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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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It falls out thus by reason of the ignorance some 1have lived in before, who therefore are enlightened to know their estates all on the sudden; whereas an other hath been brought up in knowledge, and the knowledge of his misery being let in by degrees, then the case doth also differ, as between two men who were to go through a wood, whereof one is 2set upon by thieves not suspecting any, and is put into a fear of his life, and knows not how to escape, but one comes on the sudden, and rescues him and gives him his life, but another is warned before, knows he must go through such a passage, and that unless he hath a strong guard to go along with him, he shall certainly perish; this man apprehends the danger as great, as the other, and the benefit as great, and the love of him that should go with him as great; only his passion, either of fear or joy, is not so violent as the others, though he truly rejoiceth in the deliverance as much as the other, and thinks himself as much bound to the man that delivered him.
It falls out thus by reason of the ignorance some 1have lived in before, who therefore are enlightened to know their estates all on the suddaine; whereas an other hath beene brought up in knowledge, and the knowledg of his misery being let in by degrees, then the case doth also differ, as betweene two men who were to goe through a wood, whereof one is 2set upon by theeves not suspecting any, and is put into a feare of his life, and knowes not how to escape, but one comes on the suddaine, and rescues him and gives him his life, but another is warned before, knowes hee must goe through such a passage, and that unlesse hee hath a strong guard to goe along with him, hee shall certainely perish; this man apprehends the danger as great, as the other, and the benefit as great, and the love of him that should goe with him as great; onely his passion, either of feare or joy, is not so violent as the others, though hee truly rejoyceth in the deliverance as much as the other, and thinkes himselfe as much bound to the man that delivered him.
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