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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
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.
The elect shall be like unto them. Christ is made more excellent then the Angels. They defend the elect. But the evil Angels did not abide in the truth. They appear amongst the children of God. They invade and possess the bodies of men and beasts. They shall be punished with everlasting torments. Angels are also finite, that is, of a limited essence or nature, and endued with a certain measure of strength and wisdom: For, although spirits are not circumscribed in a certain compass of place,1 as bodies; yet their substance is neither infinitely extended, neither in more places then one at the same time, neither is able in wisdom, or power, or other properties to match and equal the immenseness of the Creator. For they are said to go from one place to another, and to be absent from one place, when they are in another; as, Luke 1. Act. 10. & 12. & Dan. 10.
The elect shall be like unto them. Christ is made more excellent then the Angels. They defend the elect. But the evill Angels did not abide in the truth. They appear amongst the children of God. They invade and possesse the bodies of men and beasts. They shall be punished with everlasting torments. Angels are also finite, that is, of a limited essence or nature, and endued with a certain measure of strength and wisdom: For, although spirits are not circumscribed in a certain compasse of place,1 as bodies; yet their substance is neither infinitely extended, neither in more places then one at the same time, neither is able in wisdome, or power, or other properties to match and equall the immensenesse of the Creatour. For they are said to go from one place to another, and to be absent from one place, when they are in another; as, Luke 1. Act. 10. & 12. & Dan. 10.