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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. Still thou dreamest and imaginest, thou lovest and likest thy self, and therefore thou thinkest the best of thy self.
Sathan. Still thou dreamest and imaginest, thou louest and likest thy selfe, and therefore thou thinkest the best of thy selfe.
Christian. 1Yea, but God of his goodness hath brought forth such tokens of faith in me, that I cannot be deceived. I. I am displeased with my self for my manifold sins, in which sometime I have delighted and bathed my self, Rom. 7.15.24. II. I purpose never to commit them again, if God give me strength, as I trust he will. III. I have a very great desire to be doing those things which God commandeth. IV. Those that be the children of God: if I do but hear of them, I love them with my heart, and wish unto them as to my self. 1. Joh. 3.14. V. My heart leapeth for gladness, when I hear of the preaching of the word. VI. I long to see the coming of Christ Jesus, that an end may be made of sinning, and of displeasing God. Apoc. 22.70. VII. I feel in my heart the fruits of the spirit, joy, love, peace, gentleness, meekness, patience, temperance: the works of the flesh I abhor them, fornication, adultery, uncleanness, wantonness, idolatry, strife, envy, anger, drunkenness, bibbing and quaffing, and all such like. Gal. 5. 19,20,22. All these cannot proceed from thee, Satan, or from my flesh, but only from faith which is wrought in me by Gods holy spirit.
Christian. 1Yea, but God of his goodnesse hath brought forth such tokens of faith in me, that I cannot be deceiued. I. I am displeased with my selfe for my manifold sinnes, in which somtime I haue delighted and bathed my selfe,