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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.
To pray. Judas was humbled, but he had no 1mind to pray, nor an ability to pray; the spirit of prayer went not with it; but he that hath that true humiliation, is able to pour forth his soul to God: and indeed prayer is not the work of the memory and wit, but the proper work of a broken heart.
To pray. Iudas was humbled, but hee had no 1minde to pray, nor an ability to pray; the spirit of prayer went not with it; but hee that hath that true humiliation, is able to poure forth his soule to God: and indeed prayer is not the worke of the memory and wit, but the proper worke of a broken heart.
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Again, secondly, to seek Gods face, this true 1humiliation cuts a man off from his own root and bottom, and causeth him to seek the Lord alone: which seeking useth to be expressed in prayer: that other will cause a man to seek mercy, but this to seek Gods face; that is, if they have his favour, it is enough: they seek God as sequestered from all things else; though such a soul had assurance of being freed from hell, it would not content him, unless he saw Gods face.
Againe, secondly, to seeke Gods face, this true 1humiliation cuts a man off from his owne roote and bottome, and causeth him to seeke the Lord alone: which seeking useth to be expressed in prayer: that other will cause a man to seeke mercy, but this to seeke Gods face; that is, if they have his favour, it is enough: they seeke God as sequestred from all things else; though such a soule had assurance of being freed from hell, it would not content him, unlesse he saw Gods face.