A09339:1769
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.
The time when Christ was buried was the evening, wherein the Sabbath was to begin according to the manner of the Jews, which began their days at sun setting from evening to evening according to that in Genesis:1 the evening and the morning was the first day. Now Joseph cometh a little before evening and beggeth the body of Christ and burieth it: where note, that howsoever we are not bound to keep the sabbath so strictly as the Jews were, yet when we have any business or work to be done of our ordinary calling, we must not take a part of the Lords sabbath to do it in, but prevent the time, and do it either before as Joseph did, or rather after the sabbath. This is little practised in the world. Men think if they go to Church before and after noon to hear Gods word, then all the day after they may do what they list, and spend the rest of the time at their own pleasure: but the whole day is the Lords, and therefore must be spent wholly in his service both by public hearing of the word, and also by private reading and meditation on the same.
The time when Christ was buried was the euening, wherein the Sabbath was to begin according to the manner of the Iewes, which began their daies at sunne setting from euening to euening according to that in Genesis:1 the euening and the morning was the first day. Nowe Ioseph commeth a little before euening and beggeth the body of Christ and burieth it: where note, that howsoeuer we are not bounde to keepe the sabbath so strictly as the Iewes were, yet when we haue any busines or worke to be done of our ordinarie calling, wee must not take a part of the Lords sabbath to doe it in, but preuent the time, and doe it either before as Ioseph did, or rather after the sabbath. This is little practised in the worlde. Men thinke if they goe to Church before and after noone to heare Gods worde, then all the day after they may doe what they list, and spend the rest of the time at their owne pleasure: but the whole day is the Lords, and therefore must be spent wholly in his seruice both by publike hearing of the word, and also by priuate reading and meditation on the same.