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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.
Permission therefore is the withdrawing of the grace of God, whereby God, when he ⟨p. 202⟩executeth the decrees of his will by reasonable creatures, 1. Either doth not open his will, whereby he would have that work done, to the creatures. 2. Or doth not incline the will of the creature to obey his will in that action. Or, Permission is the secret providence, or will & power of God, 1. Whereby he effectually willeth, moveth, and moderateth the motions & actions even of men sinning, as they are actions and punishments both of them and others: 2. But sin it self he neither willeth, nor worketh, neither yet hindereth it, but in his just judgment suffereth it to concur with their actions. 3. And this also he useth to the illustrating of his glory. This description of Gods permission of sins, 1is confirmed by many places of Scripture: For first, that God neither, willeth, nor worketh sins, as they are sins, is confessed by all the godly, and all such as are of found judgment: seeing both the infinite goodness of God cannot be the cause of evil, which hath in it no respect and quality of good: and God himself doth often avouch this of himself, I am not a God that loveth wickedness: Neither are there fewer places of Scripture, which teach most clearly, that the actions of the wicked, which they do when they sin, are done and ruled, though by the secret, yet by the good and just will of God: Joseph saith, Gen. 45.8. That he was sent of God into Egypt. We learn, Exod. 7. & 10. & 11. Deut. 2. Jos. 11. Judg. 3. & 4. that the indurating & hardening of Pharaoh & other enemies of the Israelites, was wrought by the Lord, and that to this end, thereby to punish his enemies, and to show forth his glory. 2 Sam. 12.11. & 16.10