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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
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Euseb. God doth not so much regard the quantity of his graces as the truth of them, he approveth a little faith if it be a true faith: yea, if faith in us were no more but a grain of mustard seed (which is the least of all other seeds) it should be effectual, and God would have respect unto it. The poor diseased beggar with a lame hand, having the palsy also, is able nevertheless to reach out the same and receive an alms of a King: and so in like manner a ⟨p. 626⟩weak and languishing faith is sufficiently able to reach out it self, and to apprehend the infinite mercies of our heavenly king offered unto us in Christ. Faith in the 3. of John, is compared unto the eye of the Israelite, which although it were of dim sight, or looked a squint, yet if it could never so little behold the brazen serpent, it was sufficient to cure the stings of the fiery serpents, and to save life.
Euseb. God doth not so much regard the quantity of his graces as the truth of them, hee approueth a little faith if it bee a true faith: yea, if faith in vs were no more but a grame of mustard seede (which is the least of all other seedes) it should be effectuall, and God would haue respect vnto it. The poore diseased begger with a lame hande, hauing the palsie also, is able neuerthelesse to reach out the same and receiue an almes of a King: and so in like manner a ⟨p. 626⟩weake and languishing faith is sufficiently able to reach out it selfe, and to apprehend the infinite mercies of our heauenly king offered vnto vs in Christ. Faith in the 3. of Iohn, is cōpared vnto the eie of the Israelite, which although it were of dimme sight, or looked a squint, yet if it could neuer so little behold the brasen serpent, it was sufficient to cure the stings of the fierie serpents, and to saue life.
Timoth. Seeing that you satisfy me in every point so fully, show me I pray you, whether a man may be wicked and have faith, and whether faith entering expelleth wickedness. For I have heard some say, that a man might believe the word of God, and yet be never the better in his life, or holier then before he was.