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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.
And these conditions are sometimes expressed, as Jer. 18 and 28. where plainly is set down this rule of understanding Gods promises and threatenings: as, That God will punish them who depart from him, unto whom he had promised blessings: and will spare those who repent, to whom he had threatened punishment. And sometimes they are closely understood, especially in the threatenings and comminations, thereby even to wrest repentance, and more timely and earnest prayers from us, by which, as means interposed and coming between, he hath decreed to save and deliver us. Repl. But these conditions are uncertain and changeable: Therefore the will of God is also changeable. Answ. In respect of the nature, will, and judgement of man, they are changeable; but in respect of the counsel and providence of God, unchangeable and most certain: for God hath decreed from everlasting the means and ends of things; as also he hath decreed in whom he will, and in whom he will not work conversion. Ob. 3. He changeth many his precepts, and observances, and works, as the Mosaical laws and government. Ans. He changeth them indeed, but so, as he would also from everlasting that change; neither are all things appointed of God for perpetuity; but he decreed from everlasting some things to last only for a time. Wherefore be it to us out of all controversy, that God is unchangeable: For,§1 1This is amongst those especial differences whereby the Creator will be discerned from all creatures, That he only can by no means be changed whereas all other things both are diversly changed, and may at the only pleasure of God be changed infinitely, howsoever for a while, so long as it is his pleasure, they are, and seem arm and immutable, according as it is said, Heaven and earth shall pass, but my word shall not pass. §22Hence we may understand, and are assured, That all things in the world are governed by the everlasting providence of God: For seeing no mutation happeneth to God, it must needs be, that an his counsels were purposed from everlasting. And seeing God both foreseeth all things unchangeably, and his counsels concerning the event and end of things are certain and unchangeable; it must needs be also that the second causes and means, or antecedents, without which those events were not to follow, must be certain and unchangeable.