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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.
Judicial laws of Moses are all such as prescribe order for the execution of justice and judgement in the common wealth.1 They were specially given by God, and directed to the Jews: who for this very cause were bound in conscience to keep them all: and if the common wealth of the Jews were now standing in the old estate, no doubt they should continue still to bind as before.
Iudiciall lawes of Moses are all such as prescribe order for the executiō of iustice and iudgement in the common wealth.1 They were specially giuen by God, and directed to the Iewes: who for this very cause were bound in conscience to keepe them all: and if the common wealth of the Iewes were nowe standing in the old estate, no doubt they should cōtinue stil to bind as before.
- 1§5. Of Judicials binding.§5. Of Iudicialls binding.
But touching other nations and specially Christian common wealths in these days, the case is otherwise. Some are of opinion, that the whole judicial law is wholly abolished: and some again run to the other extreme, holding that judicial laws bind Christians as straightly as Jews: but no doubt they are both wide: and the safest course is to keep the mean between both. Therefore the judicial laws of Moses according to the substance and scope thereof must be distinguished; in which respect they aare of two sorts. Some of them are laws of particular equity, some of bcommon equity. Laws of particular equity, are such as prescribe justice according to the particular estate and condition of the Jews common wealth and to the circumstances thereof: time, place, persons, things, actions. Of this kind was the law, that the brother should raise up seed to his brother, and many such like: and none of them bind us, because they were framed and tempered to a particular people.