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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
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8. Why it is necessary that this doctrine of the Trinity should be held and maintained in the Church.
1This doctrine of the Trinity is to be learned and held in the Church,§1 2In respect of the glory of God, that God may be discerned and distinguished from idols: For God will not be matched with idols; but will have himself to be worshipped and celebrated, and therefore known and agnized for such a one as he hath declared himself to be.§2 3In regard of our own salvation and comfort: No man is saved who knoweth not the Father, and the Father is not known without the Son: For, No man hath seen God at any time: 4the only begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father. Again, No man is freed and saved from sin and death without believing in the Mediator Christ; He is very God and eternal life: 5But no man reposeth trust and confidence in the Son, when as yet he is not known unto him;6 How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? Therefore we must first know the Son, and then for the Son we must know the Father, that we may believe in him. Likewise, no man is sanctified and saved by the holy Ghost, who knoweth not the holy Ghost: For he who receiveth not the holy Ghost is not saved; according to that saying of Scripture,