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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 6 › Objections of Papists.Section 6 › Obiections of Papists.
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II. Object. Men, whose sins are all pardoned, have afterward sundry crosses and afflictions laid upon them, unto the end of their days: therefore in all likelihood they make satisfaction to God for temporal punishments. As for example, the Israelites for murmuring against the Lord in the wilderness were barred all from the land of promise: and the like befell Moses and Aaron for not glorifying God as they should have done at the waters of strife. Ans. Man must be considered in a two-fold estate, as he is under the law, and as he is under grace. In the first estate, all afflictions are curses or legal punishments, be they little or great: but to them that are in the second estate and believe in Christ, though the same afflictions remain, yet do they change their habit or condition, and are the actions of a Father serving to be trials, corrections, preventings, admonitions, 1. Cor. 11.32. When we are judged, we are nurtured of the Lord. and Heb. 12.7. If ye endure chastisement, God offereth himself unto you as children. and Chrysostom saith, 1. Cor. hom. 28. When we are corrected of the Lord, it is more for our admonition then damnation: more for a medicine then for a punishment: more for a correction then for a penalty. And whereas God denied the believing Israelites, with Moses and Aaron to enter into the land of Canaan, it cannot be proved that it was a punishment or penalty of the law upon them. The scripture saith no more but that it was an admonition to all men in all ages following, to take heed of like offences, as Paul writeth, All these things came unto them for ensamples, and were written for our admonition, 1. Cor. 10.11.
II. Obiect. Men, whose sinnes are all pardoned, haue afterward sundrie crosses and afflictions laide vpon them, vnto the ende of their daies: therefore in all likelihood they make satisfaction to God for temporall punishments. As for example, the Israelites for murmuring against the Lord in the wildernes were barred all from the land of promise: and the like befell Moses and Aaron for not glorifying God as they should haue done at the waters of strife. Ans. Man must be considered in a two-fold estate, as he is vnder the law, and as he is vnder grace. In the first estate, all afflictions are curses or legall punishments, be they little or great: but to them that are in the second estate and beleeue in Christ, though the same afflictions remaine, yet doe they change their habite or condition, and are the actions of a Father seruing to be trialls, corrections, preuentings, admonitions,