A Golden Chain

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A Golden Chain is a seminal 16th-century Puritan theological work by William Perkins that systematically presents the doctrine of predestination and the order of salvation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian book
Puritan literature
theological work
associatedWithMovement Elizabethan Puritanism
English Reformation
author William Perkins
centuryOfComposition 16th century
countryOfOrigin England
describedAs seminal Puritan theological work
doctrinalPosition double predestination
doctrineType predestinarian theology
emphasizes assurance of salvation for the elect
human inability apart from grace
sovereignty of God in salvation
focusesOn logical order of God’s decrees
ordo salutis
genre systematic theology
hasForm didactic treatise
hasIllustrationType schematic chart of salvation
hasStructure logical sequence of decrees and benefits of salvation
historicalPeriod Early modern period
influenced English Puritanism
Reformed scholasticism
influencedBy John Calvin
intendedAudience ministers
theologically educated laity
language English
mainTopic doctrine of election
effectual calling
glorification
justification
order of salvation
predestination
reprobation
sanctification
soteriology
notableFor diagrammatic “chain” of salvation
systematic presentation of predestination
partOf Puritan doctrinal tradition
publicationCentury 16th century
religiousTradition Calvinism
Protestantism
theologicalTradition Puritan theology
Reformed theology
usedIn Puritan pastoral ministry
Reformed theological education

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
William Perkins
notableWork
A Discourse of Conscience
relatedWorkOfAuthor

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