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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
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3. For what cause God created the world.
The ends of the creation of all things are some general, 1some special and subordinate. §12The first and chief end is the glory and praise of God, for which cause men and Angels were principally created: for he would have his goodness, wisdom, omnipotency, justice (which his properties he showeth in the creation of all things) be known and magnified of us: The Lord made all things for himself. 3Praise the Lord, all ye his works. Of him, and through him, and for him are all things. §24The manifesting, knowledge, and contemplation of his divine wisdom and goodness, shining in the very creation of things: For, that he might be celebrated and magnified for his works, he was to create those things which should know him, and should praise and magnify him, being known and manifested unto them in his works. And to this purpose created he natures both endued with reason, and without reason, that there might be both those which should praise him, and the matter of his praise: The heavens declare the glory of God, 5and the firmament showeth the works of his hands. §36The administration and governing of the world: For therefore he created the world, that he might by his providence ever govern, rule, preserve it, and so might perpetually show forth his marvellous works which he hath done from the beginning of the world, and now doth, and will do; but chiefly that he might administer the Church and congregation of elect Angels and men: