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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
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1Furthermore they say, That the books authentic, or, as they term them, Canonical, of both Testaments, are discerned from the Apocryphal by the Churches judgement: and therefore that the authority of holy Canon doth depend on the Churches wisdom. But that this difference of the books is not determined by the Churches judgement, but being imprinted into the books themselves by the Spirit of God, is only acknowledged and approved by the Church; this is easily to be understood, if the causes of this difference be considered. For either in these which are called Apocryphal, the force and majesty of the heavenly Spirit doth less evidently appear in the weight and vehemency of word and matter, then in others; of which it is clear, that they are the heavenly Oracles,2 set down in writing by the divine instinct, that they might be the rule of our faith: or it cannot be determined, neither out of these books themselves, nor out of others which are Canonical, that they were written either by the Prophets or Apostles: because either they were not opened by those, whom God by certain testimonies hath warranted unto us to be endued with a Prophetical spirit; or themselves do not show any certain Authors of them; or by their form of speech, or other reasons it may be gathered, that they were not left of them whose names they bear. Now as touching either this evidence of spirit, or certainty of the authors, we build not our judgement on the testimony of the Church, but of the books themselves. And therefore not for the Churches judgement only do we judge some books to be Canonical, and the foundation and rule of our faith, and do therefore accept of the doctrine of other some, because they agree with the Canonical; but rather for the very cause of this difference which we find in the books themselves.
1Furthermore they say, That the bookes authenticke, or, as they terme them, Canonicall, of both Testaments, are discerned from the Apocryphall by the Churches judgement: and therefore that the authority of holy Canon doth depend on the Churches wisdome. But that this difference of the bookes is not determined by the Churches judgement, but being imprinted into the bookes themselves by the Spirit of God, is onely acknowledged and approved by the Church; this is easily to be understood, if the causes of this difference be considered. For either in these which are called Apocryphall, the force and majesty of the heavenly Spirit doth lesse evidently appeare in the weight and vehemency of word and matter, then in others; of which it is cleere, that they are the heavenly Oracles,