A09339:2643

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

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CERTAIN PROPOSITIONS DECLARING HOW FAR A MAN MAY go in the prof… › Part 36: XXXVI.CERTAINE PROPOSITIONS DECLARING HOW FARRE A MAN MAY goe in the prof… › Part 36: XXXVI.

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XXXVI.

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To come to the second sort of men and to conclude; let the most zealous Papist that is,¹ try himself and his whole estate with a single heart as in the presence of Gods majesty, and he shall find that by his whole religion and profession he doth come short of a reprobate, or at the least not go beyond him in these points before named. The Lord open their eyes that they may see it.

To come to the second sort of men and to conclude; let the most zealous Papist that is,¹ trie himselfe and his whole estate with a single heart as in the presence of Gods maiestie, and he shall finde that by his whole religion and profession he doth come short of a reprobate, or at the least not goe beyond him in these points before named. The Lord open their eyes that they may see it.

1• ••ue•tto them of the religion of the Church of Rome.

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Amen.

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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

XXXVI.

THE ESTATE OF A CHRISTIAN MAN IN this life, which also showeth how far the Elect may go beyond the Reprobate in Christianity, and that by many degrees.

THE ESTATE OF A CHRISTIAN MAN IN this life, which also sheweth how farre the Elect may goe beyond the Reprobate in Christianitie, and that by many degrees.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

XXXVI.

THE ESTATE OF A CHRISTIAN MAN IN this life, which also showeth how far the Elect may go beyond the Reprobate in Christianity, and that by many degrees.

THE ESTATE OF A CHRISTIAN MAN IN this life, which also sheweth how farre the Elect may goe beyond the Reprobate in Christianitie, and that by many degrees.

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