing the actions of virtue, and in managing matters; such as was in Achilles, Alexander, Archimedes, Plato, and others: All these give evidence, that there is some superior cause which stirreth up these motions and inclinations. Moses said of Joshua, The Lord himself will go before thee,