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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.
1Art thou a Scholar, and hast studies to bring to perfection? a Tradesman, and hast enterprises to bring to pass? art in straights? he will be entreated of thee to do all for thee, if thou go to him, and he will bring it better to pass then thou canst with all thy policy.
1Art thou a Scholler, and hast studies to bring to perfection? a Tradesman, and hast enterprises to bring to passe? art in straights? he will be entreated of thee to doe all for thee, if thou go to him, and hee will bring it better to passe then thou canst with all thy policie.
Again, Art thou fallen into poverty, into sickness, into disgrace? thou shalt find him exceeding kind, when thou art sick, he will be careful and watchful over thee, this David acknowledges, Psal. 31. 7. 1I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy, for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul in adversities: When others overlook and forget thee in adversity, as the Butler did Joseph, he will not, but take care of thee. Again, if thou beest persecuted, and hast enemies to deal with (as who hath not that liveth godlily? so that (as David saith of himself) My soul is among Lions; yet thou shalt find God stand by thee, as he did by S. Paul, to del ver thee out of the mouth of those Lions: thou shalt find him to be as a Rock, as a place of defence, to shield thee against them and all their incursions, so that all their plots and malice shall not hurt thee. David had often trial of God in this. Again, if thou doest want any thing, he hath promised to grant whatsoever thou shalt ask. But if thou shalt say, I provoke him day by day; yet know that he is exceeding kind, and will pass by many infirmities, for he