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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.
Thirdly, if we believe the resurrection of the body, we are not to weep & mourn immoderately for our friends deceased. Our Saviour Christ did weep for Lazarus, and when Steven was stoned to death, certain men that feared God buried him, and made great lamentation for him: and therefore mourning is not condemned: and we must not be as stocks, that are bereft of all compassion: yet remember we must, what Saint Paul saith to th• Thessalonians:1 I would not, brethren, have you ignorant concerning those which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, as others which have no hope. For the godly man properly dieth not, but lays himself down to take a sleep after his manifold labours in this life; which being ended he must rise again to joys everlasting: and therefore we must needs moderate and mingle our mourning for the ⟨p. 514⟩deceased, with this and such like comforts.
Thirdly, if we beleeue the resurrection of the bodie, we are not to weepe & mourne immoderatly for our friends deceased. Our Sauiour Christ did weep for Lazarus, and when Steuen was stoned to death, certaine men that feared God buried him, and made great lamentation for him: and therefore mourning is not condemned: and wee must not be as stockes, that are bereft of all compassion: yet remember we must, what Saint Paul saith to th• Thessalonians:1 I would not, brethren, haue you ignorant concerning those which are asleepe, that ye sorrowe not, as others which haue no hope. For the godlie man properly dieth not, but laies himselfe downe to take a sleepe after his manifolde labours in this life; which beeing ended hee must rise againe to ioyes euerlasting: and therefore we must needes moderate and mingle our mourning for the ⟨p. 514⟩deceased, with this and such like comforts.
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