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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
Section 4 › Objections of Papists.Section 4 › Obiections of Papists.
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.
Objections of Papists.
Obiections of Papists.
Psal. 7.8. Judge me according to my righteousness. Hence they reason thus, if David be judged according to his righteousness then may he be justified thereby: but David desires to be judged according to his righteousness: and therefore he was justified thereby. Ans. There be two kinds of righteousness, one of the person, the other of the cause or action. The righteousness of a mans person, is whereby it is accepted into the favour of God into life eternal. The righteousness of the action or cause is, when the action or cause is judged of ⟨p. 939⟩God to be good and just. Now David in this psalm, speaketh only of the righteousness of the action, or innocency of his cause, in that he was falsely charged to have sought the kingdom. In like manner it is said of Phinehas, Psal. 166.31. that his fact in killing Zimri and Cosby, was imputed to him for righteousness: not because it was a satisfaction to the law, the rigour whereof could not be fulfilled in that one work; but because God accepted of it as a just work, and as a token of his righteousness and zeal for Gods glory.
Psal. 7.8. Iudge me according to my righteousnesse. Hence they reason thus, if Dauid be iudged according to his righteousnes then may he be iustified therby: but Dauid desires to be iudged according to his righteousnes: and therefore he was iustified thereby. Ans. There be two kindes of righteousnesse, one of the person, the other of the cause or action. The righteousnes of a mans person, is whereby it is accepted into the fauour of God into life eternall. The •ighteousnes of the action or cause is, when the action or cause is iudged of ⟨p. 939⟩