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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.
In this knowledge three things are required. The first is notice or consideration, whereby thou must conceive in mind, understand, and seriously bethink thy self of Christ as he is revealed in the history of the Gospel, and as he is offered to thy particular person in the ministry of the word and Sacraments. And that this consideration may not be dead and idle in thee, two things must be done: first thou must labour to feel thy self to stand in need of Christ crucified, yea to stand in excessive need even of the very least drop of his blood, for the washing away of thy sins. And unless tho• throughly feelest thy self to want all that goodness and grace that is in Christ, and that thou even standest in extreme need of his passion, thou shalt never learn or teach Christ in deed and truth. The second thing is, with the understanding of the doctrine of Christ to join thirsting, whereby man in his very soul and spirit longs after the participation of Christ, and saith in this case as Sampson said,1 Give me water, I die for thirst.
In this knowledge three things are required. The first is notice or consideration, whereby thou must conceiue in minde, vnderstand, and seriously bethinke thy selfe of Christ as he is reuealed in the historie of the Gospel, and as he is offered to thy particular person in the ministerie of the word and Sacraments. And that this consideration may not be dead and idle in thee, two things must be done: first thou must labour to feele thy selfe to stand in neede of Christ crucified, yea to stand in excessiue neede euen of the very least drop of his blood, for the washing away of thy sinnes. And vnlesse tho• throughly feelest thy selfe to want all that goodnes and grace that is in Christ, and that thou euen standest in extreame neede of his passion, thou shalt neuer learne or teach Christ in deede and truth. The second thing is, with the vnderstanding of the doctrine of Christ to ioyne thirsting, whereby man in his very soule and spirit longs after the participation of Christ, and saith in this case as Sampson said,1 Giue me water, I die for thirst.