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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
Chapter 18: Of Christs Office.Chapter 18: Of Christes Office.
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.
Thus we have heard of Christs marvellous passion, the which (as we may further observe) is a perfect ransom for the sins of all and every one of the elect. 1. Tim. 2.6. Who gave himself a ransom for all men. For it was more, that Christ the only begotten son of God, yea, God himself for a small while should bear the curse of the Law, then if the whole world should have suffered eternal punishment.
Thus we haue heard of Christs meruelous passion, the which (as we may further obserue) is a perfect ransome for the sinnes of all and euery one of the elect. 1. Tim. 2.6. Who gaue himselfe a ransome for all men. For it was more, that Christ the onely begotten sonne of God, yea, God himselfe for a smal while should beare the curse of the Law, then if the whole worlde should haue suffered eternall punishment.
This also is worthy our meditation, that then a man is well grounded in the doctrine of Christs passion, when his heart ceaseth to sin, and is pricked with the grief of those sins, whereby as with spears he pierced the sides of the immaculate lamb of God. 1. Joh. 3.6. Who so sinneth, neither hath seen him, nor known him. Zach. 12.10. And they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced, and they shall lament for him, as one lamenteth for his only son, and be sorry for him, as one is sorry for his first borne.
This also is worthy our meditation, that then a man is well grounded in the doctrine of Christes passion, when his heart ceaseth to sinne, and is pricked with the griefe of those sinnes, whereby as with speares he pearced the sides of the immaculate lambe of God. 1. Ioh. 3.6. Who so sinneth, neither hath seene him, nor knowen him.