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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Perkins, William, 1558-1602.
Publication: [Cambridge] :: Printed by Iohn Legat, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,; 1600.
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Subject terms: Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.; Salvation -- Early works to 1800.; Predestination -- Early works to 1800.
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The third principle expounded.

Q. If damnation be the reward of sinne, then is a man of all creatures most miserable. A dog or a toade when they die, all their miserie is ended: but whē a man dieth there is the beginning of his woe.

A. It were so indeede, if there were no meanes of deliuerance, but GOD hath shewed his mercie in giuing a Sauiour to mankind.

Q. Howe is this Sauiour called?

A. d 1.1 Iesus Christ.

Q. What is Iesus Christ?

A. e 1.2 The eternall sonne of God made man in all things, euenf 1.3in his infirmi∣ties like other men, saue onely in sinne.

Q. Howe was he made man void of sinne?

A: He wasg 1.4conceiued in the womb of a Virgine, and sanctified by the ho∣ly Ghost at his conception.

Q. Why must our Sauiour be both God and man?

A: Heh 1.5must be a man: because man hath sinned, and therfore a man must die for sinne to appease Gods wrath: he must be God to sustaine and vphold the manhood, to ouercome and vanquish death.

Q: What be the offices of Christ to make him an al-sufficient Sauiour?

A: Hei 1.6is a priest, a prophet, a King.

Q: VVhy is he a priest?

A: To worke the meanes of saluation in the behalfe of mankind.

Q: Howe doth he worke the meanes of saluation?

A: k 1.7 First, by making satisfaction to his father for the sinne of man: Second∣ly, by making intercession.

Q: How doth he make satisfaction?

A: By two meanes: and the first is by offering a sacrifice.

Q: VVhat is this sacrifice?

A: l 1.8 Christ himselfe, as he is man consisting of body and soule.

Q: VVhat is then 1.9 Altar?

A: Christ as he is God, is the Altar on which he sacrificed himselfe.

Q: VVho was the priest?

None but o 1.10 Christ, and that as he is both God and man.

Q: How oft did he sacrifice himselfe?

A: Neuer but p 1.11 once.

Q: VVhat death did he suffer when he sacrificed himselfe?

A: A death vpon the crosse, peculiar to him alone: for q 1.12 besides the sepa∣ration

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of bodie and soule, he felt also the pang••s of hell, in that the whole wrath of God due to the sinne of man, was powred forth vpon him.

Q. What profit commeth by his Sacrifice?

A. Godsa 1.13wrath is appeased by it.

Q. Could the suffering of Christ, which was but for a short time, coun∣teruaile euerlasting damnation, and so appease Gods wrath?

A. Yea, for seeing Christ suffered b 1.14 God suffered, though not in his god∣head: & that is more thā if all men in the world had suffered for euer & euer.

Q. Now tell me the other meanes of satisfaction.

A. It is the perfect fulfilling of the lawe.

Q. Howe did he fulfill the lawe?

A. Byc 1.15his perfect righteousnes: which consisteth of two parts, the first, the integritie and purenesse of his humaine nature: the other,d 1.16his obedience in per∣forming all that the lawe required.

Q. You haue shewed how Christ doth make satisfaction, tell mee likewise howe he doth make intercession?

A. He alone doth continuallye 1.17 appeare before his father in heauen, ma∣king the faithfull and all their praiers acceptable vnto him, by applying of the merits of his owne perfect satisfaction to them.

Q. Why is Christ a prophet?

A. To f 1.18reueale vnto his Church the waie and meanes of saluation, & this he doth outwardly by the ministerie of his word, and inwardly by the teach∣ing of his holy spirit.

Q. Why is he also a King?

A. Thatg 1.19he might bountifully bestowe vpon vs, and conuey vnto vs all the a∣foresaid meanes of saluation.

Q. How doth he shewe himselfe to be a King?

A. In h 1.20 that beeing dead and buried, hee rose from the graue, quickened his dead bodie, ascended into heauen, and nowe sitteth at the right hand of his fa∣ther, with full full power and glory in heauen.

Q. How else?

A. In i 1.21 that he doeth continually inspire and direct his seruants by the di∣uine power of his holy spirit, according to his holy word.

Q. But to whome will this blessed King communicate all these meanes of saluation?

A. He k 1.22 offereth them to many, and they are sufficient to saue all mankind; but all shall not be saued thereby, because by faith they will not receiue them.

Notes

d 1.1

Mat. 1.2.

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e 1.2

Heb. 1. 16. Ioh. 1.14.

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f 1.3

Heb. 5••7. Mat. 13.18.

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g 1.4

Mat. 1.18.

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h 1.5

1. Tim. 2.5.

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i 1.6

Psal. 45.7. Luk. 4.18. Deut. 18. 15.18. Luk. 1.33. Ps. 100. all.

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k 1.7

Mat. 20. 18. Heb. 7. 25. 26.

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l 1.8

Esa. 53.10.

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n 1.9

Apoc. 8. 3. Heb. 3.10.

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o 1.10

Heb. 5.5.6.

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p 1.11

Heb. 9.28.

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q 1.12

Esa. 55.5. Ioh. 12.2. Reu. 19. 15. Luk. 22.44.

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a 1.13

Heb. 9.26.

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b 1.14

Act. 20.28 ••. Cor. 5.16.

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c 1.15

1. Cor. 1.30 Rom. 2. 19. 2. Cor. 5.21.

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d 1.16

Rom. 5.18 Rom. 4.8.

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e 1.17

Ro. 8. 34. ••. Pet. 2.5.

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f 1.18

Ioh. 6. 45. Mat. 3. 17.

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g 1.19

Esay. 9. 7.

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h 1.20

Act. 10. 30. Eph. 4.8. Act. 2.9.

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i 1.21

Esay. 9. 7. & 30.21.

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k 1.22

Mat. 20. 16. Ioh. 1.11. 1. Ioh. 2.2.

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