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A64611	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.	Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583.; Parry, Henry, 1561-1616.; Pareus, David, 1548-1622. Theologicall miscellanies.; A. R.	1645 (1645)	Wing U142; ESTC R5982	1,344,322	1,128

The furthering causes of conversion are The crosse and chastisements whether our own or others also the punishments benefits and examples of others The helping causes Jerem. 31.8 Psal 119.71 Mat. 5.16 Thou hast corrected mee c. The subject or matter wherein conversion is placed is the will minde heart and all mans affections wherein there is an alteration by means of conversion The forme of conversion is conversion it selfe with all the properties and circumstances thereof which are 1. In the minde and understanding The materiall cause The form of conversion a right judgement concerning God his will and works 2. In the will an earnest and ready desire and purpose of avoiding our former falls and a declining of Gods displeasure with a resolution to obey God according to all his commandements 3. In the heart new motions with good and reformed affections conformable with Gods law 4. Uprightnesse in our outward actions and whole course of life with obedience begun after Gods law The Object of conversion is 1. Sin or disobedience The object which is the thing from which we are converted 2. Righteousnesse or new obedience which is the thing whereunto we are converted The chief finall cause of conversion is Gods glory The finall causes Luke 22.51 Mat. 5.16 the next and subordinate end is our good even our blessednesse and fruition of everlasting life There is another end also of conversion lesse principall to wit the conversion of others To this place of conversion belong those questions of Pelagianism Whether a man be able to convert himself without the grace of Gods Spirit and Whether by free-will a man be able to prepare himself unto the receit of grace The former was maintained by Pelagius contrary to these expresse testimonies of Scripture Turne thou mee and I shall be turned God worketh in as both the will and the deed An evill tree cannot bring forth good fruit The later the Schoole-men and the Papists at this day defend contrary to the same words of Scripture and contrary to that direct proof against their opinion No man cometh unto mee except my Father draw him Thomas Aquinas attributeth preparation unto free-will Vid. Su●● Theolog Partis primae parte secunda quaest 109 Art 6. but not conversion Now this preparation he thus coloureth that it is indeeda furtherance to the habituall grace of conversion but yet through the free assistance of God moving us inwardly 5. What are the effects of mans conversion THe effects of conversion are 1. A true and ardent love of God and our neighbour 2. An earnest desire to obey God according to all his commandements without exception 3. All good works even our whole new obedience Vid. Cal. Institur lib. 3. cap. 3. Paragraph 16. 4. A desire of converting others and re-calling them into the way of salvation In a word the fruits of true repentance are all the duties of piety towards God and charity towards our neighbour 6. Whether mans conversion be perfect in this life OUr conversion unto God is never perfected and accomplished in this life but is here in perpetuall motion untill it attaine unto perfection in the life to come Wee know in part Hereunto beare witnesse all the complaints and prayers of the Saints 1. Cor 13 9. P●al 19.12 Rom. ● 2 Mat. ● 10 Rom. ● G●● ● leanse thou mee from my secret faults O wretched man that I am who shall deliver mee c. Forgive us our trespasses The wrestling also and conflicts between the flesh and the spirit in the converted testifie hereof The flesh lusteth against the spirit The exhortations also of the Prophets and Apostles that the converted should yet be more converted confirme this position Hee that is righteous c. Wee may thus make evident demonstrance hereof Revel ●2 11 Neither the mortification of the flesh Both parts of co●ve●sion are imperfect in this life nor the quickning of the spirit is absolute and perfect in the Saints in this life Therefore mans whole conversion cannot be absolute and pe●fect Concerning the imperfection of man in the mortification of the flesh there can be no question or doubt thereof it is so apparent because the Saints of God doe not onely continually wrestle with the concupiscence of the flesh but oftentimes also yield and give over in the conflict oftentimes they sinne and slip and displease God though they defend not their sins but detest bewaile and study and endeavour more and more to shun and avoid them Touching mans imperfection in the quickning of the spirit the same combate giveth testimony and verity sith our knowledge is but in part only the renuing of our will and heart is even such for our will followeth our knowledge Two causes of this imperfection in man Now there are two evident causes why the will of the converted tendeth imperfectly to good in this life 1. Because the renewing of our nature in this life is never made perfect either concerning our knowledge of God or concerning our inclination to obey God whereof Saint Pauls onely complaint maketh sufficient proofe I know that in mee that is in my flesh dwelleth no good thing 2. Because the converted are not alwaies ruled by the holy Ghost Rom. 7.18 19. but sometimes forsaken by God for a season either to examine or try them or to chastise and humble them notwithstanding at length they are re-called to repentance so that they perish not Muke ● 24 The 〈◊〉 why God 〈◊〉 r●th 〈◊〉 m●●rfe●tio● to be ●●man P●●●●●3 Ma. ● 12 I beleeve Lord Lord helpe mine unbeliefe But the causes why God finisheth not as hee might mans conversion in this life are these 1. That his Saints may be humbled exercised in saith patience prayers and skirmishing with the flesh and not wex proud with an opinion of perfection but daily pray Enter not into judgement with thy servant O Lord. Forgive us our trespasses 2. That they may more and more goe forward unto perfection and covet it more earnestly 3. That contemning this world they may the more aspire and hasten to the heavenly life as knowing that their perfection is reserved untill then Set your affectio●s on things which are above Col 3 2 3 4. 1 Joh● 3.2 Your life is hid with Christ in God Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth It doth not appeare what we shall be and we know that when he shall appeare we shall be like him Of this imperfection Calvin hath a notable saying In tit 5. 3. parag ● This reparation or restoring faith he is not finished in one moment day or yeer but God b● continuall and sometimes slow proceedings abolisheth the corruption of the flesh in his Elect. hee cleanseth them from their filth and consecrateth them temples unto himselfe b●renuing according unto true purity all their senses that they may exercise themselves in repentance their whole life time and they know that of

pray according to faith and without faith no man can be assured that he shall be heard neither receiveth he what he asketh Considence in the Mediatour A confidence in the Mediatiour that we may resolve that both our person and our prayers please God not for our owne worthinesse but for Christs sake our Mediatour So Daniel prayeth that hee may be heard for the Lords sake Dan. 9.17 John 16.23 Heb. 13 10. and Christ willeth us to pray unto his Father in his Name Our prayers are to be put on our Altar Christ so shall they be acceptable to God Confidence of being heard Confidence of being heard In the former Faith is required whereby we with full confidence resolve that we are through Christs merit just before God and that God is reconciled unto us by Christ Here the faith of being heard is required which cannot stand without the former faith of being justified Because yee are sons God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts which crieth Abba Father Hee that cometh to God must beleeve that God is and that hee is a rewarder of them that seeke him But here in this full perswasion of being heard A difference of things to be prayed for wee are to observe the difference of such things as are to be desired Some gifts are necessary to salvation as spirituall gifts Some are corporall without which wee may be saved Spirituall blessings are simply to be desired with a trust and full perswasion of being heard even that we shall receive them as we desire that is in speciall But gifts which are not necessary to salvation whether they be corporall or else such spirituall as without which wee may be saved these are to be desired verily but with a condition of Gods will and pleasure that he will give them us if they serve for his glory and be profitable for us or that he will give us other of better quality either at this or some other time Wee must follow in asking these benefits the Leper which said Lord if thou wilt thou canst make mee cleane For neither doe the Elect when they aske such things desire simply to be heard For oftentimes wee aske things Matth. 8.2 not knowing what and what manner of things they be and so neither know wee whether the obtaining of them in speciall if we should be heard in them will profit us or be pernicious and hurtfull to us Object Hee that asketh doubtfully asketh not according to faith neither is heard Wee aske corporall blessings doubtfully because wee aske them with condition Therefore not according to faith Answ 1. The Major is either particular or false For the nature of faith requireth that wee be certaine not of all corporall benefits but onely of spiri●uall blessings which are necessary to salvation as of remission of sinnes and of life everlasting In corporall blessings it sufficeth if faith submit it selfe to Gods Word and crave and looke for such things as are availeable to salvation Answ 2. The Minor also may be denied For albeit we aske corporall blessings with a condition yet do we not simply doubt of obtaining them For wee beleeve that wee shall receive those corporall blessings which wee aske of God so that they be expedient for us unto salvation and otherwise if they are like to prove hurtfull unto us wee desire not to be heard in that which we pray Therefore we neverthelesse aske in faith while we submit our selves to the Word and Will of God and desire to be heard according to his good pleasure For faith submitteth it selfe to every word and will of God and the will of God is this That wee aske spirituall things simply and corporall conditionally and that we resolve with our selves that we shall receive the former in speciall but the latter as farre forth as they serve for Gods glory and our salvation And thus if wee pray wee doubt not to be heard A confidence in Gods promise A confidence and trust in Gods promise that wee know and think that God hath promised to heare as many as call upon him with those conditions before alledged Call upon mee in the time of trouble Psal 59.15 Esay 65.24 so will I heare thee and thou shalt praise mee Before they call I will answer and whiles they speake I will heare Without this promise of hearing● there is no faith without faith prayer is but vaine Except wee give faith and credit to Gods promises and think of them while we are praying they availe us nothing neither can we desire ought with good conscience but rather when after this sort we know not what we aske doubting of Gods hearing of our petition we doe not pray but mock God Now the confidence which we have of Gods promise in hea●ing us breadeth in us a certainty of his hearing and our salvation and this certainty kindleth in us a study of invocation and of making supplications unto God By these conditions and circumstances of sincere and true prayer it doth easily appeare A difference between the prayer of the godly and the wicked how much the praying of the godly and the wicked differ The godly endeavour to observe all these conditions in their praying The wicked contrarily either omit and neglect them all or keeping one or two conditions erre in the rest Some erre in the knowledge of the nature and will of God therein omitting the first condition some erre in the things which are to be asked when they aske either evill things or uncertaine or nor approved by God Some aske these hypocritically some without a feeling of their want some not with a confidence in the Mediatour some persisting in their wickednesse thinke yet that God heareth them some desire things necessary to salvation with a distrust and diffidence some lastly aske not thinking of Gods promise and therefore not according to faith ON THE 46. SABBATH Quest 119. What Prayer is that Ans Our Father a Mat. 6.9 10 11 12 13. Luk. 11.2 3 4. which art in heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy kingdome come Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespasse against us And leade us not into temptation but deliver us from evill For thine is the kingdome the power and the glory for ever and ever Amen The Explication THe forme of prayer prescribed by Christ unto us is recited by the two Evangelists Mat●hew and Luke This questionlesse is the best most certain and most perfect forme of prayer for it was delivered by Christ who is the Wisdome of God and his words his heavenly Father alwaies acknowledgeth and heareth Moreover it containeth most briefly all things that are to be desired necessary for the soule and body Lastly it is a rule whereby all our prayers must be directed Two causes why Christ del●vered unto us this form