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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.
The uses which concern our selves are of two sorts: comforts to the children of God, and duties that are to be learned and practised of us all. The comforts are especially three. First Christs resurrection serveth for the justification of all that believe in him, even before God the father: as Paul saith,1 Christ was given to death for our sins, and is risen again for our justification: which words have this meaning: when Christ died, we must not consider him as a private man, as we have showed before, but as one that stood in the stead and room of all the elect: in his death he bare our sins and suffered all that we should have suffered in our own persons for ever, and the guilt of our offences was laid upon him: and therefore Isaiah saith, he was numbered among the wicked. Now in his rising again he freed and disburdened himself not from any sins of his own, because he was without sin, but from the guilt and punishment of our sins imputed unto him. And hence it comes to pass that all those which put their trust and affiance in the merit of Christ, at the very first instant of their believing have their own sins not imputed unto them, and his righteousness imputed.
The vses which concerne our selues are of two sorts: comforts to the children of God, and duties that are to be learned and practised of vs all. The comforts are especially three. First Christs resurrection serueth for the iustification of all that beleeue in him, euen before God the father: as Paul saith,1 Christ was giuen to death for our sinnes, and is risen againe for our iustification: which wordes haue this meaning: when Christ died, we must not consider him as a priuate man, as we haue shewed before, but as one that stoode in the stead and roome of all the elect: in his death he bare our sinnes and suffered all that we should haue suffered in our owne persons for euer, and the guilt of our offences was laide vpon him: and therefore Esai saith, he was numbred among the wicked. Now in his rising againe he freed and disburdened himselfe not from any sinnes of his owne, because he was without sinne, but from the guilt and punishment of our sinnes imputed vnto him. And hence it comes to passe that all those which put their trust and affiance in the merit of Christ, at the very first instant of their beleeuing haue their owne sinnes not imputed vnto them, and his righteousnes imputed.