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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.
Satan. Thy afflictions are heavy, and comfortless, therefore they can not be arguments of Gods favour.
Sathan. Thy afflictions are heauie, and comfortlesse, therefore they can not be arguments of Gods fauour.
Christian. Indeed their nature is to bring grief and heaviness to the soul, but I have had joy in the midst of my afflictions,1 & strength sufficient to bear them,2 and after them have bin many ways bettered, which befalleth to none of the wicked: and for that cause, it is a great persuasion to me that I shall not ⟨p. 659⟩be damned with the wicked world,3 but in spite of all thy power, pass from death to everlasting life.
Christian. Indeede their nature is to bring griefe and heauines to the soule, but I haue had ioy in the midst of my afflictions,1 & strength sufficient to beare them,2 and after them haue bin many waies bettered, which befalleth to none of the wicked: and for that cause, it is a great perswasion to me that I shall not ⟨p. 659⟩be damned with the wicked world,3 but in spite of all thy power, passe from death to euerlasting life.