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Sep 22, 2026
Zacharias Ursinus (1534–1583)
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Sep 22, 2026
Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism
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Sep 22, 2026
6. V. From What Does The Truth of the Gospel Appear?
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5. IV. What Are The Proper Effects of the Gospel?
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Sep 22, 2026
4. III. In What Does The Gospel Differ From The Law?
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3. II. Has The Gospel Always Been Known in the Church, or is it a New Doctrine?
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Sep 22, 2026
2. 1. What Is the Gospel?
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Sep 22, 2026
1. What is The Gospel About This Book
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6. V. What Is the Design of the Catechism, And of the the Doctrine of the Church?
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5. IV. Why Is It Necessary to Introduce and Teach the Catechism in the Church?
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Sep 22, 2026
4. III. What Are the Parts or Principal Heads of the Doctrine of Catechism?
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3. II. What Is the Origin of Catechisation, and Has It Always Been Practiced in the Church?
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2. I. What is Catechisation?
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1. What is Catechism? About This Book
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What is the Gospel?
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Question 99. What is required in the third command?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 98. But may not images be tolerated in the churches, as books to the laity?
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Question 97. Are images then not at all to be made?
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Question 96. What does God require in the second command?
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Question 94. What doth God enjoin in the first command?
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Question 93. How are these ten commandments divided?
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Question 92. What is the law of God?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 91. But what are good works?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 90. What is the quickening of the new man?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 9. Doth not God then do injustice to man, by requiring from him, in his law, that which he cannot perform?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 89. What is the mortification of the old man?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 88. In how many parts doth the true conversion of man consist?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 87. Cannot they then be saved, who, continuing in their wicked and ungrateful lives, are not converted to God?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 86. Since then we are delivered from our misery, merely of grace through Christ, without any merit of ours, why must we still do good works?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 83. What are the keys of the kingdom of heaven?
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Question 82. Are they also to be admitted to this supper, who, by confession and life, declare themselves infidels and ungodly?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 81. For whom is the Lord's supper instituted?
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Question 80. What difference is there between the Lord's supper and the Popish mass?
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Question 8. Are we then so corrupt that we are wholly incapable of doing any good, and inclined to all wickedness?
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Question 79. Why then doth Christ call the bread his body, and the cup his blood, or the new covenant in his blood; and Paul the "commnnion of the body and blood of Christ?"
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 78. Do then the bread and wine become the very body and blood of Christ?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 77. Where has Christ promised, that he will as certainly feed and nourish believers with his body and blood, as they eat of this broken bread, and drink of this cup?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 76. What is it then to eat the crucified body, and drink the shed blood of Christ?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 75. How art thou admonished and assured in the Lord's supper, that thou art a partaker of that one sacrifice of Christ, accomplished on the cross, and of all his benefits?
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Question 74. Are infants also to be baptized?
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Question 73. Why then doth the Holy Ghost call baptism "the washing of regeneration," and "the washing away of sins?"
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Question 72. Is then the external baptism with water, the washing away of sin itself?
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Question 71. Where has Christ promised us that he will as certainly wash us by his blood and Spirit, as we are washed with the water of baptism?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 70. What is it to be washed with the blood and Spirit of Christ?
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Question 7. Whence, then, proceeds this depravity of human nature?
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Question 69. How art thou admonished and assured, by holy baptism, that the one sacrifice of Christ upon the cross is of real advantage to thee?
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Sep 22, 2026
Question 68. How many sacraments has Christ instituted in the new covenant or testament?
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Question 67. Are both word and sacraments then ordained and appointed for this end, that they may direct our faith to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, on the cross, as the only ground for our salvation?
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Question 66. What are the sacraments?
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Question 65. Since then we are made partakers of Christ, and all his benefits, by faith only, whence doth this faith proceed?
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Question 64. But doth not this doctrine make men careless and profane?
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Question 63. What! do not our good works merit, which yet God will reward in this and a future life?
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Question 62. But why cannot our good works be the whole or part of our righteousness before God?
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Question 60. How art thou righteous before God?
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Question 6. Did God then create man so wicked and perverse?
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Question 59. But what doth it profit thee now, that thou believest all this?
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Question 58. What comfort takest thou from the article of "life everlasting?"
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Question 57. What comfort doth the "resurrection of the body" afford thee?
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Question 56. What believest thou concerning "the forgiveness of sins?"
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Question 55. What do you understand by "the communion of saints?"
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Question 54. What believest thou concerning the "Holy Catholic Church" of Christ?
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Question 53. What dost thou believe concerning the Holy Ghost?
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Question 52. What comfort is it to thee, that "Christ shall come again to judge the quick and the dead?"
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Question 51. What profit is this glory of Christ, our head, unto us?
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Question 50. Why is it added, "and sitteth at the right hand of God?"
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Question 5. Canst thou keep all these things perfectly?
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Question 49. Of what advantage to us is Christ's ascension into heaven?
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Question 48. But if his human nature is not present wherever his Godhead is, are then these two natures in Christ separated from one another
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Question 47. Is not Christ then with us, even to the the end of the world, as he hath promised?
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Question 46. How dost thou understand these words, "he ascended into heaven?"
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Question 45. What doth the resurrection of Christ profit us?
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Question 44. Why is there added, "he descended into hell?"
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Question 43. What further benefit do we receive from the sacrifice and death of Christ on the cross?
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Question 42. Since then Christ died for us, why must we also die?
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Question 41. Why was he also "buried?"
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Question 40. Why was it necessary for Christ to humble himself even unto death?
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Question 4. What doth the law of God require of us?
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Question 39. Is there any thing more in his being crucified, than if he had died some other death?
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Question 38. Why did he suffer under Pontius Pilate, as his judge?
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Question 37. What dost thou understand by the words, "he suffered?"
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Question 36. What profit dost thou receive by Christ's holy conception and nativity?
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Question 35. What is the meaning of these words, "He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary?"
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Question 34. Wherefore callest thou him our Lord?
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Question 32. But why art thou called a Christian?
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Question 31. Why is he called Christ, that is, anointed?
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Question 30. Do such then believe in Jesus the only Saviour, who seek their salvation and happiness of saints, of themselves, or anywhere else?
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Question 3. Whence knowest thou thy misery?
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Question 29. Why is the Son of God called Jesus, that is, a Saviour?
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Question 28. What advantage is it to us to know that God has created, and his providence doth still uphold all things?
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Question 27. What dost thou mean by the providence of God?
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Question 26. What believest thou when thou sayest, "I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth?"
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Question 25. Since there is but one divine essence, why speakest thou of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?
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Question 24. How are these articles divided?
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Question 23. What are these articles?
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Question 22. What is then necessary for a christian to believe?
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Question 21. What is true faith?
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Question 20. Are all men, then, as they perished in Adam, saved by Christ?
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Question 2. How many things are necessary for thee to know, that thou, enjoying this comfort, mayest live and die happy?
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Question 19. Whence knowest thou this?
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Question 18. Who, then, is that Mediator, who is, in one person, both very God, and a real righteous man?
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Question 17. Why must he in one person be also very God?
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Question 16. Why must he be very man, and also perfectly righteous?
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Question 15. What sort of a mediator and deliverer, then, must we seek for?
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Question 14. Can there be found anywhere one, who is a mere creature, able to satisfy for us?
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Question 13. Can we ourselves then make this satisfaction?
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Question 129. What doth the word "AMEN" signify?
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Question 128. How dost thou conclude thy prayer?
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Question 127. Which is the sixth petition?
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Question 126. What is the fifth petition?
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Question 125. Which is the fourth petition?
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Question 124. Which is the third petition?
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Question 123. Which is the second petition?
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Question 122. Which is the first petition?
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Question 121. Why is here added, "WHICH ART IN HEAVEN?"
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Question 120. Why hath Christ commanded us to address God thus, "OUR FATHER?"
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Question 12. Since, then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, is there no way by which we may escape that punishment, and be again received into favor?
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Question 119. What are the words of that prayer?
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Question 118. What hath God commanded us to ask of him?
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Question 117. What are the requisites of that prayer, which is acceptable to God, and which he will hear?
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Question 116. Why is prayer necessary for Christians?
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Question 115. Why will God then have the ten commands so strictly preached, since no man in this life can keep them?
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Question 114. But can those who are converted to God, perfectly keep these commands?
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Question 113. What doth the tenth commandment require of us?
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Question 112. What is required in the ninth command?
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Question 111. But what doth God require in this command?
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Question 110. What doth God forbid in the eighth command?
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Question 11. But is not God also merciful?
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Question 109. Doth God forbid, in this command, only adultery, and such like gross sins?
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Question 108. What doth the seventh command teach us?
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Question 107. But is it enough that we do not kill any man in the manner mentioned above?
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Question 106. But this command seems only to speak of murder
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Question 105. What doth God require in the sixth command?
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Question 104. What doth God require in the fifth command?
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Question 103. What doth God require in the fourth command?
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Question 102. May we also swear by saints, or any other creatures?
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Question 101. May we then swear religiously by the name of God?
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Question 100. Is then the profaning of God's name by swearing and cursing, so heinous a sin, that his wrath is kindled against those who do not endeavour, as much as in them lies, to prevent and forbid such cursing and swearing?
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Question 10. Will God suffer such disobedience and rebellion to go unpunished?
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Question 1. What is thy only comfort in life and death?
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Special Prolegomena
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Commentary of Ursinus: Prolegomena
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Introduction
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The Translator's Preface
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Table of Contents
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What is Catechism?
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