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A14212	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	Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583.; I. H., fl. 1600.; Pareus, David, 1548-1622. aut; Junius, Franciscus, 1545-1602. aut	1600 (1600)	STC 24527; ESTC S100227	171,130	346

vs yet let GODS preceptes prevaile more with vs which commaunde vs research the Scriptures to giue attendance to reading to divide the worde aright c. Nowe whereas no man can without schoole learning and exercise either himselfe perceiue and discerne aright or expound and impart vnto others in any good order and perspicuity who is so purblinde that hee seeth not the neere affinity wherwith the study of Religion piety is linked with schoole learning Let vs therefore esteeme that to bee the exercise of greatest weight momēt in scholes which is a worke of greatest importāce in the world with out long cōtinual schole-exercise cānot be performed by vs I mean the vnderstāding expoūding of the writings of the Prophets Apostles And whereas we haue opportunity offered vs of searching out sitting the truth of doctrine in greater measure then other Countries and people of a truth if wee faile to vse the same wee giue the vvorld occasion to suspect our cold zeale in Religion our punishments for this our negligence and ignorance shall be the greater For God hath giuen vnto scholers especially the charge and care of preserving and advauncing this his trueth not for our owne sakes only but for the good of others also For other men with good reason expect instruction in the Scriptures and the interpretation of the word at their mouthes who for their learning are able to vnderstande diverse tongues and search the course of doctrine Whereas then ●eligion and Christianity is to be taught in schooles that children may wel conceiue it Catechisme is especially necessary For neither can this age learne any thing except it be taught 〈◊〉 briefe neither cā either the teachers or the learners handle aright and in good order the parts of any science whereof both of them haue not digested in minde some rude summe Both these are the cause why so often in Scriptures we read short briefes of Religion repeated as Repent and beleeue the Gospell He which beleeueth and is baptised shal be saued Fight a good fight keepe the faith and a good conscience c. And wheras it is said Col. 3 16. Let the word of God dwel in you plenteously in all wisdome the Apostles meaning is that wee must vse explications interpretations such as are sutable with the sentences and doctrine of the Prophets Apostles Neither is Catechisme any other thē a summary declaration of such sentences of Scripture Now whereas this litle examen we intende to propose vnto you is such and the Author thereof hath faithfully and with great dexterity comprised the chiefe grounds of Christianity in proper plaine tearmes it seemeth that it would bee very beneficial that in other churches ther should the like forme of Catechisme be extant prepare your selues to the speedy learning thereof suppose that these our simple writings are the swadling clouts wherein Christ as it were swathed will be found of vs. You see how many vrgent causes they are which they commend vnto you which they earnestly exhort you to embrace which I beseech you to carry in minde memory as they haue bin set downe vnto you The cōmandement of God your own salvation your duty which you owe to posterity the good example of a reformed church your maner of life your age or years your friends desires hopes the imminent dangerous times the rewardes punishments we are to looke for at Gods hands But as our admonitions exhortations are necessary so without the secret motiō working of the holy spirit we know they litle availe Let vs therefore turne our selues looke towards God giue him harty thanks for this his inestimable benefite that it was his good pleasure to bring vs into the worlde in this sun-shine of the gospel let vs begge and craue to be taught governed by him OF THE INCARNATION OF THE WORD A confession made by the fathers of the Church of Antioch against Paulus Samosatenus Taken out of the Actes of the first Ephes●e Coun●●l● WE confesse that our Lord Iesus Christ begotten of his Father before all worldes but in the latter times conceiued by the holy Ghost of the virgin Mary according to the flesh is but one person of the godhead humane flesh subsisting Perfect God perfect man perfect God euen with the flesh but not accordinge to the flesh perfect man euen with the godhead but not according to the Godhead Wholy to be worsh●pped euen with the flesh but not according to the flesh wholy worshiping even with the god●ead but not according to the godhead 〈…〉 euen with the bodie but not according to the body Wholy formed or endued with shape fashion euen with the divinity or godhead but not according to the Diuinitie or godhead Wholy coessenciall that is of o●e and the selfe same nature togeather with God even with the bodie but not according to the body as likewise he is not coessential to men according to his godhead but being in his godhead he is coessētial to vs according to the 〈◊〉 For when we say that he is consubstantial or of the same nature togeather with the father according to the spirite we say not that he is con●ubstantial with men according to the same spirite And contrariewise when we prea●h that after the flesh he is cōsubstantial to men we do not preach that according to the flesh he is coessential with god for like as he is not coessētial with vs after the spirite for so he is coessential with God euen so is he not according to the flesh coessential to God but consubstantial with vs. But 〈◊〉 pronounce these thinges to be different and 〈◊〉 betweene themselues not to deuide that o●e vndeuided person but to shew a distinction betweene nature and properties of the word and the flesh which can neuer be confounded so we professe and reverence that vnitie which causeth this indiuisible vnion and composition Vigilius in his 4. booke against E●●tyches If the worde and flesh bee of one nature how commeth it to passe that the worde being every where the flesh also is not founde every where for what time it was heere on earth it was not then in heauen and now because it is in heaven even therefore it is not in earth so sure wee are that it is not in earth that even according to the flesh we verily expect that Christ shall come from heavē whom according to the word we beleeue to be with vs alwaies here on earth Wherfore as your selues confesse either the word togither with the flesh is contained in some place or else the flesh togither with the word is in every place for one nature is not in it selfe capable of contrarieties But these two differ very far to bee contained in some place to be in every place and because the word is every where the flesh is not every where it appeareth that

Augustine long since and Alipius his companion as Hierome testifieth in his Epistle dated vnto them hath taken much paines and travel in confuting the heresie of the Pelagians and hath written thirty whole bookes distinguished by diverse titles besides certaine Epistles in which of purpose hee beateth downe this Pelagian outrage Prosper reporteth of aboue three hundred who wrote against that heresie Augustine himselfe witnesseth that it was condemned in fiue seuerall Councels in Africke There is a notable tracte of Fulgentius his first booke vnto Monimus extant touching the twofolde predestination of GOD the one of the good vnto glorye the other of the evill vnto punishmente Maxentius also hath certaine shorte Theses directed against these Pelegianst and that golden booke of Luther of MANS SLAVISH WIL against that halfe-Pelagian declamation of Erasmus is every where common and obvious Lastly there are diverse sound disputations of BRENTIVS HESHVSIVS SCHNEPFFIVS and especially HEREBRAND touching this matter And doeth the cursed Apostata looke then that some one of vs should stoppe his blasphemous mou●h Let him over-read these and refute them or if he be not able so to doe henceforth let him surcease his profaning Gods truth The truth of Scripture shall stand invincible against this barking dogge and the very gates of hell it selfe which teacheth of redemption by Christ Hee that beleeveth in the Son hath everlasting life and hee that beleeueth not the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth ô 〈◊〉 abideth it abideth on him Of Predestinatiō grace He hath chosen vs in Christ before the foūdations of the world Whō he● hath Predestined thē also he called Yet the children were borne it was said The older shal serue the younger As it is written I haue Loved Iacob and haue hated Esau Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will 〈◊〉 whom he will he hardeneth The Election hath obteined it and the rest haue beene hardened Of faith al Men haue not Faith Vnto You it is givē for Christ that not only yea should Beleeue in him but also suffer for his sake It is God which work● bin you both the 〈◊〉 and the deed And as Many is were Ordeined vnto eternall life Beleeued Of Perseverance The foūdation o God remaineth Sure and hath this seale The Lord knoweth who 〈◊〉 his I giue vnto my sheepe etern●● life Eternall saith Christ not for three daies and they shall Never Perish neith● shal any man plucke thē 〈◊〉 of mine hand I haue praied for thee that thy Faith Faile Not. False Prophets shall shew great signes and wonder● so that if it were possible they should deceiue the very elect I give thee thankes O Father Lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the 〈◊〉 and men of vnd●rstanding and hast opened them vnto babes It is so O Father because thy good pleasure was such Let them who carry themselues as 〈◊〉 as heauen learne first to adore and bow the knees of their heartes at these and such like mysteries of Gods truth ere they peise them after the light phantasies of their owne braine Here I had purposed to haue declared in briefe what a variable inconstant Proteus they imagine God to bee what a newe stampe of Diuinitis they haue coined what principles of religion they in ringe what scriptures they scoffingly shift and shake of But I haue not the leasure of performing thus much yet can I not but briefely insert one example at least amongst many of the desperate boldnes of this impudent man Whereas Luke saith of the Antioclnans Paules hearers And they Beleeued As Many as were Ordeined vnto eternall life he manifestly setteth downe who they were and why they beleeued the Gospell to wit They who were predestinate and ordeined by God in Christ before the foundation of the worlde vnto faith repentance life eternall Herein there is a ioynt consent of all the true professou●es of Christian religion Chrysostome saith They beleeued who were before Ordained that is before Appointed by God But heare what this newe Prophet saith They beleeued saith he who were ordained vnto eternall life that is as many as followed and traced the order prescribed by God were to be saued by him or as imbraced Gods ordination ●b●ied him swarued not frō this his ordination is others were preserued vnto life eternall Who ever sawe a more shamelesse man Let him shew vs in scripture that which he vaun●eth of his order let him proue vnto vs that to be ordeined vnto life eternall is equiualēt al one with that to follow Gods prescribed order First therefore of this forgeue he can pretend no colourable shew out of scripture Next the vniuersall consent of all Interpreters both olde newe convinceth him Thirdly Luther himselfe vnmasketh his impudent face in his mother-tounge Translation Fourthly the Scripture crieth out vnto vs telleth vs that they which beleeue are said to be ordeined vnto life eternall in Christ not for obseruing Gods order that is to say the meanes directing vs vnto life but for the eternall decree alone of God I meane the predestination of the Elect vnto saluation and that they are not now ordeined of themselues but were from euerlasting preordeined of God so that this Gods ordination is precedent vnto faith and the other subordinate meanes of saluation both in respect of time and in that it is their cause and they are the effects of this cause For so the Apostle te●cheth Ephes 1. And Rom. 8. Whome he knewe before those he predestinate he meaneth God And in an other place God hath not appointed vs vnto wrath but to obtain● saluation c. Fifthly they were ordeined vnto life eternall as vnto their end Now the ordination of man vnto his end issueth from God the creator not from himselfe the creature Sixtly Paccius himselfe saith that this order which man ensueth as prescribed by God is to beleeue the Gospell and so to be saued But if so then through this forgerie the sence of this place shall be on this manner As many as were ordeined beleeued that is forsooth as many as beleeued beeleeued Then which iteration nothing can be devised more absurde and foolish To conclude let vs graunte winke at the glosse and let him tel vs why according to this opinion some were ordeined that is some followed Gods order and good motions other some followed it not For this they did either of themselues or through the assistance of Gods speciall grace If of themselues then hence forth let him not deny the name of a Pelagian If of God then remaineth there yet an other question to wit why God gaue grace vnto some and not vnto other some and escape he cannot but that he must either tye grace vnto mans will as did Pelagius or confesse Gods speciall ordination which is the truth wee labour for AN ORATION OF D. ZACHARY