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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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The Case in question is, whether to right and true humiliation, it be necessary that such a solemn humiliation and such a measure of sorrow and violent Legal contrition go before it.
The Case in question is, whether to right and true humiliation, it be necessary that such a solemne humiliation and such a measure of sorrow and violent Legall contrition goe before it.
There is a double kind of sorrow wrought in the 1hearts of men; the one is a violent tumultuous sorrow, which ariseth from the apprehension of hell and punishment: the ground whereof is self-love, and is commonly in those who are suddenly enlightened, and so amazed therewith being taken on the sudden; as we see in Saint Paul who was taken ⟨p. 94⟩suddenly as he was going to Damascus: and it was discovered to him, that he was guilty of so great a sin, as he could never have imagined, a voice from heaven to strike his ears on the sudden, why persecutest thou me? And this we find by experience to have been in many who never have true humiliation, as we see in Judas. God indeed sometimes useth it to bring men to humiliation, as he did in Saint Paul.
There is a double kind of sorrow wrought in the 1hearts of men; the one is a violent tumultuous sorrow, which ariseth from the apprehension of hell and punishment: the ground whereof is self-love, and is commonly in those who are suddainely enlightened, and so amazed therewith being taken on the suddaine; as wee see in Saint Paul who was taken ⟨p. 94⟩suddainely as hee was going to Damascus: and it was discovered to him, that hee was guilty of so great a sinne, as he could never have imagined, a voyce from heaven to strike his eares on the suddaine, why persecutest thou me? And this wee find by experience to have beene in many who never have true humiliation, as wee see in Iudas. God indeed sometimes useth it to bring men to humiliation, as he did in Saint Paul.