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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.
Such also are the works of mercy, whereby the safety of life or goods is procured: as that which Paul did, Act. 20. 9. As Paul was long preaching, Eutychus overcome with sleep, fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead: but Paul went down and laid himself upon him, and embraced him, saying, Trouble not your selves: for his life is in him. vers. 12. And they brought the boy alive, and they were not a little comforted. II. To help a beast out of a pit. Luk. 14.5. Which of you shall have an ox, or an ass fallen into a pit, and will not straightway ⟨image 37⟩pull him out on the Sabbath day? III. Provision of meat and drink. Matth. 12.1. Jesus went through the corn on a Sabbath day, and his Disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. In provision, we must take heed that our cooks, and household servants break not the Sabbath. The reason of this is framed from the lesser to the greater, out of that place, 2. Sam. 25.15. David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate. vers. 16. Then the three mighty brake into the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and took and brought it to David, who would not drink thereof, but poured it for an offering unto the Lord. vers. 17. And said, O Lord, be it far from me that I should do •his: is not this the blood of the men, that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore would he not drink. The reason standeth thus. If David would not have his servants adventure their corporal lives for his provision, nor drink the water when they had provided it: much less ought we for our meats to adventure the lives of our servants. IV. Watering of cattle. Math. 12.11. The Lord answered, and said, Thou hypocrite, will not any of you on the Sabbath days, loose his ox or ass out of the stable, and bring him to the water? Upon the like present and holy necessity, Physicians, upon the Sabbath day, may take a journey to visit the diseased, Mariners their voyage, Shepherds may tend their flock, and Midwives may help women with child.