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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
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The third, is a just and serious examination of the conscience by the law, that we may see what is our estate before God. And this is a duty upon which the Prophets stand very much. Lam. 3.40. Man suffereth for his sin: let us search and try our hearts, and turn again to the Lord. Zeph. 2. 1. Fan your selves, fan you, O nation, not worthy to be beloved. In making examination, we must specially take notice of that which doth now lie, or may hereafter lie upon the conscience. And after due examination hath been made, a man comes to a knowledge of his sins in particular, and of his wretched and miserable estate. When one enters into his house at midnight, he finds or sees nothing out of order: but let him come in the day time when the sun shineth, and he shall then espy many faults in the house, and the very motes that fly up and down: so let a man search his heart in the ignorance and blindness of his mind, he will straightway think all is well: but let him once begin to search himself with the light and lantern of the law, and he shall find many foul corners in his heart, and heaps of sins in his life.
The third, is a iust and serious examination of the conscience by the law, that we may see what is our estáte before God. And this is a dutie vpon which the Prophets stand very much. Lam. 3.40. Man suffereth for his sinne: let vs search and trie our hearts, and turne againe to the Lord. Zeph. 2. 1. Fanne your selues, fanne you, O nation, not worthie to be beloued. In making examination, we must specially take notice of that which doth now lie, or may hereafter lie vpon the conscience. And after due examination hath beene made, a man comes to a knowledge of his sinnes in particular, and of his wretched and miserable estate. When one enters into his house at midnight, he findes or sees nothing out of order: but let him come in the day time when the sunne shineth, and he shall then espie many faults in the house, and the very motes that flie vp and downe: so let a man search his heart in the ignorance and blindnesse of his minde, he will straightway thinke all is well: but let him once begin to search himselfe with the light and lanterne of the law, and he shall finde many foule corners in his heart, and heapes of sinnes in his life.