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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.
5. Graces to be desired.
The grace which we must desire, is the spirit of grace and deprecations. Zachar. 12.10. which is that gift of the holy Ghost, whereby we are enabled to call to God for the pardon of our sins. A man having offended the laws of a prince, and being in danger of death, will never be at quiet till he have gotten a pardon: even so they which feel and see them sins having this ⟨p. 554⟩spirit, are so moved, that they can never be at rest, till in prayer they be eased of the burden of their sins. A man may, I grant, babble and speak many words, but he shall never pray effectually, before he have this spirit of prayer to make him cry, Abba, father. For worldly commodities all can pray: but learn to pray for the want of Christ.
THe grace which we must desire, is the spirit of grace and deprecations. Zachar. 12.10. which is that gift of the holy Ghost, whereby we are inabled to call to God for the pardon of our sinnes. A man hauing offended the laws of a prince, and beeing in daunger of death, will neuer be at quiet till he haue gotten a pardon: euen so they which feele and see them sinnes hauing this ⟨p. 554⟩spirit, are so mooued, that they can neuer be at rest, till in praier they be eased of the burthen of their sinnes. A man may, I graunt, babble and speake many wordes, but he shall neuer pray effectually, before he haue this spirit of praier to make him crie, Abba, father. For worldly commodities all can pray: but learne to pray for the want of Christ.