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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.
5. Whether these names are to be used in the Church.
Heretics of ancient carped at these terms, because they occur not in Scripture: But we imitate aright the manner of speech which was usual in the ancient and purer Church, and by their authority and example retain these names: §11. Because, though they are not found extant in so many syllables, yet phrases and speeches of near affinity and likelihood, yea, and sometimes words and terms of the same signification which these are, are read in Scripture. For instance, that of the Lords own mouth, I am that I am. Again, I am hath sent me unto you. Again,1 it cannot be denied but that the word Jehovah answereth to that we call essence. So the word Hypostasis is used to signify a Person in the Epistle to the Hebrews: Who being the engraved form of his person. 2Neither doth the Church in any other sense call the persons the Trinity, then as John saith, that There are three which bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the holy Ghost. §22. Because the course of interpretation requireth, that the words of Scripture be expounded to the learned by such words, as being more usual in other languages, or matters and doctrines, are more easy for them to understand, and paveth and maketh plain a way unto them for the understanding of the speech and phrase of Scripture. Otherwise, if no words were to be used but such as are extant in the Scriptures, all interpretation should be taken away. It is lawful therefore that the Church invent and use words and phrases of speech, whereby they may significantly express the sense of Scripture, and their own meaning. §3