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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.
Although the Son be begotten of his Father, yet nevertheless he is of & by himself very God: for he must be considered either according to his essence or according to his filiation or Sonship. In regard of his essence, he is ([Greek or Hebrew]) i. of and by himself very God: for the Deity which is common to all the t•ree persons is not begotten. But as he is a person, and the son of the Father, he is not of himself, but from another: for he is the eternal Son of his father. And thus he is truly said to be very God of very God.
Although the Son be begotten of his Father, yet neuertheles he is of & by himselfe very God: for he must be considered either according to his essence or according to his filiatiō or Sonship. In regard of his essence, he is (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) i. of and by himselfe very God: for the Deitie which is commō to all the t•ree persons is not begotten. But as he is a person, and the sonne of the Father, he is not of himselfe, but from another: for he is the eternall Sonne of his father. And thus he is truely said to be very God of very God.
For this cause also he is the WORD of the father, not a vanishing, but an essential word; because as a word is, as it were, begotten of the mind, so is the Son begotten of the Father; and also, because he bringeth glad tidings from the bosom of his Father. Nazian. in his Oration of the Sonne. ⟨p. 8⟩Basil in his preface before Johns Gospel.
For this cause also he is the WORD of the father, not a vanishing, but an essentiall word; because as a word is, as it were, begotten of the mind, so is the Sonne begotten of the Father; and also, because hee bringeth glad tydings from the bosome of his Father. Nazian. in his Oration of the Sonne. ⟨p. 8⟩