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The golden sceptre held forth to the humble With the Churches dignity by her marriage. And the Churches duty in her carriage. In three treatises. The former delivered in sundry sermons in Cambridge, for the weekly fasts, 1625. The two latter in Lincolns Inn. By the late learned and reverend divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to His Majesty, Mr. of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and sometime preacher at Lincolns Inn.The golden scepter held forth to the humble VVith the Churches dignitie by her marriage. And the Churches dutie in her carriage. In three treatises. The former delivered in sundry sermons in Cambridge, for the weekely fasts, 1625. The two latter in Lincolnes Inne. By the late learned and reverend divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to His Maiesty, Mr. of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and somtime preacher at Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by R. Badger for N. Bourne, 1638
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.
We are hence to be exhorted to choose the Lord 1for our God, when you hear he is so merciful a God; for no man ever served the Lord, but he first made choice of him to be his Master. Every man ⟨p. 42⟩when he comes to years of discretion, and to be master of himself, adviseth with himself what course he should take, whether he should serve God or the world. Now all the Saints of God have made this distinct choice; we will serve the Lord, and go to no other. Moses when both stood before him, the pleasures of Egypt on the one hand, and God and his people with their afflictions on the other, he chose the latter before the former, Heb. 11. 25. So David saith he did, I have chosen the way of truth, thy Judgements have I laid before 2me, Psal. 119. 30. for to choose, is, when a thing lies before a man, and he considers and takes it. 3So Joshua, I and my house will serve the Lord. Now I exhort you, that seeing you are to make some choice, that seeing God is such a God, so exceeding merciful, that you would make this choice, let him be your God; for what moves a man to make choice of one course of life rather then another? the ground of it is some happiness that he seeks: when men consider what makes most for their happiness, that they will choose.
Wee are hence to be exhorted to chuse the Lord 1for our God, when you heare hee is so mercifull a God; for no man ever served the Lord, but he first made choyce of him to be his Master. Every man ⟨p. 42⟩when he comes to yeares of discretion, and to be master of himselfe, adviseth with himselfe what course he should take, whether he should serve God or the world. Now all the Saints of God have made this distinct choyce; we will serve the Lord, and goe to no other. Moses when both stood before him, the pleasures of Aegypt on the one hand, and God and his people with their afflictions on the other, hee chose the latter before the former,