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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.
Again,1 children sitting in company together, fell into communication of God, and to reason what God was. And some said one thing, some another: ⟨p. 734⟩among the rest, one said, He is a good old father: to which an other, named Dennis Benfield, replied with a most outrageous blasphemy: What, he (said she) is an old doting fool. But shortly after this young girl was so stricken, that all the one side of her was black, and she became speechless, and died.
Againe,1 children sitting in companie togither, fell into communication of God, and to reason what God was. And some said one thing, some another: ⟨p. 734⟩among the rest, one saide, He is a good old father: to which an other, named Dennis Benfield, replied with a most outragious blasphemy: What, he (said she) is an old doting foole. But shortly after this yong gyrle was so stricken, that all the one side of her was blacke, and she became speechles•e, and died.
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1Again, one Leaver a plough-man, railing, said that he saw the evil favoured knave Latimer when he was burned: and also in despite, said, that he had teeth like an horse. At which time and hour, as near as could be gathered, the son of the said Leaver most wickedly hanged himself.