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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.
19. He permitteth also evil things to be done.) Evil is twofold: the one of crime or offence, which is sin; the other of pain or punishment, which is every destruction or affliction, or forsaking of the reasonable creature, inflicted by God for sin. Example of each signification and meaning is, If this nation, 2against whom I have pronounced, turn from their wickedness, I will repent of the plague that I thought to bring upon them. But now, because the evil of pain or punishment, 3being the execution of the law, and declaration of Gods justice, is indeed naturally evil, as it is a destruction of the creature; but is, in a consideration a moral good, as it is agreeing with the order of Gods justice: this sort of evils also, not only as it is an action or motion, but also as it is a destruction or affliction of sinners, is to be ascribed to God, as author and efficient thereof: §11. Because he is the first cause and efficient of all good things. Now all evil of punishment or pain, as it is a punishment, doth partake of the nature of moral good, because the law and order of Gods justice requireth the punishment of sin, and they are the execution or declaration of Gods justice: Therefore God is the author of punishments. §22. Because it is the part of a Judge to punish sin: and because God is Judge of the world, and will be acknowledged the maintainer of his justice and glory:4 Ye execute not the judgments of man, but of the Lord. §33. Because the whole Scripture with great consent referreth both the punishments of the wicked, and the chastisements, and exercises, and martyrdoms of the godly, as also the passion and death of the Son of God himself, which is a sacrifice for the sins of men, to the effectual and forcible working of the will of God. As, There is no evil (to wit,5 of punishment) in the city which the Lord hath not done. I the Lord make peace, and create evil.