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.

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

Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583., Parry, Henry, 1561-1616,, Pareus, David, 1548-1622., A. R.,

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A CATECHISME OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

THE THIRD PART. Of Mans Thankfulnesse.

OF PRAYER.

Quest. 121. Why is that added: Which art in heaven?

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The Explication.

THe second part of the Proeme is, Which art in heaven, that is, heavenly. Heaven here signifieth the habitation of God, and the holy Angels, and blessed men: whereof God saith, heaven is my throne: and Christ saith, In my Fathers house are many mansions.* God indeed by his im∣mense essence is every-where: but hee is said To be in heaven, and, To dwell there; because there God is more glorious than in this world, and doth also there immediatly shew and manifest himself. Now the Lord willeth us to call him,*our Father which is in heaven: [ 1] *1. Thereby to shew the opposition and contrariety of earthly Fathers, and this Father: that so wee should thinke that God reigneth in heavenly glory and majesty, and is a Father, not earthly, but heavenly; even hee, 1. Who sit∣teth in heaven. 2. Who ruleth every-where with heavenly glory and majesty, hath soveraignty over all things, and governeth by his providence the whole world by him created. 3. Who is void of all corruption and change. 4. Who also doth there especially manifest himself before the Angels: and doth there shew what a Father he is, how good, and how mighty, and rich. [ 2] *2. To raise up in us a confidence that God heareth us: For, if hee be our Father, and one that is endued with exceeding good∣nesse, which hee especially manifesteth and declareth in heaven; then will hee also give us all things necessary to salvation: and if this our Father be Lord in heaven, and so omnipotent, whereby hee is able to help us; then is hee able most easily to give us those things which wee aske of him. [ 3] *3. To raise a reverence of him in us.See∣ing this our Father is so great a Lord, that is, heavenly, who reigneth every-where, who is able to cast both body and soul into hell fire: let us then reverence such a Lord, and approach unto him with exceeding submission both of minde and body. [ 4] 4. That wee call on him in fervency of spirit. [ 5] 5. That the minde of him that worshippeth be lifted up to heavenly things. [ 6] 6. That heavenly things be desired. [ 7] 7. That the errour of Ethnickes might be met withall, who thinke that they may adore and worship God in creatures. [ 8] 8. To admonish us, that wee are not to direct our prayers unto a certaine place, as in the Old Testament.

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