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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 remains the third and last part of the conception, which is the Union of the godhead and the manhood: concerning which, many points are particularly to be handled. The first is, what kind of Union this is? Ans. In the Trinity there be two sorts of unions: union in nature, and union in person. Union in nature is, when two or moe things are joined and united into one nature, as the Father, the Son, the holy Ghost being and remaining three distinct persons, are one and the same in nature or Godhead. Union in person is, when two things are in that manner united, that they make but one person or subsistence: as a body created by God and a reasonable soul joined both together make one particular man, as Peter, Paul, John, &c. And this second, is the union whereof we entreat in this place: by which the second person in Trinity the son of God did unite unto himself the humane nature, that is the body and soul of man: so as the Godhead of the Son and the manhood concurring together made but one person.
Now remaines the third and last part of the conception, which is the Vnion of the godhead and the manhood: cōcerning which, many points are particularly to be handled. The first is, what kinde of Vnion this is? Ans. In the Trinitie there be two sorts of vnions: vnion in nature, and vnion in person. Vnion in nature is, when two or moe things are ioyned and vnited into one nature, as the Father, the Sonne, the holy Ghost beeing and remaining three distinct persons, are one and the same in nature or Godhead. Vnion in person is, when two things are in that maner vnited, that they make but one person or subsistance: as a bodie created by God and a reasonable soule ioyned both togither make one particular man, as Peter, Paul, Iohn, &c. And this second, is the vnion whereof we intreat in this place: by which the second person in Trinitie the sonne of God did vnite vnto himselfe the humane nature, that is the bodie and soule of man: so as the Godhead of the Sonne and the manhood concurring togither made but one person.
The second point is, in what thing this union doth consist. Answ. It consists in this, that the second person the Son of God doth assume unto it a manhood in such order, that it being void of all personal being in it self, doth wholly and only subsist in the same person. As the plant called Missel or Mistletoe having no root of his own,