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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.
The exaltation of his humanity, is the putting off from him his servile condition, and all infirmities, & the putting on of such habitual gifts, which albeit they are created and finite, yet they have so great and so marvellous perfection, as possibly can be ascribed to any creature. The gifts of his mind, are wisdom, knowledge, joy, and other unspeakable virtues of his body, immortality, strength, agility, uprightness. Phil. 3.21. Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body. Matth. 17.2. He was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothes were ⟨image 35⟩as white as the light. Heb. 1.9. God even thy God hath anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy fellows.
The exaltation of his humanitie, is the putting off from him his seruile condition, and all infirmities, & the putting on of such habituall gifts, which albeit they are created and finite, yet they haue so great and so maruelous perfection, as possibly can be ascribed to any creature. The gifts of his mind, are wisedome, knowledge, ioy, and other vnspeakable vertues of his bodie, immortalitie, strength, agilitie, vprightnesse. Phil. 3.21. Who shall change our vile bodie, that it may be fashioned like vnto his glorious bodie. Matth. 17.2. He was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sunne, and his clothes were ⟨image 35⟩as white as the light. Heb. 1.9. God euen thy God hath annointed thee with oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes.