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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.
The third impediment, is worldly lusts, that is, the love and exceeding desire of riches, honours, pleasures. Every man is as Adam, his good conscience is his paradise; the forbidden fruit, is the strong desire of these earthly things; the serpent is the old enemy the devil: who if he may be suffered to entangle us with the love of the world, will straight way put us out of our paradise, and bar us from all good conscience. The remedy is to learn the lesson of Paul, Phil. 4. 12. which is in every estate in which God shall place us to be content; ⟨p. 905⟩esteeming evermore the present condition the best for us of all. Now that this lesson may be learned, we must further labour to be resolved of Gods special providence towards us in every case & condition of life: & when we have so well profited in the school of Christ, that we can see and acknowledge Gods providence & goodness, as well in sickness as in health, in poverty as in wealth, in hunger as in fullness, in life as in death, we shall be very well content, whatsoever any way befalls unto us.
The third impediment, is worldly lusts, that is, the loue and exceeding desire of riches, honours, pleasures. Euery man is as Adam, his good conscience is his paradise; the forbidden fruit, is the strong desire of these earthly things; the serpent is the old enemie the deuill: who if he may bee suffered to intangle vs with the loue of the world, will straigh• waie put vs out of our paradise, and barre vs from al good conscience. The remedie is to learne the lesson of Paul, Phil. 4. 12. which is in euery estate in which God shal place vs to be content; ⟨p. 905⟩esteeming euermore the present condition the best for vs of all. Now that this lesson may be learned, we must further labour to be resolued of Gods special prouidence towards vs in euery case & condition of life: & when we haue so well profited in the schoole of Christ, that we can see and acknowledge Gods prouidence & goodnes, as well in sicknes as in health, in pouertie as in wealth, in hunger as in fulnes, in life as in death, we shall be very well content, whatsoeuer any way befalls vnto vs.