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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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Again, the greater the thirst is, the greater will a mans draught be; and the more you add to your humiliation, the more will your thirst be after Christ, and you will drink deeper of the fountain of life, and draw more sap from him.
Againe, the greater the thirst is, the greater will a mans draught be; and the more you adde to your humiliation, the more will your thirst bee after Christ, and you will drinke deeper of the fountaine of life, and draw more sap from him.
And secondly it increaseth your love, for thereby 1we come to see our selves more beholding to God, as having a greater debt forgiven us. What made Mary love much, but because she was sensible much was forgiven her. Therefore labour more ⟨p. 103⟩and more to be humbled, especially as you fall into new sins, which the Lord oft lets him to do, that they might be humbled more: and the more light a Christian gets to discover his own vileness and the vanity of the creature, the stronger he will grow in grace, and the more established in well doing.2
And secondly it increaseth your love, for thereby 1wee come to see our selves more beholding to God, as having a greater debt forgiven us. What made Mary love much, but because shee was sensible much was forgiven her. Therefore labour more ⟨p. 103⟩and more to bee humbled, especially as you fall into new sinnes, which the Lord oft lets him to doe, that they might bee humbled more: and the more light a Christian gets to discover his owne vilenesse and the vanity of the creature, the stronger he will grow in grace, and the more established in well doing.