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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.
1Now albeit Philosophical wisdom cannot therefore show who is the true God, for that concerning the essence, nature, will, and works of God, so much as is necessary to be known it doth not teach, and is diversly depraved by men, so that out of the Church remaineth no true knowledge of God; yet nevertheless, that voice of the nature of things concerning God, ought not for these causes to be rejected as false, or contemned as fruitless: for neither is that straight ways false in it self which is perversely construed of men, neither fruitless for all things nor to all men, which availeth the reprobate nothing at all to everlasting salvation. For God will also out of the Church bridle the lewd and dissolute, by the testimonies which their conscience and punishments give of his will, anger, and judgement, and according to them will he have the life and manners of men ruled. He will have mans corruption and his justice made more conspicuous and clear in punishing them who stubbornly withstand the known truth. He will by natural testimonies, mens consciences showing the imperfection thereof, have men stirred up to seek the true God in the Church, as it is said, that men were therefore placed in the theatre of the world,2 That they should seek the Lord, if so be they might have groped after him and found him. 3He will also have them who are converted to him, to be more confirmed by the consent of nature and the word, as the often alleging of natural testimonies in the Scriptures declareth. Lastly, he will, the imperfection of natural knowledge being considered, have mens ignorance concerning God acknowledged, and his mercy magnified, who discovereth and openeth himself in his word.
1Now albiet Philosophicall wisdome cannot therefore shew who is the true God, for that concerning the essence, nature, will, and works of God, so much as is necessary to be known it doth not teach, and is diversly depraved by men, so that out of the Church remaineth no true knowledge of God; yet neverthelesse, that voice of the nature of things concerning God, ought not for these causes to be rejected as false, or contemned as fruitlesse: for neither is that straight wayes false in it selfe which is perversly construed of men, neither fruitlesse for all things nor to all men, which availeth the reprobate nothing at all to everlasting salvation. For God will also out of the Church bridle the lewd and dissolute, by the testimonies which their conscience and punishments give of his will, anger, and judgement, and according to them will he have the life and manners of men ruled. He will have mans corruption and his justice made more conspicuous and cleer in punishing them who stubbornly withstand the known truth. He will by naturall testimonies, mens consciences shewing the imperfection thereof, have men stirred up to seek the true God in the Church, as it is said, that men were therefore placed in the theater of the world,