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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
Chapter 25 › The negative part.Chapter 25 › The negatiue part.
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If thou take thy neighbours raiment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun go down: for that is his garment only, and his covering for his skin. 3. If we withdraw corn from the poor. Prou. 11.26. He that withdraweth the corn, the people will curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth corn.
If thou take thy neighbors rayment to pledge, thou shalt restore it vnto him before the sunne goe downe: for that is his garment onely, and his couering for his skin. 3. If we withdraw corne from the poore. Prou. 11.26. He that withdraweth the corne, the people will curse him: but blessing shall be vpon the head of him that selleth corne.
Again, this law is as well transgressed by not killing, when the law chargeth to kill, and by pardoning the punishment due unto murder, as by killing when we should not. Nomb. 35.16. If one smite another with an instrument of iron, that he die, he is a murderer, and the murderer shall die the death. 33. The land can not be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Againe, this law is as well transgressed by not killing, when the law chargeth to kill, and by pardoning the punishment due vnto murther, as by killing when we should not. Nomb. 35.16. If one smite another with an instrument of yron, that he die, he is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death. 33. The land can not be clensed of the bloode that is shedde therein, but by the bloode of him that shedde it.
By this place also are combats of two men hand to hand, for deciding of controversies, utterly unlawful. 1. Because they are not equal means ordained of God, to determine controversies. 2. In that it falleth out in such combats that he is conqueror before man, who indeed is guilty before God.