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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 unto this is further required the help of the Spirit joining therewith, without which the Law 1doth not humble a man: who is therefore called the spirit of bondage, because he enlighteneth a man to see his bondage and slavery to sin and Satan, and his subjection to Gods wrath; not that he makes him such or brings bondage with it, but discovers it; and 2this not only by showing a man his bondage, but he makes him believe it: For there must be a faith to humble as well as to comfort, whereas we set light by the threatenings, and believe them not; for would the swearer swear, if he believed that threatening, the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain? When therefore the Spirit enlighteneth a man to see his sins, and makes him believe the threatenings denounced against them, then a man is humbled and not before.
And unto this is further required the help of the Spirit joyning therewith, without which the Law 1doth not humble a man: who is therefore called the spirit of bondage, because he enlightneth a man to see his bondage and slavery to sin and Sathan, and his subjection to Gods wrath; not that hee makes him such or brings bondage with it, but discovers it; and 2this not onely by shewing a man his bondage, but he makes him believe it: For there must be a faith to humble as well as to comfort, whereas wee set light by the threatnings, and believe them not; for would the swearer sweare, if he believed that threatning, the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine? When therefore the Spirit enlighteneth a man to see his sinnes, and makes him believe the threatnings denounced against them, then a man is humbled and not before.
- 12 The Spirit works humiliation2 The Spirit workes humiliation
- 23 By afflictions.