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A Golden Chain

Name: A Golden Chain
Author: William Perkins

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.

William Perkins 1558–1602Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1600Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1600

[8], 184, [14], 185-524, [4], 525-570, [2], 571-684, [2], 685-711, [3], 713-771, [3], 773-830, [4], 831-906, [4], 907-1057, [1] p., [6] tables (some folded) · 648k words · STC 19646 · ESTC S114458

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

Chapter 2: Of God, and the nature of God.

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Gods Nature, is spiritual in that it is incorporeal, and therefore invisible. Joh. 4.24. God is a spirit. 2. Cor. 3. 17. The Lord is the spirit. 1. Tim. 1.17. To the King eternal, immortal, invisible, only wise God, be glory and honour for ever and ever. Col. 1.15. Who is the image of the invisible God.

Gods Nature, is spirituall in that it is incorporall, and therefore inuisible. Ioh. 4.24. God is a spirit. 2. Cor. 3. 17. The Lord is the spirit. 1. Tim. 1.17. To the King eternall, immortall, inuisible, onely wise God, be glorie and honour for euer and euer. Col. 1.15. Who is the image of the inuisible God.

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The infiniteness of GOD, is twofold: his Eternity, and Exceeding greatness.

The infinitenesse of GOD, is twofolde: his Eternitie, and Exceeding greatnesse.

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Gods eternity, is that by which he is without beginning and ending,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

William Perkins 1558–1602

Place

Cambridge

Printer

John LegatIohn Legat

Year

1600

Size

[8], 184, [14], 185-524, [4], 525-570, [2], 571-684, [2], 685-711, [3], 713-771, [3], 773-830, [4], 831-906, [4], 907-1057, [1] p., [6] tables (some folded)

Words

647,713

Catalogue

STC 19646 · ESTC S114458

Text

EEBO-TCP A09339

Passages

5,152

Sections

619

Title page

A Golden Chain

CHAP. 3. Of the life of God.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. 3. Of the life of God.

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