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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
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.
what dost thou think we must determine, or do, but even to shake hands with them, who bid us to know certain things, afterward will us to believe things that are uncertain? and, Let us follow them, who bid us first to believe that, which as yet we are not able to perceive, that being more enabled by faith it self, we may discern to understand that which we believe; not men now, but God himself, inwardly strengthening and enlightening our mind. Wherefore they do manifest injury unto Austine, who draw that which himself ⟨p. 8⟩confesseth of himself, when he was not yet converted, or was but weak, unto that time, when he affirmeth far otherwise, both of himself, and all the godly. For so reverent a regard ought we to have of the word of God,1 and such also is the force and efficacy of the holy Spirit in confirming the hearts of believers, that we believe God, yea without any creatures testimony, even as Elijah forsook not God, no not when he thought,2 that himself was only left alive of the true worshippers of God. If therefore either Austine, or whosoever else being not as yet converted unto Religion, not as yet having experience of the certainty of it in his heart, was moved rather by humane than divine testimonies to embrace it: it cannot thereof be gathered that the certainty of the holy Scripture dependeth on no other testimonies, or that by no other we are assured of it: because that some are moved especially by humane voices to reverence it, cometh not thereof to pass, for that the Scripture is not maintained by any other authority; but it chanceth through the fault and weakness of them, who sticking upon humane records, do not feel as yet, or understand divine. An Image and example of these degrees of faith, is the story of the Samaritan woman. For many of the Samaritans are said to have believed in Christ, 3because of the speech of the woman, who testified, that he had told her whatsoever she had done. But after that they had Christ with them for two days, many more believed because of his own speech; and they said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying, for we have heard him our selves, and know that this is indeed the Christ the Saviour of the world. All men come not by the same occasions, nor have not the same beginnings unto faith.