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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
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Neither is there any doubt, but these vigorous and useful breathings of his spirit, will find access and entertainment, where his languid, and at last, his breathless body did. Especially these which may more properly be counted his, than any thing that hitherto hath seen the light, and this we dare be bold to say for these, that none of them did more express the Author to the life.
Neither is there any doubt, but these vigorous and usefull breathings of his spirit, wil find accesse and entertainment, where his languid, and at last, his breathlesse body did. Especially these which may more properly be counted his, than any thing that hitherto hath seene the light, and this wee dare be bold to say for these, that none of them did more expresse the Authour to the life.
Those that did either know him in his ⟨image 5⟩life time, or since have much and frequently perused his writings, shall find these three things every where occurring.
The foulness of sin, the freeness of grace, and the fullness of duty, which in other pieces only scattered, and sparkling here and there, are here collected under proper heads, and handled so professedly and clearly, as nothing more concerning them can be desired.
The foulenesse of sinne, the freenesse of grace, and the fulnesse of duty, which in other peeces onely scattered, and sparkling here and there, are here collected under proper heads, and handled so professedly and clearely, as nothing more concerning them can be desired.