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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.
Euseb. Surely, it maketh my heart to bleed to see how many men brag of the gospel, and yet what little fruit the gospel hath in them, and what little love they show, even they which abound in rents and lands. My poor advise is this, that you would with patience depend upon Gods providence. It is said, Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Then let all the world study to do you wrong, yea, let them study to bring you to extreme misery, & do it too: yet if you be meek, you shall have food and raiment enough for you and yours. And no doubt, God (who is always true of his promise) shall raise up some to help you. And my counsel is that you give your Landlord ⟨p. 642⟩now and then a capon, now a pig, now a goose; and if you be able • lamb or a calf, and let your wife visit your landlady now and then with spiced cakes, with apples, pears, cherries, and such like: and be you ready with your oxen, or horses, five or six times in the year, to fetch home their wood• to plough their land, then no doubt God may soften their hearts and move them to have some pity and compassion on your poor estate.
Euseb. Surely, it maketh my heart to bleed to see how many men bragge of the gospell, and yet what little fruite the gospell hath in them, and what little loue they shew, euen they which abound in rents and lands. My poore aduise is this, that you would with patience depend vpon Gods prouidence. It is said, Blessed are the meeke for they shall inherit the earth. Then let all the worlde studie to doe you wrong, yea, let them studie to bring you to extreame miserie, & do it too: yet if you be meek, you shall haue foood and raiment enough for you and yours. And no doubt, God (who is alwaies true of his promise) shall raise vp some to helpe you. And my counsel is that you giue your Landlord ⟨p. 642⟩now and then a capon, now a pigge, now a goose; and if you be able • lambe or a calfe, and let your wife visit your landladie now and then with spiced cakes, with apples, peares, cherries, and such like: and be you readie with your oxen, or horses, fiue or sixe times in the yeare, to fetch home their wood• to plow their land, then no doubt God may soften their hearts and mooue them to haue some pitie and compassion on your poore estate.