A09339:2597
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.
XV.
He may confess his sins, even his particular sins before men: but this ⟨p. 577⟩is only then, when his soul is tormented for them, and can find no ease. For then he sticketh not to utter his secret filthiness to the hearing of all men; & to the open shaming of himself. When God smote all that was in the fields of Egypt with hail, then Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them,y I have now sinned, the Lord is righteous, but I and my people are wicked: pray ye unto the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunders, &c. So Judas, when he saw that Christ was condemned, and felt an hell in his conscience, brake out, and said, I have sinned in betraying the innocent blood. And the experience of these days giveth fearful examples for the proof of this point.
He may confesse his sinnes, euen his particular sinnes before men: but this ⟨p. 577⟩is onely then, when his soule is tormented for them, and can find no ease. For then he sticketh not to vtter his secret filthines to the hearing of all men; & to the open shaming of himselfe. When God smote all that was in the fieldes of Egypt with haile, then Pharao sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said vnto them,y I haue now sinned, the Lord is righteous, but I and my people are wicked: pray ye vnto the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mightie thunders, &c. So Iudas, when he saw that Christ was condemned, and felt an hell in his conscience, brake out, and said, I haue sinned in betraying the innocent blood. And the experience of these daies giueth fearefull examples for the proofe of this point.