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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.
II. Some grievous horror, and terror of the conscience. Gen. 4.14. Behold thou hast cast me this day from the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid? & vers. 13. My punishment is greater, then I can bear. The Symptoms of this disease, are blasphemies, trembling of body, fearful dreams. Acts. 24.26. And as he disputed of righteousness, and temperance, and the Judgement to come, Felix trembled &c. Daniel. 5.6. Then the Kings countenance was changed and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against the other.
II. Some greeuous horror, and terror of the conscience. Gen. 4.14. Beholde thou hast cast me this day from the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid? & vers. 13. My punishment is greater, then I can beare. The Symptomes of this disease, are blasphemies, trembling of body, fearefull dreames. Actes. 24.26. And as he disputed of righteousnes, and temperance, and the Iudgement to come, Felix trembled &c. Daniel. 5.6. Then the Kinges countenance was chaunged and his thoughts troubled him, so that the ioyntes of his loines were loosed, and his knees smot one against the other.
In the will, the remnant of Gods image, is a free choice. First, in every natural action, belonging to each living creature, as to nourish, to engender, to move, to perceive. Secondly, in every humane action, that is, such as belong to all men. And therefore man hath free will in outward actions, whether they concern manners, a family, or the common wealth, albeit both in the choice, and refusal of them it be very weak. Rom. 2.14. The Gentiles which have not the Law, by nature do those things which are of the Law.