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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.
1The order which is in the nature of things, that is, the most apt disposing of all the parts, and the succession of motions and actions continuing by certain and perpetual laws and courses, and serving for the preservation of the whole. and for those ends whereunto things were ordained: for where there is order, there is necessarily a cause ordaining and disposing the same.2 Now this order proceedeth not ⟨p. 195⟩from a mere sensible nature neither cometh it by chance or fortune: but contrarily he must needs be most wise who appointed and settled this order in the nature of things, and so he also who by his providence governeth and ruleth nature.
1THe order which is in the nature of things, that is, the most apt disposing of all the parts, and the succession of motions and actions continuing by certain and perpetuall lawes and courses, and serving for the preservation of the whole. and for those ends whereunto things were ordained: for where there is order, there is necessarily a cause ordaining and disposing the same.2 Now this order proceedeth not ⟨p. 195⟩from a meer sensible nature neither cometh it by chance or fortune: but contrarily he must needs be most wise who appointed and setled this order in the nature of things, and so he also who by his providence governeth and ruleth nature.
- 11. Order.
- 2Psal. 89. & 10. & 135. & 147. & 148.