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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.
III. Our reasons.
Reason I. Heb. 9,15. and 26. and c. 10.10. The holy Ghost saith, Christ offered himself but once. Therefore not often: and thus there can be no real or bodily offering of his body and blood in the sacrament of his supper: the text is plain. The Papists answer thus. The sacrifice of Christ (say they) is one for substance, yet in regard of the manner of offering it is either bloody or unbloody, and the holy ghost speaks only of the bloody sacrifice of Christ: which was indeed offered but once. Ans. But the author of this epistle takes it for granted, that the sacrifice of Christ is only one, and that bloody sacrifice. For he saith, Heb. 9.25. Christ did not offer himself often, as the high priests did. and v. 26. For then he must have often suffered since the foundation of the world: but now in the end he hath appeared once to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. and v. 22. without shedding of blood is no remission of sins. By these words it is plain, that the scripture never knew the twofold manner of sacrificing of Christ. And every distinction in divinity not founded in the written word, is but a forgery of mans brain. And this distinction be good, how shall the reason of the Apostle stand. He did not offer himself but once, because he suffered but once.
Reason I. Heb. 9,15. and 26. and c. 10.10. The holy Ghost saith, Christ offered himselfe but once. Therefore not often: and thus there can be no reall or bodily offering of his bodie and blood in the sacrament of his supper: the text is plaine. The Papists answer thus. The sacrifice of Christ (say they) is one for substance, yet in regard of the manner of offering it is either bloody or vnbloodie, and the holy ghost speakes onely of the bloodie sacrifice of Christ: which was indeede offered but once. Ans. But the author of this epistle takes it for graunted, that the sacrifice of Christ is onely one, and that bloodie sacrifice. For he saith,