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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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3 Property of Humiliation is, to have all the affections ⟨p. 91⟩1moderate, all delights in worldly things faint and remiss, and all his affections taken chiefly up about grace and sin: True affection in him will eat up the false. He esteemeth spiritual things at a high rate, and all other things as little. Ask such an one what of all things else he would desire, and he will tell you, Christ, and the favour of God, and the graces of the Spirit, and to have his lusts mortified, and his sins pardoned, and that he passeth not for the things of this life, he cares not in comparison whether he be poor or rich, bond or free, (notwithstanding if he may have a better con dition, he will use it rather) as a man that is condemned to die; little regards he his estate or the things of this life, his apprehensions are taken up with greater things; give him his pardon, and take all else: So here one truly humbled, counts the favour of God so great, as he esteems all things else light in comparison: When therefore men are violent in their affections towards worldly things and in their desires and delights in them, and endeavours after them, it is a sign they are not humbled.
3 Property of Humiliation is, to have all the affections ⟨p. 91⟩1moderate, all delights in worldly things faint and remisse, and all his affections taken chiefly up about grace and sinne: True affection in him wil eate up the false. He esteemeth spirituall things at a high rate, and all other things as little. Aske such an one what of all things else he would desire, and he will tell you, Christ, and the favour of God, and the graces of the Spirit, and to have his lusts mortified, and his sinnes pardoned, and that hee passeth not for the things of this life, hee cares not in comparison whether he bee poore or rich, bond or free, (notwithstanding if hee may have a better con dition, hee will use it rather) as a man that is condemned to die; little regards hee his estate or the things of this life, his apprehensions are taken up with greater things; give him his pardon, and take al else: So here one truly humbled, counts the favour of God so great, as he esteemes all things else light in comparison: When therefore men are violent in their affections towards worldly things and in their desires and delights in them, and endeavours after them, it is a signe they are not humbled.