A09339:4183
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
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Here it may be demanded, how mens consciences shall accuse them in the day of judgement, if they be thus benumbed and seared in this life. Ans. It is said, Rev. 20.12. that at the last judgement all shall be brought before Christ, and that the books then shall be opened: among these books, no doubt, conscience is one. Wherefore though a dead conscience in this life be as a closed or sealed book (because it doth either little or nothing accuse,) yet after this life, it shall be as a book laid open: because God shall enlighten it, and so stir it up by his mighty power, that it shall be able to reveal and discover all the sins that a man ever committed.
Here it may be demanded, how mens consciences shall accuse them in the day of iudgement, if they be thus benummed and seared in this life. Ans. It is said, Rev. 20.12. that at the last iudgement all shall be brought before Christ, and that the bookes then shall be opened: among these bookes, no doubt, conscience is one. Wherefore though a dead conscience in this life be as a closed or sealed booke (because it doth either little or nothing accuse,) yet after this life, it shall be as a booke laide open: because God shall inlighten it, and so stirre it vp by his mightie power, that it shall be able to reueale and discouer all the sinnes that a man euer committed.