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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.
1Righteous.) The righteousness of God sometimes in Scripture signifieth that which is accounted righteousness before him, and whereby he maketh us righteous: and that elsewhere legal, which is holiness of life, or conformity with the law of God, which God worketh in us by his Spirit begun in this life, and to be perfected in the life to come;2 as, The wrath of man doth not accomplish the righteousness of God. Or sometimes Evangelical, which is the righteousness of Christ imputed to believers, ⟨p. 161⟩of the free mercy of God: as,3 But now is the righteousness of God made manifest without the Law, having witness of the Law and of the Prophets, to wit, the righteousness of God by the faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all that believe. Sometimes is meant that righteousness whereby himself is righteous: and then also in many places it signifieth the faithfulness, or mercy and benignity of God, who, according to his promises, preserveth, defendeth, and delivereth the faithful: as,4 Deliver me in thy righteousness. But when it is properly spoken of the righteousness of God whereby himself is righteous, (as in this place) he is called just, §11. In respect of his general justice and righteousness, which is the order or nature of his divine understanding and will, whereby God willeth and approveth, doth him self, and worketh in others unchangeably and unspeakably such things as he hath commanded in his law: and neither willeth, nor approveth, nor worketh, nor causeth, nor furthereth any thing whatsoever disagreeth from this order, but horribly hateth and detesteth them; as it is said, The righteous Lord loveth righteousness. §22. In respect of his particular justice and righteousness, which is the unchangeable will of God, whereby God giveth to him self, and will have given him by others that glory which is due unto the chief good; as he saith, I will not give my glory to another: and punisheth all sin with such punishment as is equal to the offence, that is, with eternal, as in them who perish; or with equivalent, as in his Son Christ sustaining the punishment for all those who are saved by him, according as it is said;