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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
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.
1Last of all, the Scripture it self in many places is against this opinion, and doth challenge a far higher authority unto it self, then which hangeth upon mens words. For so saith Christ himself, I receive not the record of man: signifying thereby,2 that his doctrine stood not, no not on John Baptists testimony, although yet he did allege it, but as of less account; that he might omit nothing, by which men might be moved to believe. Therefore he addeth, But I say these things that you may believe. I have a greater witness then the witness of John. And if Christ now, being humbled, said these things of himself, then surely shall they be no less true of him being in glory, and sitting in his Throne. Paul saith,3 My word and my preaching stood not in enticing speech of mans wisdom, but in plain evidence of spirit, and of power, that your faith ⟨p. 6⟩should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. If so be then our faith must not rest, no not upon reasons wisely framed by men, much less shall it depend on the bare word of men.4 The Church her self is said to be built upon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles: If then the confidence and confession of the Church stayeth on the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles, as on the foundation; the certainty of Scripture cannot hang on the Churches witness: for so should not the Church be upheld by the testimony of the Prophets and Apostles, but by her own. And it is said,5 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: If it be greater, then the authority of it hangeth not on the record of man; but we are to give more credence unto God, witnessing the Prophets and Apostles writings to be indeed his voice, then unto the Church affirming the same.
1Last of all, the Scripture it selfe in many places is against this opinion, and doth challenge a far higher authority unto it selfe, then which hangeth upon mens words. For so saith Christ himselfe, I receive not the record of man: signifying thereby,