A golden chaine: or, the description of theologie : containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word .. . etweenethetemporarieprofefor of the Gojpell,andthetrueprofe(forofthefame:it is thedutie ofeuery Chrijitan to trie and examine himfelfe whether he be in the faith or not, i^.s-^y^ndwhereas it is an hard thing for a man to fear ch out huj own heart»we are to pray vnto (jod that he would giue vs hisfpirit to difcerne betweene thatwhich is good and euill in vs. Now when a man hath found out the ejlate of his heartbyfearching it, he is further to obfer
A golden chaine: or, the description of theologie : containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word .. . etweenethetemporarieprofefor of the Gojpell,andthetrueprofe(forofthefame:it is thedutie ofeuery Chrijitan to trie and examine himfelfe whether he be in the faith or not, i^.s-^y^ndwhereas it is an hard thing for a man to fear ch out huj own heart»we are to pray vnto (jod that he would giue vs hisfpirit to difcerne betweene thatwhich is good and euill in vs. Now when a man hath found out the ejlate of his heartbyfearching it, he is further to obferuc and kcepeit with all diligence. Trii.^,2^. that when the houre of death, or the day of triaUJhatl corns, he mayfiandfureandnot be deceiuedofhis hope. \ f^nd for thispurpofe I hatte defcribed the mofl of thefe fmalltreatifes whichfollow, to minifier vnto thee fome helpe in this examining and obferuing of thine them and accept ofthemyandby the bUJfing of Go A they/hall not be vn-profitable vnto thee. And if theyjhall any whit helpe thee, helpe me alfo with thyfrayer, t j 9 s, FINIS. Pp 3 CERTAINE * %£:fj*: h^:fo\:&^. ^,%S7^S Pfai:^ 574 .^»:\^-; CERTAINE PROPOSITIONS PECLARING HOW FARRE A MAN MAYgoc iiithc profeflion of the Gofpel, and yet be a I. Reprobate hath in his mind a certain »knowlcd^gcofGod, ofcommon cquitie among men,of the difference of good fron*bad:and this is pardy from naturc,partly from the contempla-tion of Gods creatures ,in which the wtfdome, the power,lhjeloue,the mcrcie,the maiellic of God is knovvledt^eis only^eneralland imperfeft, much like the ruinesofa*Princes pallaceritls not fumcieni to direft him in doing of a good work. Forcxampkjheknoweth that there n a that this God niuft be worlliip-pcd:come to particulars,who God is?what a one he is?how he mult be wor-f}iippcd?Hcre his knowledge faileth him^and he is altogithcr vnceitain what to doe to plea(e God. reAfon of this knowlcdge,thc Reprobate doeth gi
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