A09353:1056
A golden chain, or the description of theologyA golden chaine, or the description of theologie
A golden chain, or the description of theology containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view of the order whereof, is to be seen in the table annexed. Written in Latin by William Perkins, and translated by an other. Hereunto is adjoined the order which M. Theodore Beza used in comforting troubled consciences.A golden chaine, or the description of theologie containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods woord. A view of the order wherof, is to be seene in the table annexed. Written in Latine by William Perkins, and translated by an other. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting troubled consciences.
London: printed by Edward Alde, 1591
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.
I. Immediately before the coming of ⟨image 143⟩Christ, a the powers of heaven shall be shaken: the Sun and Moon shall be darkened: and the stars shall seem to fall from Heaven: b at which sight the Elect then living shall rejoice, but the reprobate shall shake every joint of them a Mat. 24.29. Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the Sun be darkened, the Moon shall not give her light, the Stars shall fall from heaven, and the power of heaven shall be shaken: Verse 30. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the kindreds of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man come in the Clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. b Luke. 21.26. Mens hearts shall fail them for fear, and for looking after those things, which shall come on the world. Verse. 28. And when these things begin to come to pass: then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth near. 2. Tim 4.8. Hence forth is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
I. Immediatlye before the comming of ⟨image 143⟩Christ, a the powers of heauen shall be shaken: the Sunne and Moone shall be darkened: and the stars shall seeme to fall from Heauen: b at which sight the Elect then liuing shall reioyce, but the reprobate shall shake euery ioynt of them a Mat. 24.29. Immediatly after the tribulation of those dayes, shall the Sunne be darkened, the Moone shall not giue her light, the Starres shall fall from heauen, and the power of heauen shall be shaken: Verse 30. And then shall appeare the signe of the Sonne of man in heauen: and then shall all the kinreds of the earth mourne, and they shall see the Sonne of man come in the Cloudes of heauen, with power and great glorye. b Luke. 21.26. Mens hartes shall faile them for feare, and for looking after those thinges, which shall come on the worlde. Verse. 28. And when these thinges begin to come to passe: then looke vp and lift vp your heads, for your redemption draweth neere. 2. Tim 4.8. Hence foorth is laid vp for me the crowne of righteousnes, which the Lord, the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onlye, but vnto all thē also that loue his appearing.