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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.
1True.) God teacheth us in the Scripture to know his truth after this manner: §11. That his infinite wisdom suffereth none but most true and certain knowledge of all things to be in him: There is no creature which is not manifest in his sight, but all things are naked unto his eyes with whom we have to do. §22. that he neither appointeth,2 nor willeth, nor speaketh things repugnant and contradictory: The Son of God, 3Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, was not yea and nay, but in him it was yea. §33. That he feigneth nothing, nor deceiveth any man, but this is in truth and indeed his will which he openeth unto us:4 Let God be true, and every man a liar. §44. That he never changeth his mind: My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. §555. That it certainly cometh to pass: whatsoever God avoucheth shall come to pass; which experience also witnesseth, and many sayings of holy Scripture:6 as, Heaven and earth shall pass, but my word shall not pass away. §66. That he is the lover, author, and preserver of the truth in the reasonable creatures, and an enemy to all lies, dissembling, and hypocrisy: therefore the holy Ghost is called,7 The Spirit of truth, who should teach us all truth. The lying lips are an abomination unto the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. He will give him his portion with hypocrites. Seeing then the truth of God is to be considered