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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.
Timoth. It is dangerous to read the scriptures, you that have no learning may easily fall into errors and heresies.
Timoth. It is dangerous to read the scriptures, you that haue no learning may easily fall into errors and heresies.
Euseb. As he which knoweth his letters perfectly, and can spell, cannot but read if he be diligent: and as he which hath clear eyes without impediment or let, and walketh thereto in the light and open day, cannot but see, if he attend and take heed: even so I having the profession of my Baptism only written in my heart, and feeling it sealed up in my conscience by the holy Ghost, cannot but understand the scripture, because I exercise my self therein, and compare one place with another, and mark the manner of speech, and ask here and there the meaning of a sentence of them that be better exercised then I: for I feel in my heart, and have a sensible experience of that inwardly, which the spirit of God hath delivered in the scriptures. So that I find mine inward experience as a commentary unto me.
Euseb. As he which knoweth his letters perfectly, and can spell, cannot but read if he be diligent: and as he which hath cleere eies without impediment or let, and walketh thereto in the light and open day, cannot but see, if hee attend and take heede: euen so I hauing the profession of my Baptisme onely written in my heart, and feeling it sealed vp in my conscience by the holy Ghost, cannot but vnderstand the scripture, because I exercise my selfe therein, and compare one place with another, and marke the manner of speech, and aske here and there the meaning of a sentence of them that bee better exercised then I: for I feele in my heart, and haue a sensible experience of that inwardly, which the spirit of God hath deliuered in the scriptures. So that I find mine inward experience as a commentarie vnto me.