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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.
1The antiquity of this doctrine, which is found to be most ancient: For the doctrine of the Church alone delivered in Scripture, deriveth her original from God, and is able to prove her continual descent from the beginning of the world. The conference of the histories of the whole world with divine history showeth, that all other religions rose long time after it, and are Novices in respect thereof. Whereas then undoubtedly the ancientest Religion is most true (for men received the first Religion that ever was, immediately from God) it followeth, that the doctrine of the Church alone is true and divine.
1The antiquity of this doctrine, which is found to be most ancient: For the doctrine of the Church alone delivered in Scripture, deriveth her originall from God, and is able to prove her continuall descent from the beginning of the world. The conference of the histories of the whole world with divine history sheweth, that all other religions rose long time after it, and are Novices in respect thereof. Whereas then undoubtedly the ancientest Religion is most true (for men received the first Religion that ever was, immediately from God) it followeth, that the doctrine of the Church alone is true and divine.
- 1Antiquity.
1The miracles, whereby God from the beginning of the world confirmed the truth of this doctrine, such as the Devil is not able to imitate in deed, nay not to resemble in show; I mean, The raising of the dead the standing still or going back of the Sun, 2the dividing of the sea and rivers, the making of the barren fruitful, and such like; which miracles, whereas they are the works of God alone, wrought for the confirmation of the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles (and God cannot give testimony unto a lye) do powerfully evince, that this doctrine is most true, and proceedeth from God.