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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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1Of exceeding and immense wisdom.) That we may rightly, and with profit and commodity know the power of God, it is necessary not to consider it but as it is joined with his immense wisdom and goodness, which moderateth it. Further, of his divine wisdom we learn, 1. That God doth of himself, in one act or view, under stand and behold perpetually and most perfectly. in marvellous manner, and that unknown to us, himself and the whole order of his mind declared in the nature of things, and in his ⟨p. 160⟩word; and what agreeth therewith, and disagreeth; and all his works, and all the works of all creatures, past, present, and to come; and all the causes and circumstances of all things. 2. That all Angels and men have no more knowledge of divine and humane matters then God doth work and maintain in their minds: for among other things, the most beautiful and sightly order which is in the nature of things, the ends and uses of all things, the signification of future events, arts and sciences, the everting and overturning of those devices which the devil and wicked men have most craftily contrived against God and all the godly, do enforce all men to confess, that these things could not proceed but from a most wise artificer and author. Wherefore also the Scripture it self willeth us to consider the wisdom of God shining in these his works:2 God hath made every thing beautiful in his time. Who is like me, that shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order before me, since I appointed the ancient people? He taketh the wise in their craftiness: 3and of these it concludeth, that the wisdom of God is immense and unconceivable;4 as, His wisdom is infinite. O the deepness of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! But here again is to be observed a difference between Philosophy and the word of God: §11. That even in the creation, the known or legal wisdom was darkened and maimed in men through sin, and therefore needeth a renewing by the word delivered to the Church. §2