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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
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.
1 Pair, an hope of mercy, as well as a sense of misery: ⟨p. 83⟩1that whereas before we did look upon God as a severe Judge; we look now on him as one willing to receive us, both are requisite. Sense of misery only, brings a man but to himself, as the Prodigal first is said to come to himself; but hope of mercy joined with it, drives a man home to God, as it did also him; without which, sense of misery drives us from the LORD; but hope of mercy being added to it, causeth this active humiliation, we speak of, whereby we say, I will go and humble my self.
1 Payr, an hope of mercy, as wel as a sence of misery: ⟨p. 83⟩1that whereas before wee did looke upon God as a severe Judge; we looke now on him as one willing to receive us, both are requisite. Sence of misery onely, brings a man but to himselfe, as the Prodigall first is said to come to himselfe; but hope of mercy joyned with it, drives a man home to God, as it did also him; without which, sence of misery drives us from the LORD; but hope of mercy being added to it, causeth this active humiliation, wee speake of, whereby wee say, I will goe and humble my selfe.
- 11 Hope of […] mercy and sense of misery.1 Hope of 〈…〉 mercy and sence of mi sery.
2 Pair of ingredients are the sense of our own emptiness, 1together with an apprehension of that All-sufficiency that is in God; which we also may see in the Prodigal, when he said, I shall starve and die, if I stay here; but in my fathers house is bread enough: he looked to that all-sufficient fullness that was in God to supply his wants. The creature whilst it findeth any thing in it self, it will stand upon its own bottom and not be humbled, but when it finds nothing in its self but emptiness, then it beginneth to seek out for a bottom; which it seeing to be in God alone, it goes out to him; for men will not be drawn off from their own bottom, till they see another bottom to stand upon.