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A Golden Chain
A golden chain: or The description of theology containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seen in the table annexed. Hereunto is adjoined the order which M. Theodore Beza used in comforting afflicted consciences.A golden chaine: or The description of theologie containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seene in the table annexed. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting afflicted consciences.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1600Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1600
AN EXPOSITION OF THE CREED. I believe in God. &c.AN EXPOSITION OF THE CREED. I beleeue in God. &c.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Fourthly, seeing Gods providence disposeth all things, we are taught to gather observations of the same, in things both past, and present: that we may learn thereby to be armed against the time to come. Thus David when he was to encounter with Goliath, gathered hope and confidence to himself for the time to come, by the observation of Gods providence in the time past: for saith he,1 when I kept my fathers sheep, I slue a lion and a bear that devoured the flock: now the Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Fourthly, seeing Gods prouidence disposeth all things, wee are taught to gather obseruations of the same, in things both past, and present: that we may learne thereby to be armed against the time to come. Thus Dauid when hee was to encounter with Goliah, gathered hope and confidence to himselfe for the time to come, by the obseruation of Gods prouidence in the time past: for saith he,1 when I kept my fathers sheepe, I slue a lyon and a beare that deuoured the flocke: nowe the Lord that deliuered me out of the paw of the lyon, and out of the paw of the beare, he will deliuer me out of the hand of this Philistim.
- 11. Sam. 1•.37.
Fifthly, because Gods providence disposeth all things, when we make lawful promises to do any thing, we must put in, or at the least conceive this condition [if the Lord will] for S. James saith,1 that we ought to say, If the Lord will, and if we live, we will do this or that. This also was Davids practise: for to all the congregation of Israel he said,