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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.
Truly I feel in my heart a burning love towards them which are good Christians, though I never knew them nor saw them, and I am very desirous to do any good for them: and if drops of my heart blood would do them good they should have them. Moreover, I hate all sin and wickedness with a bitter hatred, and I long to see the coming of my Saviour Christ to judgement, I am grieved and disquieted because I cannot fulfil the law of god as I ought, all which I have learned forth of Gods word to be tokens of Gods children. And thus you see what evidence I have to show that I am a true member of the Church militant, and in the favour of God.
Truely I feele in my heart a burning loue towards them which are good Christians, though I neuer knew them nor saw them, and I am very desirous to doe any good for them: and if drops of my heart blood would doe them good they should haue them. Moreouer, I hate all sinne and wickednes with a bitter hatred, and I long to see the comming of my Sauiour Christ to iudgement, I am grieued and disquieted because I cannot fulfil the law of god as I ought, all which I haue learned forth of Gods word to be tokens of Gods children. And thus you see what euidence I haue to shewe that I am a true member of the Church militant, and in the fauour of God.
Timoth. Have you a steadfast faith in Christ, (as these arguments seem to prove) without all wavering, doubting, and distrusting of Gods mercy.
Timoth. Haue you a steadfast faith in Christ, (as these arguments seeme to prooue) without all wauering, doubting, and distrusting of Gods mercy.
Euseb. No, no. This my faith which I have in Christ is even fought against with doubting, and ever assailed with desperation, not when I sin only, but also in tentations of adversity, into which God bringeth me to nurture me & to show me mine own heart, the hypocrisy and false thoughts that there lie hid, my almost no faith at all, and as little love even then haply when I thought my self most perfect of all: for when temptations come I cannot stand, when I have sinned faith is feeble, when wrong is done unto me I cannot forgive, in sickness, in loss of goods, in all tribulation I am unpatient,