A09339:2364

A Golden Chain

Name: A Golden Chain
Author: William Perkins

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.

William Perkins 1558–1602Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1600Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1600

[8], 184, [14], 185-524, [4], 525-570, [2], 571-684, [2], 685-711, [3], 713-771, [3], 773-830, [4], 831-906, [4], 907-1057, [1] p., [6] tables (some folded) · 648k words · STC 19646 · ESTC S114458

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

AN EXPOSITION OF THE Lords prayer, in the way of Catechism. Seruin… › Give us this day our daily bread.] › 5. Errors confuted.AN EXPOSITION OF THE Lords praier, in the way of Catechisme. Seruin… › Giue vs this day our daily bread.] › 5. Errours confuted.

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.

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5. Errors confuted.

5. Errours confuted.

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Papists teach that men by works of grace may merit life eternal, and increase of justification in this life. But how can this be? for here we see that every bit of bread which we eat, is the free gift of God without any merit of ours. Now, if we can not merit a piece of bread, what madness is it to think that we can merit life everlasting.

PApists teach that men by workes of grace may merit life eternall, and increase of iustification in this life. But howe can this be? for here we see that euery bit of bread which we eate, is the free gift of God without any merit of ours. Now, if we can not merit a peece of bread, what madnes is it to thinke that we can merit life euerlasting.

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2. They also are deceived who think; that any thing comes by mere ⟨p. 552⟩chance or fortune, without Gods providence. Indeed in respect of men who know not the causes of things, many chances there are: but so, as that they are ordered and come to pass by Gods providence. Luk. 10.31. By chance there came down a certain priest that way.

2. They also are deceiued who thinke; that any thing comes by meere ⟨p. 552⟩

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The book

Title as printed

Author

William Perkins 1558–1602

Place

Cambridge

Printer

John LegatIohn Legat

Year

1600

Size

[8], 184, [14], 185-524, [4], 525-570, [2], 571-684, [2], 685-711, [3], 713-771, [3], 773-830, [4], 831-906, [4], 907-1057, [1] p., [6] tables (some folded)

Words

647,713

Catalogue

STC 19646 · ESTC S114458

Text

EEBO-TCP A09339

Passages

5,152

Sections

619

Title page

A Golden Chain

5. Errors confuted.

5. Errours confuted.

Forgive us our debts.]

Forgiue vs our debts.]

1. The Coherence.

2. The meaning.

3. The uses of the words.

3. The vses of the words.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

5. Errors confuted.

5. Errours confuted.

Forgive us our debts.]

Forgiue vs our debts.]

1. The Coherence.

2. The meaning.

3. The uses of the words.

3. The vses of the words.

Transcription key