A09339:1578
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.
Furthermore the mother of Christ is described by her quality, a virgin, & and by her name Mary. She was a virgin, first that Christ might be conceived without sin and be a perfect Saviour: secondly, that the saying of the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled,1 Behold a virgin shall conceive & bear a son: according as it was foretold by God in the first giving of the promise, the seed of the woman, not the seed of the man, shall bruise the serpents head. Now the Jews to elude the most pregnant testimony of the prophet, say, that Alma signifies not a virgin, but a young woman which hath known a man. But this is indeed a forgery. For Isaiah there speaks of an extraordinary work of God above nature, whereas for a woman having known man to conceive, is no wonder. And the word Alma, 2through the whole bible is taken for a virgin, as by a particular search will appear.
Furthermore the mother of Christ is described by her qualitie, a virgin, & and by her name Mary. Shee was a virgine, first that Christ might be conceiued without sinne and be a perfect Sauiour: secondly, that the saying of the prophet Esay might be fulfilled,1 Behold a virgine shall conceiue & beare a sonne: according as it was foretold by God in the first giuing of the promise, the seede of the woman, not the seede of the man, shall bruise the serpents heade. Nowe the Iewes to elude the most pregnant testimonie of the prophet, saie, that Alma signifies not a virgin, but a young woman which hath knowne a man. But this is indeede a forgerie. For Esay there speakes of an extraordinary worke of God aboue nature, whereas for a woman hauing knowne man to conceiue, is no wonder. And the word Alma, 2through the whole bible is taken for a virgin, as by a particular search will appeare.
- 1•sal. 7.22.
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