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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.
2. What the Providence of God is.
Prescience or fore-knowledge, and providence and predestination differ each from other; Prescience is the knowledge of God whereby he fore-saw from all eternity, not only what himself would do, but also what other his creatures by his permission would also do: as namely, that they would sin. Providence and predestination, although they both concern the things which God himself would work and accomplish, yet herein they vary, in that providence extendeth it self unto all the works and creatures of God; but predestination properly respecteth reasonable creatures: For,1 Predestination is the most wise, eternal, and unchangeable decree of God, whereby he deputed and destined every man, before he was created, to his certain use and end; as hereafter in its due place shall be more copiously declared. But providence is the eternal, most free, unchangeable, 2most just, wise, and good counsel of God whereby he worketh all good things whatsoever are found in all creatures, and permitteth also evil things to be done, and directeth all things both evil and good, to his glory, and the safety of his chosen.
PRescience or fore-knowledge, and providence and predestination differ each from other; Prescience is the knowledge of God whereby he fore-saw from all eternity, not only what himselfe would doe, but also what other his creatures by his permission would also do: as namely, that they would sin. Providence and predestination, although they both concern the things which God himselfe would work and accomplish, yet herein they vary, in that providence extendeth it self unto all the works and creatures of God; but predestination properly respecteth reasonable creatures: For,