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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 dissent or difference.
The point of our difference and dissent are these. The Church of Rome teacheth and believeth, that Christ by his death hath made a satisfaction for all the sins of men, and for the eternal punishment of them all: yet so, as they themselves must satisfy the justice of God for the temporal punishment of their offences, either on earth, or in purgatory. We teach and believe, that Christ by his death and passion hath made a perfect and all sufficient satisfaction to the justice of God for all the sins of men, & for the whole punishment thereof both eternal and temporal. Thus we differ, and herein we for our parts must for ever stand at difference wi•h them: so as if there were no more points of variance but this one, it should be sufficient to keep us always from uniting our religions, and cause us to obey the voice of Christ, Come out of her my people. For as in the former points, so in this also, the Papists err, not in circumstance, but in the very foundation and life of religion.
The point of our difference and dissent are these. The Church of Rome teacheth and beleeueth, that Christ by his death hath made a satisfaction for all the sinnes of men, and for the eternall punishment of them all: yet so, as they themselues must satisfie the iustice of God for the temporall punishmēt of their offences, either on earth, or in purgatorie. We teach and beleeue, that Christ by his death and passion hath made a perfect and all sufficient satisfaction to the iustice of God for all the sinnes of men, & for the whole punishment thereof both eternall and temporall. Thus we differ, and herein we for our parts must for euer stand at difference wi•h them: so as if there were no more points of variance but this one, it should be sufficiēt to keepe vs alwaies from vniting our religions, and cause vs to obey the voice of Christ, Come out of her my people. For as in the former points, so in this also, the Papists erre, not in circumstance, but in the very foundation and life of religion.