The summe of Christian religion: deliuered by Zacharias Vrsinus in his lectures vpon the Catechism autorised by the noble Prince Frederick, throughout his dominions: wherein are debated and resolued the questions of whatsoeuer points of moment, which haue beene or are controuersed in diuinitie. Translated into English by Henrie Parrie, out of the last & best Latin editions, together with some supplie of wa[n]ts out of his discourses of diuinitie, and with correction of sundrie faults & imperfections, which ar [sic] as yet remaining in the best corrected Latine.
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The summe of Christian religion: deliuered by Zacharias Vrsinus in his lectures vpon the Catechism autorised by the noble Prince Frederick, throughout his dominions: wherein are debated and resolued the questions of whatsoeuer points of moment, which haue beene or are controuersed in diuinitie. Translated into English by Henrie Parrie, out of the last & best Latin editions, together with some supplie of wa[n]ts out of his discourses of diuinitie, and with correction of sundrie faults & imperfections, which ar [sic] as yet remaining in the best corrected Latine.
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Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583.
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At Oxford :: Printed by Ioseph Barnes, & are to be sold [by T. Cooke, London,] in Pauls Churchyard at the signe of the Tygres head,
1587.
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Heidelberger Katechismus -- Early works to 1800.
Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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"The summe of Christian religion: deliuered by Zacharias Vrsinus in his lectures vpon the Catechism autorised by the noble Prince Frederick, throughout his dominions: wherein are debated and resolued the questions of whatsoeuer points of moment, which haue beene or are controuersed in diuinitie. Translated into English by Henrie Parrie, out of the last & best Latin editions, together with some supplie of wa[n]ts out of his discourses of diuinitie, and with correction of sundrie faults & imperfections, which ar [sic] as yet remaining in the best corrected Latine." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14216.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024.
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1 WHAT MANS DELIVE∣RIE IS.
THis worde Deliuerie is respectiue. For all deliuerie and libertie hath a respect to somewhat: to wit, it is a graunt, whereby any one is licensed according to honest lawes, or the order of nature, to be free from subiections, defects, and burdens not proper vnto his nature, and to doe thinges agreeable vnto his nature without lette or hinderaunce.* 1.1 So the Deliuerie of man is an immunitie from miserie, that is, from the guilt and subiection or tyrannie of sinne: or, it is the right and power restored by Christ, to liue freely, accor∣ding to GODS lawe, and to inioy those commodi∣ties which were at the beginning graunted by GOD vnto mans nature without prohibition or impediment. For thus to liue, agreed vnto mans nature, in respect of his creation: and not to liue thus, is mans most miserable and shamefull seruitude. As therefore the mi∣serie and seruitude of man comprehendeth sinne, and
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death, or punishment: so his deliuerie, is a deliuerie from sinne and death; or a restoring of righteousnes and life e∣uerlasting.
Nowe Deliuerie from sinne, is the perfect, both par∣doning of sinne, that it may not for euer bee impu∣ted; And also the abolishing of it in vs by regeneration, or newnesse of life, which is begunne here, but to bee perfected in the world to come. Deliuerie from death, is a Deliuerie, both from Desperation, or the fee∣ling of GODS wrath, which beeing in the wic∣ked here begunne, shall continue euerlastingly, and is called euerlasting death: and secondly, from cor∣porall death and all calamities and miseries by our Re∣surrection and Glorification. In summe: That Deliue∣rie is a full restoring of life euerlasting, that is, of Holinesse, Righteousnesse, and felicitie, or perfect Blessednesse, and so of all good thinges which are contrarie to those euils. It is called Deliuerie, be∣cause men, without Christes satisfaction, are helde as it were fettered in gyues, and Captiues of sinne and hell.
Notes
* 1.1
The deliuerie of man, an immuni∣tie from miserie and the gilt of sinne.