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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 communion of the living with the dead stands in two things: the one is, that the Saints departed in the Church Triumphant do in general pray for the Church militant upon earth, desiring the final deliverance of all their fellow members from all their miseries. And therefore in the Apocalypse they cry on this manner,1 Howe long Lord holy and true! doest not thou judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth. I say in general, because they pray not for the particular conditions and persons of men upon earth considering they neither know, nor see, nor hear us: neither can they tell what things are done upon earth. The second is, that the godly on earth do in heart and affection converse with them in heaven, desiring continually to be dissolved and to be with Christ. Now whereas the Papists do further enlarge this communion, avouching that the Saints in heaven make intercession to Christ for us, and impart their merits unto us; and that we again for that cause are to invocate them, and to do unto them religious worship, we dissent from them, ⟨p. 504⟩being resolved that these things are but inventions of mans brain, wanting warrant of the word.
The communion of the liuing with the dead stands in two things: the one is, that the Saints departed in the Church Triumphant doe in generall pray for the Church militant vpon earth, desiring the finall deliuerance of all their fellowe members from all their miseries. And therefore in the Apocalyps they crie on this manner,1 Howe long Lord holy and true! doest not thou iudge and auenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth. I say in generall, because they praie not for the particular conditions and persons of men vpon earth considering they neither knowe, nor see, nor heare vs: neither can they tell what things are done vpon earth. The second is, that the godly on earth do in heart and affection conuerse with them in heauen, desiring continually to be dissolued and to be with Christ. Nowe whereas the Papists do further inlarge this communion, auouching that the Saints in heauen make intercession to Christ for vs, and impart their merits vnto vs; and that we againe for that cause are to inuocate them, and to doe vnto them religious worship, we dissent from thē,