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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.
Against the practise of saluting each other, some things may be objected, 1. Joh. epist. 2. vers. 10. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not to house, neither bid him, God speed. Answer. This place doth not forbid common civility and courtesy of man to man: but only familiarity and acquaintance with heretics: yea such acquaintance and familiarity as may seem to give approbation and applause to their bad proceedings. II. Elisha sending Gehazi his servant to lay his staff on the dead […] ⟨image 395⟩[…] ⟨image 395⟩⟨p. 724⟩child of the Sunamite, bad him if he met any not to salute them, and if they spake to him not to answer them. 2. King. 4.29. And when our Saviour Christ sent his Disciples to preach in Judea, he had them to salute no man by the way. Luk. 10.4 Answ. The intent of these two places is not to forbid men to salute others, but rather to enjoin Gehazi and the Disciples of Christ only to omit for that time the practise of the duties of common courtesy, so far forth as they might hinder or delay the performance of weightier affairs.
Against the practise of saluting each other, some things may be obiected, 1. Ioh. epist. 2. vers. 10. If there come any vnto you, and bring not this doctrine, receiue him not to house, neither bidde him, God speede. Answer. This place doth not forbid common ciuilitie and curtesie of man to man: but onely familiaritie and acquaintance with heretickes: yea such acquaintance and familiaritie as may seeme to giue approbation and applause to their badde proceedings. II. Elisha sending Gehazi his seruant to lay his staffe on the dead 〈…〉 ⟨image 395⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 395⟩⟨p. 724⟩