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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
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.
4. Wants to be bewailed.
The wants to be bewailed are the burden of our sins and the corruptions of our natures, and the wickedness of our lives, and the sins of our youth, and of our old age, Psal. 40. 12. My sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up: they are more in number then the hairs of my head: therefore mine heart hath failed me. Thus with David we are to travel & groan under this burden: but this grief for sin, is a rare thing in the world. Men can mourn bitterly for the things of this life, but their sins never trouble them. Again, this sorrow must be for sin, because it is sin, though there were neither hell to torment, nor devil or conscience to accuse, nor judge to revenge.
THe wants to be bewailed are the burthen of our sinnes and the corruptions of our natures, and the wickednes of our liues, and the sinnes of our youth, and of our old age, Psal. 40. 12. My sinnes haue taken such hold vpon me, that I am not able to looke vp: they are more in number then the haires of my head: therefore mine heart hath failed me. Thus with Dauid we are to trauel & grone vnder this burthen: but this griefe for sinne, is a rare thing in the world. Men can mourne bitterly for the things of this life, but their sinnes neuer trouble them. Againe, this sorrow must be for sinne, because it is sinne, though there were neither hell to torment, nor deuill or conscience to accuse, nor iudge to reuenge.