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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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For albeit mention is made also of some miracles of the Heathen,1 and it is said of Antichrist and false prophets, that they shall work signs and great wonders, so that the very elect themselves, if it were possible, should be seduced: yet these neither in number, not in greatness are equal unto the miracles of the Church; and by the end, for which they are done, it may easily be discerned, that they are not wrought by any divine power. Wherefore there is a double difference, especially by which true miracles are severed from false: For first, Those miracles which are vaunted of by the enemies of the Church, are such as without changing course and order of nature, 2may be done by the sleights and jugglings of men or Devils: and seem therefore to others to be miracles, because they perceive not the causes of them, and the means whereby they are wrought. Furthermore, they have this as their chief end, that they confirm Idols, superstitions, 3manifest errors and mischiefs. But the miracles with which God hath set forth his Church, are works either besides, or contrary unto the course of nature and second causes: and therefore not wrought but by the power of God. The which that it might be the more manifest, God hath wrought many miracles for the confirming of his truth, whose very show the devil is never able to imitate or resemble: as the aforesaid miracles; raising ⟨p. 10⟩of the dead, to stay or call back the course of the Sun, to make fruitless and barren women fruit full. But specially, the miracles of God are distinguished by their ends from the devilish and feigned. For, they confirm nothing, but that which is agreeing with those things which aforetime were revealed by God, and that in respect of the glory of the true God, of godliness, and holiness, and the salvation of men. And therefore it is said of the miracles of Antichrist,4 That his coming shall be by the working of Satan, with all power, and signs, and lying wonders, and in all deceivableness of unrighteousness, among them that perish, &c. Now,5