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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.
As for the reasons which be alleged to the contrary, they are of no moment. I. Object. The word of God can not be God: the son is the word of ⟨p. 272⟩the father: therefore he is not God. Answ. The word is taken two ways: first for a sounding word standing of letters and syllables uttered either by God or by the creatures: now on this manner Christ is not the word of God. Secondly there is a substantial word, which is of the substance of him whose word it is. And thus Christ is the word of God the father. And he is so termed, I. in respect of the father: for as reason and speech hath his beginning from the mind without any passion in the mind, so hath he beginning from the father. And as the speech is in the mind and the mind in the speech, so the father is in the son, and the son in the father. II. In respect of all creatures. The father doth all things by the son;1 by whose powerful word the world was made, is now preserved and shall be abolished. III. In respect of the Church. For the father by him speaks unto us both in the outward ministry of the word, and by the inward operation of the spirit: and again we by him speak to the father.
As for the reasons which be alleadged to the contrarie, they are of no moment. I. Obiect. The word of God can not be God: the sonne is the word of ⟨p. 272⟩the father: therefore he is not God. Answ. The word is taken two waies: first for a sounding word standing of letters and syllables vttered either by God or by the creatures: now on this manner Christ is not the word of God. Secondly there is a substantiall word, which is of the substance of him whose word it is. And thus Christ is the word of God the father. And he is so tearmed, I. in respect of the father: for as reason and speach hath his beginning from the mind without any passion in the minde, so hath he beginning from the father. And as the speach is in the minde and the minde in the speach, so the father is in the sonne, and the sonne in the father. II. In respect of all creatures. The father doth all things by the sonne;1 by whose powerfull word the world was made, is now preserued and shall be abolished. III. In respect of the Church. For the father by him speakes vnto vs both in the outward ministerie of the word, and by the inward operation of the spirit: and againe we by him speake to the father.