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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.
Paul saith, that salvation was come unto the Gentiles, and that he did magnify his ministry, that the Jews might be provoked to follow the Gentiles. In the first of Peter,1 wives are willed to be subject unto their husbands, that even they which obey not the word, may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives, while they behold their pure conversation which is with fear. Even then as the Samaritans were moved, first by the speech of the woman, to believe in Christ, but after they had seen Christ, and heard him, they were so confirmed, that they said they would now believe though the woman held her peace: so also may it be, that they which are not as yet converted, or but weaklings, may be moved especially by the Churches testimony, (as which runneth more into their eyes) to give credence unto the Scripture; who yet nevertheless, after they are once illuminated with a more plentiful light of faith, do find by experience, that they are confirmed by a far superior and more certain testimony, that the Scripture is the word of God, and do know by the force and evidence of it, that they must keep their faith, were all the Angels and men persuaders to the contrary: as it is said by the Apostle: Though we, or an Angel from heaven, preach unto you otherwise then that which we have preached unto you, 2let him be accursed. By these things therefore it may be understood, that the voice and consent of the catholic Church may and ought,3 amongst other testimonies, to serve for our confirmation; and yet the authority of the holy Scripture not to hang upon it: but that out of the Scripture it self rather we must learn by what arguments we may be brought to know that it was delivered from God; because that God himself doth witness it: and also such is the force and quality of that heavenly doctrine, that although all men should gainsay it, yet it should not be any otherwise more manifestly and certainly known to be the voice of God, than by it self.
Paul saith, that salvation was come unto the Gentiles, and that hee did magnifie his ministry, that the Jewes might be provoked to follow the Gentiles. In the first of Peter,1 wives are willed to be subject unto their husbands, that even they which obey not the word, may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives, while they behold their pure conversation which is with feare. Even then as the Samritans were moved, first by the speech of the woman, to beleeve in Christ, but after they had seen Christ, and heard him, they were so confirmed, that they said they would now beleeve though the woman held her peace: so also may it be, that they which are not as yet converted, or but weaklings, may be moved especially by the Churches testimony, (as which runneth more into their eies) to give credence unto the Scripture; who yet neverthelesse, after they are once illuminated with a more plentifull light of faith, do finde by experience, that they are confirmed by a farre superiour and more certaine testimonie, that the Scripture is the word of God, and do know by the force and evidence of it, that they must keep their faith, were all the Angels and men perswaders to the contrary: as it is said by the Apostle: Though we, or an Angel from heaven, preach unto you otherwise then that which wee have preached unto you,