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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.
Now the things which may be alleged to the contrary for the infringing of the trueth of Christs manhood, are of no moment. As first, because Christ appeared in the form of a man in the old testament, being no man:1 therefore he did so at his coming in the new testament: but the reason is not like. For Christ in the old testament as the angel of his father in some special affairs, took unto him the body of a man for some space of time; but he did not receive it into the unity of his person; but laid it down when the business which he enterprised with men was ended. Now in the fullness of time he came from heaven, as the angel of the covenant, and for that cause he was to unite into his own person the nature of man, which thing was never done before. And when as Paul saith,2 that Christ came in the similitude of sinful flesh, his meaning is not to signify, that he was a man only in resemblance and show; but to testify, that being a true man which was ⟨p. 281⟩indeed void of sin, he was content to abase himself to that condition in which he became like to a miserable sinner in bearing the punishment for our sin. For Paul doth not say that he took upon him the similitude of flesh simply as it is flesh, but of the flesh of sin or sinful flesh.
Nowe the things which may bee alleadged to the contrarie for the infringing of the trueth of Christs manhoode, are of no moment. As first, because Christ appeared in the forme of a man in the olde testament, beeing no man:1 therfore he did so at his comming in the newe testament: but the reason is not like. For Christ in the olde testament as the angel of his father in some speciall affaires, tooke vnto him the bodie of a man for some space of time; but he did not receiue it into the vnitie of his person; but laid it downe when the busines which he enterprised with men was ended. Nowe in the fulnesse of time he came from heauen, as the angel of the couenant, and for that cause he was to vnite into his owne person the nature of man, which thing was neuer done before. And when as Paul saith,2