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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
To the reader: To the Reader whosoever.To the reader: To the Reader whosoeuer.
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.
Flesh. Except this one sin thy life is unblameable.
Flesh. Except this one sinne thy life is vnblameable.
Yea, the best man that is, in the practise of godliness, often appears to be unlike himself: and the cause is this spiritual combat. The flesh otherwhiles makes him wail and mourn and go drooping: presently after the spirit puts into him (as we say) the heart of grease, and makes him triumph against the flesh, the devil, the world. Moses was courageous at the red sea,1 but he failed at the waters of strife. Job first praiseth God, and afterward blasphemeth. David is often fainting in misery, yet by and by revived. Wherefore there is good cause why the consideration of repentance and the combat should go together: that no man, after he hath begun to repent, might dream of ease to his flesh: as though we should go to heaven in beds of down: but rather that we might be resolved, that when we begin to do any thing pleasing unto God, then we must look for nothing but continual molestation from our vile and wicked natures.
Yea, the best man that is, in the practise of godlines, often appeares to be vnlike himselfe: and the cause is this spirituall combat. The flesh otherwhiles makes him wayle and mourne and goe drooping: presently after the spirit puts into him (as we say) the heart of gresse, and makes him triumph against the flesh, the deuill, the world. Moses was couragious at the red sea,