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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.
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He may be zealous in the religion which he professeth, and fall from that profession, as the Galatians did, twho, after that they had received Paul as an Angel, and would have plucked out their eyes to have done him good: yet they fell from the doctrine which he had taught them to justification by the works of the Law, which flat overthroweth justification by faith alone. uThe same appeareth in Jehu, who was very zealous for Gods cause, & for the defacing of idolatry, and thereupon God blessed him in his children: yet nevertheless he was a wicked man, xand followed the vile sins of Jeroboam his father.
He may be zealous in the religion which he professeth, and fall from that profession, as the Galatians did, twho, after that they had receiued Paul as an Angel, and would haue plucked out their eyes to haue done him good: yet they fell from the doctrine which he had taught them to iustification by the works of the Law, which flat ouerthroweth iustification by faith alone. uThe same appeareth in Iehu, who was very zealous for Gods cause, & for the defacing of idolatrie, and thereupon God blessed him in his children: yet neuerthelesse he was a wicked man, x