A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man

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A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man

Author

Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583.

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At Oxford :: Printed by Ioseph Barnes, and are to be solde [by J. Broome, London] in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Bible,

1600.

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Heidelberger Katechismus -- Early works to 1800.

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"A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14212.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE READER.
• A TABLE OF THE SEVE∣ral discourses contained in this booke.
• A PREFACE TO THE THIRD PART OF his Catechisme touching Sacra∣ments. Wherein is sifted and refuted the slaunderous and Satyricall Declamation of Bellarmine, prefixea before the second Tome of his Disputations, touching the Sacraments. {inverted ⁂}
• A PREFACE TO THE FOVRTH PART OF the Catechisme, wherin are desciphered the pestilent pamphlets of some Divines of this age: and Calvin the most valiant Champion defendant of Christ his glory is briefely cleered of the slaunderous crime of Arrianisme. {inverted ⁂}
• AN ORATION OF D. ZACHARY VRSINE, exhorting to the study of Christianity: pro∣nounced by him in the ELIZABETH Schoole when he began his Lectures vpon PHI∣LIP MELANCTHON his groundes of Divinitie intituled Eramen Theologicum. {inverted ⁂}
• OF THE INCARNATION OF THE WORD. A confession made by the fathers of the Church of Antioch against Paulus Samosatenus.
• OF PREDESTINATION.
• OF THE CAVSE OF SINNE Parte of a letter of Vrsinus to his friend, concerning the cause of sinne.
• THAT PROVIDENCE DOTH NOT DE∣ROGATE FROM PRAIER.
• A PREFACE OF AN ORATION pronounced on Easter evē by a certaine student of Divinity in the famous Vniversity of Hei∣delberge touching this question.
• A SHORT INTRODVCTION TO the Cōtrouersie of the Sacramēt of the Lords Supper, vnfolding the substaunce of the cheifest questions cōtroversed or not controuersed therin btweene the profes∣sors of the Gospell.
  • Foure generall Premises.
  • The three questions touching the Lords Supper not called into doubt or controversy are these.
    • I. What the Supper of the Lord is?
    • II. What are the endes or vses of the supper instituted by Christ.
    • III. What is giuen & receiued i the Lords Supper.
  • The three questions called into doubt or controuersie are these.
    • The first question.
      • 1 Proposition.
      • The reasons of the first proposition.
      • The second proposition.
      • The Reasons of the second proposition.
      • The third proposition.
      • The reason of the third proposition.
    • II. The second question.
      • 1. The first proposition.
      • The Reasons of this first proposition.
      • II. The second proposition.
      • Reasons of the second proposition.
      • III The third proposition.
      • The argument of a certeine famous Disputant framed in defence of the eatinge Christs body with our mouth.
    • The third question.
      • 1. Proposition.
      • 2. Proposition.
• A BRIEFE EXPLICATION OF the whole controversie concerning the Lordes supper betweene the Consub∣stantials, and the true beleevers.
  • The errors which the Consubstan∣tials falsly impute vnto vs with their refutation.
  • II. The arguments whereby the Consubstantials labor to hrow our doctrine touching the Lords Supper, togither with their Confutation and Answeres.
  • III. The Shiftes of th Consubstantials in elu∣ding some (not al, for there are more obie∣cted against th) of ur obiections.
  • 4 ARGVMENTS, WHEREBY IT IS proved, that the bodie of Christ is present neither IN nor VNDER, nor TO the bread of the Lords supper, nor is corporally eaten IN it, VNDER it, WITH it, &c.
  • 5. Arguments whereby the opinion of the V∣biquitaries is refeed, and the truth of the right doctrine confirmed.
• RVLES AND AXIO MES OF CER∣TAINE CHEIFE POINTS of Christianitie.
  • OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHVRCH.
  • 2 OF HOLIE SCIPTVRE.
  • 3. OF THE CERTAINETIE AND AVTHORITIE OF HO∣LIE SCRIPTVRE.
  • OF GOD AND THE TRVE KNOW∣ledge of him.
  • OF THE CREATION OF THE WORLD.
  • 6. OF THE SAME.
  • 7. OF THE ANGELS.
  • 9 OF GODS PROVIDENCE.
  • 10 OF SINNE.
  • 11 OF FREE WILL.
  • 12. OF FAITH.
  • OF THE OFFICE AND PERSON OF Christ the onely Mediator.
    • The Proeme.
    • 1. Position
    • section - 2
    • section - 3
    • section - 4
    • section - 5
    • section - 6
    • section - 7
    • section - 8
    • section - 9
    • section - 10
    • section - 11
    • section - 12
    • A THANKES GIVING AFTER HIS DISPVTATION.
    • A THANKS GIVINGE AF∣TER HIS DEGREE TAKEN.
  • XIV.
    • I.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • V.
    • VI.
    • VII.
    • VIII.
    • IX
    • X
    • XI.
    • XII
    • XIII.
    • XIV.
    • XVI.
  • XV. OF THE LAW OF GOD.
  • XVI. OF THE PARTS OF GODS LAW.
  • XVII. OF THE VSE AND ABRO∣GATING OF GODS LAW.
  • OF THE EXPOSITION AND DIVI∣sion of the Decalogue.
  • OF THE FIRST COMMANDEMENT.
  • XX. OF THE SIXE FIRST COM∣MAVNDEMENTS.
  • OF THINGS INDIFFERENT.
  • XXII. OF MANS IVSTIFICATI∣ON BEFORE GOD.
  • XXIV. OF THE SACRAMENTS.
  • AN ANSWERE TO SOME ARGVMENTS against the Sacraments.
  • XXIV. OF BAPTISME.
  • OF THE LORDS SVPPER.
• A FVNERALL ORATION OF D. FRANCES JVNIVS, Professor of Divi∣nity in the famous Schoole of Neustade; vp∣on the death of D. ZACHARY VRSINE, a most worthy man and vigilant Do∣ctor and Professor of Divinity in the saide Schoole of Neustade.
• Faultes escaped.