while modifying several of his comments. After this brush with the authorities, it appears he intentionally steered clear of such controversies. In the 1590s, ecclesiastical concerns were overshadowed by more important theological questions regarding the nature of grace.27 Peter Baro (Lady Margaret’s professor of divinity) argued that God’s work of predestination is based upon His foreknowledge of an individual’s faith and works. Perkins responded with A Golden Chain (Armilla Aurea), in which he