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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.
But let us first understand, that as other parts of the holy story, so especially the miracles are recited, as things not wrought in a corner, but done in the public face of the Church and mankind. In vain should the Prophets and Apostles have endeavoured to get credit unto their doctrine by miracles, which men had never seen. Furthermore, the doctrine which they brought was strange unto the judgement of reason, and contrary to the affections of men: and therefore their miracles, except they had been most manifest, would never have found credit. Also it clearly appeareth, both in the miracles themselves, and in the doctrine which is confirmed by them, that they who writ them, sought not their own glory, or other commodities of this life, but only the glory of God and mens salvation. To these arguments agreeth not only the testimony of the Church, but the confession also of the very enemies of Christ, who surely, if by any means they could, would have denied and suppressed even those things that were true and known; much less would they have confirmed by their testimony ought that had been forged, or obscure.
But let us first understand, that as other parts of the holy story, so especially the miracles are recited, as things not wrought in a corner, but done in the publike face of the Church and mankind. In vaine should the Prophets and Apostles have endevoured to get credit unto their doctrine by miracles, which men had never seen. Furthermore, the doctrine which they brought was strange unto the judgement of reason, and contrary to the affections of men: and therefore their miracles, except they had been most manifest, would never have found credit. Also it cleerly appeareth, both in the miracles themselves, and in the doctrine which is confirmed by them, that they who writ them, sought not their own glory, or other commodities of this life, but only the glory of God and mens salvation. To these arguments agreeth not only the testimony of the Church, but the confession also of the very enemies of Christ, who surely, if by any meanes they could, would have denied and suppressed even those things that were true and knowne; much lesse would they have confirmed by their testimony ought that had been forged, or obscure.