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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.
He useth the creatures in accomplishing his works. Answ. This he doth, not as constrained thereto by any necessity of impotency, but of his most free will and goodness, to show that he is able both ways, both without them, and with them, to do whatsoever he will; that he is Lord of all things, both by right, and by his power, and can use all things at his pleasure; and that he also doth vouchsafe his creatures this great and free honour, as to make them the instruments of his bountifulness, and fellows, and disposers (as S. Paul speaketh) of his divine works.1 Object. 3. We are willed to perform, exhibit, and offer obedience, worship, honour, sacrifices to God, and to give him that which is his. Answ. Thereby is taught, not what good cometh more to God, but what good ought to be in us: for as disobedience and despite against God maketh not God, but the creature more miserable; so obedience towards God, which is a conformity and agreement with Gods law and mind, is the good and blessedness, not of God, but of the reasonable creature; and this is said to be given or taken from God, not that God needeth it, or is profited thereby, but because men ought, by order of justice to perform and yield it unto God:2 as, I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds. And, when ye have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants. And if any man reply, That glory nevertheless tendeth to his happiness and perfection unto whom it is given: we must know, That the glory of God signifieth, §131. The foundation of glory, to wit, the attributes or virtues which are in God himself, and his divine works, and the beholding and approbation of them in God: and in this sense can no man give him glory, neither can it be diminished or augmented, but it was, and remaineth the same in him for ever;4 according as it is said, Glorify me, O Father, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. §22. The agnizing and magnifying of the goodness and works of God, 5