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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. Thou miserable wretch, doest thou feel thy self graceless, and wilt thou bear the face of a Christian? and by thy hypocrisy offend God? as thou art, so show thy self to the world.
Sathan. Thou miserable wretch, doest thou feele thy selfe gracelesse, and wilt thou beare the face of a Christian? and by thy hypocrisie offend God? as thou art, so shew thy selfe to the world.
Christian. Avoid Satan, Christ hath vanquished, and overcome thee for my cause, that I might also triumph over thee. I am no hypocrite: for whereas I have had heretofore some testimony of my faith, at this time I am less moved, though faith seem to be absent: like as a man may seem to be dead, both in his own sense, and by the judgement of the physician, and yet may have life in him: so faith may be, though always it do not appear.
Christian. Auoide Sathan, Christ hath vanquished, and ouercome thee for my cause, that I might also triumph ouer thee. I am no hypocrite: for whereas I haue had heretofore some testimonie of my faith, at this time I am lesse moued, though faith seeme to be absent: like as a man may seeme to be dead, both in his own sense, and by the iudgement of the physitian, and yet may haue life in him: so faith may be, though alwaies it doe not appeare.
Satan. But thou art a man stark dead in sin, God hath now quite forsaken thee: he hath left thee unto me to be ruled: he hath given me power over thee, to bring thee to damnation: he will not have thee to trust in him any longer.
Sathan. But thou art a man starke dead in sinne, God hath now quite forsaken thee: he hath left thee vnto me to be ruled: he hath giuen me power ouer thee, to bring thee to damnation: he wil not haue thee to trust in him any longer.