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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
THE GOLDEN SCEPTRE. › Doctrine 4THE GOLDEN SCEPTER. › Doctrine 4
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And so we come to the second thing propounded what this humiliation is, and herein our main 1enquiry is after that which is mainly intended in the text, What it is to humble a mans self. But because the finding of it out depends upon the other also, we will with it show also what it is to be humbled, that so we may the better know the true humiliation required of us; and for the finding out of this we will first set before you the examples of them who have humbled themselves, and have been humbled in Scripture, and from thence gather what it is.
And so wee come to the second thing propounded what this humiliation is, and herein our maine 1enquiry is after that which is mainely intended in the text, What it is to humble a mans selfe. But because the finding of it out depends upon the other also, wee will with it shew also what it is to be humbled, that so wee may the better know the true humiliation required of us; and for the finding out of this wee will first set before you the examples of them who have humbled themselves, and have been humbled in Scripture, and from thence gather what it is.
- 12 Humiliation what.
For this you shall find Manasseh in the 2 Chro•. 133. in his affliction humbling himself greatly, and the Lord was entreated of him, vers. 12. Likewise we have that of S. Paul humbled. Acts 9. 6 where we find him trembling and astonished, and saying, Lord what wil• thou have me do? See another example in