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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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If thou findest thou doest the things that an humble man should do, then though thy affections seem not to be moved, yet in very deed they are moved and changed: as if thou art fearful to return ⟨p. 120⟩to thy sins, art resolved to please God in all things to thy power. For what are affections, but divers positions and situations of the will and 1the feet it walks upon? they are but the divers motions and inclinations whereby the will shoots it self into the objects of it. Now look which way thy will is resolved, and set: that way are thy affections set also: if thou seest one ro rise up soon and go to bed late, to avoid poverty, and to get riches, a wise man will assure himself that his 2aim is such, and his heart set upon riches; his actions show that his affections do move strongly that way, though he says, he feels no such stirradge. Therefore though thou findest this stillness of affections; yet if thou doest the same things that they use to do, who mourn and weep more; thou mayest assure thy self thy affections are moved.
If thou findest thou doest the things that an humble man should doe, then though thy affections seeme not to be moved, yet in very deed they are moved and changed: as if thou art fearefull to returne ⟨p. 120⟩to thy sinnes, art resolved to please God in all things to thy power. For what are affections, but divers positions and scituations of the will and 1the feete it walkes upon? they are but the divers motions and inclinations whereby the will shoots it selfe into the objects of it. Now looke which way thy will is resolved, and set: that way are thy affections set also: if thou seest one ro rise up soone and goe to bed late, to avoyde poverty, and to get riches, a wise man will assure himselfe that his 2ayme is such, and his heart set upon riches; his actions shew that his affections doe move strongly that way, though he sayes, he feeles no such stirradge. Therefore though thou findest this stilnesse of affections; yet if thou doest the same things that they use to do, who mourne and weepe more; thou mayest assure thy selfe thy affections are moved.