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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.
Again, if we believe that our bodies shall rise again after this life, & stand before God at the last day of judgement, we must daily enter into a serious consideration of this time, and have in mind that one dai• we must meet the Lord face to face. A traveller comes into an Inn having but a penny in his purse, he sits down and calls for all store of provision and dainties: now what is to be thought of him? surely in the judgement of all men his behaviour betokens folly, or rather madness. But why? because he spends freely and hath no regard to the reckoning which must follow: how foolish then & mad is the practise of every man that liveth in his sins, bathing himself in his pleasures in this world, never bethinking how he shall meet god at the last day of judgement, and th•re make reckoning for all his doings. An ancient divine w•ites of himself that this saying ran in his mind, and sounded always in his ears:1 Arise ye dead and come unto judgement. And this ought always to be sounding in our ears, that while we have time we should prepare our selves to meet God at the last day.
Againe, if we beleeue that our bodies shall rise againe after this life, & stand before God at the last daie of iudgement, wee must daily enter into a serious consideration of this time, and haue in minde that one dai• we must meet the Lord face to face. A traueller comes into an Inne hauing but a penny in his purse, he sits downe and cals for all store of prouision and dainties: now what is to be thought of him? surely in the iudgement of all men his behauiour betokens folly, or rather madnes. But why? because he spendes freely and hath no regard to the reckening which must follow: howe foolish then & mad is the practise of euery man that liueth in his sinns, bathing himselfe in his pleasures in this world, neuer bethinking how he shal meet god at the last day of iudgement, and th•re make reckening for all his doings. An ancient diuine w•ites of himselfe that this saying ran in his minde, and sounded alwaies in his eares:1