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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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But you will say, this rather discourageth us from the work: for then we must ever wait like 1mariners, till the tide and the gale comes, and I had as good sit still: for I may go about it to no purpose, seeing the Lord must do it.
But you will say, this rather discourageth us from the worke: for then wee must ever waite like 1marriners, till the tide and the gale comes, and I had as good sit still: for I may goe about it to no purpose, seeing the Lord must doe it.
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I answer thee; that if thou wouldest go about 1it and shut up thy self in private a day, and after that another, in the end God would send his Spirit. When Christ bad them go and row, though they rowed all night to little purpose, yet CHRIST came at last, and they were on the other side presently; it may be thou mayest be about it a month or two, ere thou findest the Spirit coming; yet he will come in the end, and then the work will be throughly done; for God hath made a promise of the Holy ⟨p. 111⟩Ghost, that he will baptize with the Holy Ghost as with fire; not only to his Disciples; but those that yet never had it: for it is not only for increase, but to begin grace. Yea, if God hath given thee a heart to pray, to consider this promise, so as thou hast taken up a resolution to wait and to set thy self to the work, when thou hast done so; the spirit is already in thine heart, the work is begun, though thou thinkest not so; and never plead thou canst not do it without the spirit; for I ask thee this question, didst thou ever commit a sin in which thou couldest say, I did it against my will? was there ever any duty which thou hadst a thought to do, that thou couldest say, thou couldest not do it? thy heart tells thee no.