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The golden sceptre held forth to the humble With the Churches dignityThe golden scepter held forth to the humble VVith the Churches dignitie
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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The first breeds death, an acedia, a deadness and 1listlessness, it makes a man as a log, that moves not to God in prayer. So it wrought in Nabal, and Ahithophel, it breeds such discouragement as often ends in death. Of worldly sorrow (and such is all sorrow whereof God is not the end) cometh death: but when it is right and true and kindly sorrow for sin, it doth that which an affection should do, it quickeneth him to do that which he ought to do: so fear when it is right worketh, and so all other affections, which were put into the soul for that end that it might be stirred up by them to that which it should do, for GOD and its own good; and therefore this affection of sorrow for ⟨p. 86⟩sin quickens a man to seek out to God when it is right.
The first breeds death, an acedia, a deadnesse and 1listlesnesse, it makes a man as a log, that moves not to God in prayer. So it wrought in Nabal, and Achitophel, it breeds such discouragement as often ends in death. Of worldly sorrow (and such is all sorrow whereof God is not the end) commeth death: but when it is right and true and kindly sorrow for sinne, it doth that which an affection should doe, it quickneth him to doe that which he ought to do: so feare when it is right worketh, and so all other affections, which were put into the soule for that end that it might bee stirred up by them to that which it should doe, for GOD and its owne good; and therefore this affection of sorrow for ⟨p. 86⟩sinne quickens a man to seeke out to God when it is right.
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The first breeds a fierceness and turbulency in a mans spirit; as we see often in men whose consciences