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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.
The reason of this difference is, because the soul of a man is a spirit or spiritual substance, whereas the soul of a beast is no substance, but a natural vigour or quality, and hath no being in it self without the body on which it wholly dependeth. The soul of man contrariwise being created of nothing, and breathed into the body, and as well subsisting forth of it as in it.
The reason of this difference is, because the soule of a man is a spirit or spirituall substance, whereas the soule of a beast is no substance, but a naturall vigour or qualitie, and hath no beeing in it selfe without the bodie on which it wholly dependeth. The soule of man contrariwise beeing created of nothing, and breathed into the bodie, and as well subsisting forth of it as in it.
The kinds of death are two, as the kinds of life are, bodily and spiritual. Bodily death is nothing else but the separation of the soul from the body, as bodily life is the conjunction of body and soul: and this death is called the first, because in respect of time it goes before the second. Spiritual death is the separation of the whole man both in body and soul from the gracious fellowship of God. Of these twain, the first is but an entrance to death, and the second is the accomplishment of it. For as the soul is the life of the body, so God is the life of the soul, and his spirit is the soul of our souls, and the want of fellowship with him brings nothing but the endless and unspeakable horrors and pangs of death.
The kindes of death are two, as the kindes of life are, bodily and spirituall. Bodily death is nothing else but the separation of the soule from the bodie, as bodily life is the coniunction of bodie and soule: and this death is called the first, because in respect of time it goes before the second. Spirituall death is the separation of the whole man both in bodie and soule from the gracious fellowship of God. Of these twaine, the first is but an entrance to death, and the second is the accomplishment of it. For as the soule is the life of the bodie, so God is the life of the soule, and his spirit is the soule of our soules, and the want of fellowship with him brings nothing but the endlesse and vnspeakable horrours and pangs of death.