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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.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURable and virtuous Lady, the Lady Margaret, Countess of Cumberland, Grace and peace.
TO THE RIHGT HONOVrable and vertuous Ladie, the Ladie Margaret, Countesse of Cumberland, Grace and peace.
Right Honourable, the kingdom of heaven, of which the Scripture speaketh so oft, is properly a certain state or condition, whereby we stand in the favour and love of God, in and by Christ. And this kingdom is compared to a grain of Mustard-seed, to teach us that a man is even at that instant already entered into the kingdom of heaven, when the Lord, that good husband-man, hath cast but some little portion of faith or repentance into the ground of the heart: yea though it be but as one grain of mustard-seed. Of this little grain I have penned this little treatise, in quantity answerable thereto: and now I present the same to your Ladyship, not to supply your want (for I hope you are stored with more grains of this kind) but to perform some duty on my part. Hoping therefore that your Ladyship will read and accept the same, I take my leave, commending you to the blessing and protection of the Almighty.
RIght Honourable, the kingdome of heauen, of which the Scripture speaketh so oft, is properly a certaine state or cōdition, wherby we stand in the fauour and loue of God, in and by Christ. And this kingdome is compared to a graine of Musterd-seede, to teach vs that a man is euen at that instant alreadie entered into the kingdome of heauen, when the Lord, that good husband-man, hath cast but some little portion of faith or repentance into the ground of the heart: yea though it be but as one graine of musterd-seed. Of this little graine I haue penned this little treatise, in quantitie answerable thereto: and now I present the same to your La••ship, not to supplie your want (for I hope you are stored with more graines of this kinde) but to performe some dutie on my part. Hoping therefore that your Ladiship will read and accept the same, I take my leaue, commending you to the blessing and protection of the Almightie.