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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.
To the Reader.
IT is the common sin of men at this day, and that in the very places of learning, that Christ crucified is not known as he ought. The right knowledge of whom, is not to make often mention of his death and passion, and to call him our Saviour, or to handle the whole mystery of God incarnate soundly and learnedly, though that be a worthy gift of God: but first of all, by the consideration of the passion to be touched with an inward and a lively feeling of our sins, for which our Redeemer suffered the pangs of hell, and to grow to a through dislike of our selves and our lives past for them, and from the ground of the heart to purpose a reformation and a conformity with Christ in all good duties that concern man: secondly in the Passion, as in a mirror, to behold and in beholding to labour to comprehend the length, the breadth, the height, the depth of the love of the Father that gave his own dear Son to death, and the goodness of the Son that loved his enemies more then himself, that our hearts might be rooted and grounded in the same love, and be further inflamed to love God again.
IT is the common sinne of men at this day, and that in the very places of learning, that Christ crucified is not knowne as he ought. The right knowledge of whome, is not to make often mention of his death and passion, and to call him our Sauiour, or to handle the whole mysterie of God incarnate soundly and learnedly, though that be a worthie gift of God: but first of all, by the consideration of the passion to be touched with an inward and a liuely feeling of our sinnes, for which our Redeemer suffered the pangs of hell, and to grow to a through dislike of our selues and our liues past for them, and from the groūd of the heart to purpose a reformation and a conformitie with Christ in all good duties that concerne man: secondly in the Passion, as in a myrrour, to behold and in beholding to labour to comprehend the length, the breadth, the height, the depth of the loue of the Father that gaue his owne deare Sonne to death, and the goodnes of the Sonne that loued his enemies more then himselfe, that our hearts might be rooted and grounded in the same loue, and be further inflamed to loue God againe.