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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.
The Explication.
1This doctrine of Gods providence is necessary to be known: §12For the glory of God; for he will have us to ascribe to him most great liberty, goodness, wisdom, power and justice: and this he will have us to acknowledge and profess against the dreams and dotings of Epicures, Manichees, and Stoics. But if the providence of God in moving and guiding all things, even the least, both good and bad, be denied, these also his properties are denied; and if these be denied, God is not worshipped and magnified of us, but denied. §23For our own comfort and salvation, that by this means there may be stirred up in us, first, Patience in adversity; because all things come to pass by the most wise, just, and available counsel and will of our heavenly Father: and whatsoever either good or bad God sendeth us, in them we consider the fatherly will of God towards us. Whatsoever cometh unto us by the counsel and will of God, and is profitable for us, that we ought to bear patiently: But all evils come to us by the counsel and will of God, and are profitable for us: Therefore we ought to bear all evils patiently. Secondly, That we may be thankful for benefits received of God: §24we ought to be thankful, because, Of whom we receive all good things both corporal and spiritual, great and small, to him we ought to be thankful, and worship him: But from God the author of all good things we have all things: Therefore we ought to be thankful unto God, and to worship him. Now thankfulness hath two parts: 1. Truth, to acknowledge his benefits, and to be thankful both in word and mind unto him. 2. Justice, to remunerate and recompense. Or, Thankfulness consisteth, 1. In acknowledging of the benefit. 2. In celebrating it. 3. In remunerating it. 5