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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. › DoctrineTHE GOLDEN SCEPTER. › Doctrine
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But to come to the point; the Scripture is plentiful to prove it, James 4. 6. God giveth grace to the 1humble, sanctifying grace, and also saving knowledge, Psal. 25. He shows his secrets unto the humble, 2yea he dwelleth in such, Isaiah 57. 15. he hath an especial 3eye to such: those eyes that run through the whole earth fix themselves on the humble man for good, Isaiah 62. 2. other things have my hand made; (yet them he regards not in comparison) To him will I look that is humble: he promiseth also to 4fill them with good things, to give them preferment and honour, to exalt the humble and meek; yea he regards it so, that when evil men have humbled themselves, they have not gone away without some mercy; as when Ahab humbled himself, ⟨p. 113⟩2 Chron. 12. God promised he would not bring the 5evil in his days: and the best of Gods children when they have not humbled themselves, he hath withdrawn his favour from them, as he would not look on David, till he had humbled himself. All the world cannot keep an humble man down, nor all the props in the world cannot keep a proud man up.
But to come to the point; the Scripture is plentifull to prove it, Iames 4. 6. God giveth grace to the 1humble, sanctifying grace, and also saving knowledge, Psal. 25. He shewes his secrets unto the humble,