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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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Weaken not thy assurance, but say, though I find my heart hard and careless, froward and angry often, whereas I should be meek and humble; Yet I will not question the main, but I will go and renew my humiliation, which will strengthen my assurance; however, hold that firm, for it draws into nearer Communion with GOD, and ⟨p. 123⟩further from sin establisheth a man in welldoing, and makes him abound in the work of the Lord.
Weaken not thy assurance, but say, though I finde my heart hard and carelesse, froward and angry often, whereas I should bee meeke and humble; Yet I will not question the maine, but I will goe and renew my humiliation, which will strengthen my assurance; however, hold that firme, for it drawes into neerer Communion with GOD, and ⟨p. 123⟩further from sinne establisheth a man in welldoing, and makes him abound in the worke of the Lord.
Learn hence also, that it is not enough for a 1man only to be patient in afflictions, but he must also humble himself under them, we must not only bear the cross, but willingly and cheerfully acknowledge Gods justice in it, and our own sin, for to be humbled is a further thing then to be patient, as in 2 Chron. 12. 6. when the people were 2left in the hand of Shishak, it is said, that the Princes of Israel humbled themselves, and they said, the Lord is righteous, where being humbled, is expressed by acknowledging God to be righteous, which is more then to be patient, God looks for this in all afflictions, therefore he says in 1 Pet. 5. 6. humble