A09339:1641
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.
and all the year after live as they list, making no conscience of lying, slandering, fraud, and deceit in their affairs among men. But we must know that there is no soundness of religion, but gross hypocrisy in all such men: they worship God with their lips, but there is no power of godliness in their hearts.
and all the yeare after liue as they list, making no conscience of lying, slandering, fraud, and deceit in their affaires among men. But we must know that there is no soundnes of religion, but grosse hypocrisie in all such men: they worship God with their lippes, but there is no power of godlinesse in their hearts.
The third point is, concerning the party to whom they make this accusation against Christ, namely, not to a Jew, but to a Gentile: for having condemned him in their Ecclesiastical court before Caiaphas the high priest, they bring him to Pontius Pilate the deputy of Tiberius Caesar in Judea. Where we must observe the wonderful providence of God, in that not only the Jews, but the Gentiles also had a stroke in the arraignment of Christ, that that might be true which the Apostle saith, God shut up all under sin, that he might have mercy upon all.1
The third point is, concerning the partie to whome they make this accusation against Christ, namely, not to a Iewe, but to a Gentile: for hauing condemned him in their Ecclesiasticall court before Caiphas the high priest, they bring him to Pontius Pilate the deputie of Tiberius Caesar in Iudea. Where we must obserue the wonderfull prouidence of God, in that not onely the Iewes, but the Gentiles also had a stroke in the arraignment of Christ, that that might be true which the Apostle saith, God shut vp all vnder sinne, that he might haue mercie vpon all.1