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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.
Terrors of conscience, when they are more vehement cause other passions in the body, as exceeding heat, like that which is in the fit of an ague, the rising of the entrails towards the mouth: and swooning: as experience hath often showed. And the writer of the book of wisdom saith truly, cap. 17.10. It is a fearful thing when malice is condemned by her own testimony: and a conscience that is touched, doeth ever forecast cruel things. For fear •• nothing else, but the betraying of the succours, that reason offereth, &c. they that did endure ⟨p. 865⟩the amight that was intolerable, &c. sometimes were troubled with monstrous visions, and sometimes they swooned, as though their own souls should betray them: for a sudden fear not looked for, came upon them.
Terrours of conscience, when they are more vehement cause other passions in the body, as exceeding heate, like that which is in the fitte of an ague, the rising of the entralls towardes the mouth: and souning: as experience hath often shewed. And the writer of the booke of wisdome saith truely, cap. 17.10. It is a fearefull thing when malice is condemned by her owne testimony: and a conscience that is touched, doeth euer forecast cruell things. For feare •• nothing else, but the betraying of the succours, that reason offereth, &c. they that did endure ⟨p. 865⟩the amight that was intollerable, &c. sometimes were troubled with monstrous visions, and sometimes they swouned, as though their owne soules should betray them: for a sudden feare not looked for, came vpon them.
- athe darkness of Egypt.the darknesse of Egypt.