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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.
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.
III. Object. David was punished after his repentance for his adultery, for the child died, and he was plagued in his own kind, in the incest of Absalom: and when he had numbered the people he was yet punished in the death of his people after his own repentance. Ans. I answer as before that the hand of God was upon David after his repentance; but yet the judgements which befell him were not curses unto him properly, but corrections for his sins, and trials of his faith, and means to prevent further sin, and to renew both his faith and repentance: as also they served to admonish others in like case; for David was a public person and his sins were offensive, both within the Church of God and without.
III. Obiect. Dauid was punished after his repentance for his adulterie, for the child died, and he was plagued in his owne kind, in the incest of Absolon: and when he had numbred the people he was yet punished in the death of his people after his owne repentance. Ans. I answer as before that the hand of God was vpon Dauid after his repentance; but yet the iudgements which befell him were not curses vnto him properly, but corrections for his sinnes, and trialls of his faith, and meanes to preuent further sinne, and to renew both his faith and repentance: as also they serued to admonish others in like case; for Dauid was a publike person and his sinnes were offensiue, both within the Church of God and without.
IV. Object. The prophets of God, when the people are threatened with the ⟨p. 949⟩plague, famine, sword, captivity, &c. exhort them to repent and to humble themselves in sackcloth and ashes: and thereby they turned away the wrath of God that was then coming forth against them. Therefore by temporal humiliation, men may escape the temporal punishments of the Lord. Answ.. Famine, sword, banishment, the plague, and other judgements sent on Gods people, were not properly punishments of sin but only the corrections of a father whereby he humbleth them that they might repent: or thus, they were punishments tending to correction, not serving for satisfaction. And the punishments of God are turned from them, not because they satisfy the justice of God in their own sufferings, but because by faith they lay hold on the satisfaction of the Messiah, & testify the same by their humiliation & repentance.