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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.
But against these things seemeth that to be, which Paul saith;1 That that which may be known of God is manifest also in men, estranged from Christian Religion: for that God hath showed it unto them. For the invisible things of him, that is, his eternal power and God-head, are seen by the Creation of the world, being considered in his works, to the intent that they should be without excuse. And,2 That God in former ages did not leave ⟨p. 150⟩himself without witness, and that out of the whole nature of things: but chiefly by the mind of man and the difference of things honest and dishonest; and by the punishments of the wicked, it may in some measure be gathered, not only that there is a God, but also what he is: and therefore many things are found to have been spoken truly by the heathen and others concerning the unity and nature of God. But to these objections we answer: that there are indeed some true things concerning God manifested otherwise also then by the word delivered to the Church; but by them notwithstanding who is the true God cannot be showed,3 and that for two causes: For first, Those things by themselves are not sufficient: for to the knowing of the true God, it is requisite that we know and profess, not somethings only, but all things which he openeth of himself, and would have known. Moreover, These self same true testimonies of God also which remain in mens minds and in nature,§1 all they, by reason of a natural blindness in them and pravity,§2 do many ways corrupt, who in weighing them, follow not the light and interpretation thereof drawn from the word of God delivered to the Church, when as even of these which might be known by the help of nature, many things they do not know; many they feign of their own, which have nothing agreeing with the nature and will of God: and those things which they do retain, and in show of words profess, they far otherwise understand then they are proposed of God, and declared in his word, and in the Church understood: and so beholding and sounding in their mouth true sentences and sayings concerning God, conceive nevertheless and foster false opinions of him in their mind. This answer S. Paul himself expresseth when he addeth,