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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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Humility keeps a man within his own compass; 1but pride lifts a man up above his proportion, it puts all out of joint and breeds disorder, and that bringeth destruction; and therefore humility was defined by some of the Ancients to be that which out of the knowledge of GOD and a mans self keeps a man to his own bottom. That whereas a proud man lifts up himself above his 2measure, as a member in the body that swells, takes ⟨p. 114⟩up more room then it should, and are as bubbles in the water, which should be plain and smooth; but this brings all into its place again, gives the Creator his due, and sets the creature where it should be, and therefore God loves it.
Humility keepes a man within his owne compasse; 1but pride lifts a man up above his proportion, it puts all out of joynt and breeds disorder, and that bringeth destruction; and therefore humility was defined by some of the Ancients to bee that which out of the knowledge of GOD and a mans selfe keepes a man to his owne bottome. That whereas a proud man liftes up himselfe above his 2measure, as a member in the body that swells, takes ⟨p. 114⟩up more roome then it should, and are as bubbles in the water, which should bee plaine and smooth; but this brings all into its place againe, gives the Creator his due, and sets the creature where it should be, and therefore God loves it.
- 1Reas. 2. It keeps a man in come pass.Reas. 2. It keepes a man in com passe.
- 2Simile.