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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.
Christs anointing is according to both his natures; for in what nature •e is a Mediator, in the same he is anointed: but according to both his natures jointly he is a Mediator: the godhead is no mediator without the manhood, nor the manhood without the godhead: and therefore his anointing extends it self both to his godhead and to his manhood.
Christs annointing is according to both his natures; for in what nature •e is a Mediatour, in the same he is annointed: but according to both his natures ioyntly he is a Mediatour: the godhead is no mediatour without the manhood, nor the manhood without the godhead: and therefore his annointing extends it selfe both to his godhead and to his manhood.
Christs anointing hath two parts, both of them figured by the anointing of the Jews. The first is his consecration whereby he was set apart to do the office of a Mediator between God and man: and therefore to be a king, a priest, a prophet: a king, to gather and withal to govern his Church and people: a priest, to make satisfaction and intercession for the sins of the elect: a prophet, to reveal and teach his people the will of God his father. And though it be true that Christ is set apart to the work of mediation as he is mediator or as he is man: yet as he is God he doth design and set himself apart to the same work. For to design the mediator is a common action of the three persons, the father, the sonne• and the holy ghost: and yet considering the father is first in order, and therefore hath the beginning of the action; for this cause he is said especially to design, as when S. John saith; Him ⟨p. 267⟩hath God the father sealed.1
Christs annointing hath two parts, both of them figured by the annointing of the Iewes. The first is his consecration whereby he was set apart to do the office of a Mediatour betweene God and man: and therfore to be a king, a priest, a prophet: a king, to gather and withall to gouerne his Church and people: a priest, to make satisfaction and intercession for the sinnes of the elect: a prophet, to reueale and teach his people the will of God his father. And though it be true that Christ is set apart to the work of mediation as he is mediatour or as he is man: yet as he is God he doth designe and set himselfe apart to the same worke. For to designe the mediatour is a common action of the three persons, the father, the sonne and the holy ghost: and yet considering the father is first in order, and threfore hath the beginning of the action; for this cause he is said especially to designe, as when S. Iohn saith; Him