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A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…
A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Usher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoined a tract, entitled Immanuel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore written [sic] and published by the same author.A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Vsher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoyned a tract, intituled Immanvel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore writen [sic] and published by the same authour.
London: printed by M.F. for Tho. Downes and Geo. Badger, 1645
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Finally, from that time the Church of the Jews, until the coming of Christ in the flesh, embraced all the former writings of the Prophets as the book of God; & Christ himself appealeth unto them as a sufficient testimony of him, Joh. 5. 39. The Apostles and the Evangelists prove the writings of the New Testament by them, and the Catholic Church of Christ, from the Apostles time until this day, hath acknowledged all the same writings both of the Old and New Testament, to be the undoubted Word of God. Thus have we the testimony both of the Old Church of the Jews, Gods peculiar people and first-born, to whom the Oracles of God were committed, Act. 7. 38. Hos. 8. 12. Rom. 3. 2. & 9. 4. and the view of Christians, together with the general account which all the godly have made at all times of the Scriptures, when they have crossed their natures and courses, as accounting it in their souls to be of God, and the special testimony of Martyrs, who have sealed the certainty of the same, by shedding their blood for them: Thereunto also may be added the testimony of those which are out of the Church, Heathens, (out of whom many ancient testimonies are cited to this purpose, by Josephus contra Appion.) Turks, and Jews (who to this day acknowledge all the books of the Old Testament) and Heretics, who labour to shroud themselves under them, &c.
Finally, from that time the Church of the Jews, untill the comming of Christ in the flesh, imbraced all the former writings of the Prophets as the book of God; & Christ himself appealeth unto them as a sufficient testimony of him, Joh. 5. 39. The Apostles and the Evangelists prove the writings of the New Testament by them, and the Catholike Church of Christ, from the Apostles time untill this day, hath acknowledged all the same writings both of the Old and New Testament, to bee the undoubted Word of God. Thus have wee the testimony both of the Old Church of the Jews, Gods peculiar people and first-born, to whom the Oracles of God were committed,