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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
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.
IN this second part of the Apostolic Creed, is treated of the Mediator. The doctrine concerning the Mediator consisteth of two parts: 1. Of the person of the Mediator. 2. Of his office. Of his person, the two former articles speak: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, which was conceived by the holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary. His office is summarily expounded in the jame two articles, but particularly in those which follow, even the third part of the Creed, wherein is treated concerning the holy Ghost. There are two parts of his office; humiliation or merit, and glorification or efficacy. Of his humiliation, whereby Christ hath promerited for us his benefits, namely, remission of sins, and reconciliation and atonement with God, the holy Ghost, and life everlasting, these articles speak: He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, buried, descended into hell. Of his glorification, in respect whereof Christ is effectual, and worketh forcibly in us, in applying his merited blessings and benefits unto us by his Spirit, these articles speak: The third day he rose again from the dead, he ascended into heaven, sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty: The seventh article touching his coming pertaineth to the consummation of his glorification, when God shall be all in all: From thence shall he come to judge the quick and the dead. 1Hence it appeareth with how great wisdom the articles were written and applied to the question of the Mediator: For as it descendeth in order from the first to the last step and degree of Christs humiliation, which is signified by his descension into hell, and is the feeling of the horrible judgement and wrath of God against the sins of mankind: so it ascendeth from the lesser glory, which began from his resurrection, to the highest and greatest, which is betokened by his sitting at the right hand of God the Father. The same order, and the same wisdom is seen in the first part of the Creed. It is also apparent in the third part, which is as it were the fruit of the articles going before, wherein are recited in most notable order the benefits which Christ, promeriting by his passion, applieth to us by his Spirit.