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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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Now secondly for those that are strangers to this grace of Humiliation; that they may come to be humbled, let them observe these two rules. First labour to see the greatness of sin. Secondly to see your own weakness and unability to help your selves; for the first, do not weigh sin by common opinion, but in a right balance, do not do with 1your souls as some do with their bodies; when their beauty is decayed, they desire to hide it from themselves by false glasses, and from others by painting; so do we for the most part with our sins; we desire to hide them from our selves by putting false glosses upon them, and from others by feigned excuses: but deal impartially with your selves herein, and labour to see sin in its full vileness: And that you may do so,
Now secondly for those that are strangers to this grace of Humiliation; that they may come to be humbled, let them observe these two rules. First labour to see the greatnesse of sin. Secondly to see your owne weaknesse and unability to helpe your selves; for the first, doe not weigh sin by common opinion, but in a right ballance, doe not doe with 1your soules as some doe with their bodies; when their beautie is decayed, they desire to hide it from themselves by false glasses, and from others by painting; so do we for the most part with our sins; wee desire to hide them from our selves by putting false glosses upon them, and from others by fained excuses: but deale impartially with your selves herein, and labour to see sinne in its full vilenesse: And that you may doe so,
- 11 To see the greatness of sin.1 To see the greatnesse of sinne.
First pitch upon some one great sin, and take it into 1consideration. So Christ, when he would humble Paul, he tells him of his persecution, Why persecutest thou me? And so S. Peter, when he would humble