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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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The second part of the answer is, that yet notwithstanding, we may and ought to seek the Lord in opposition to our selves, that is, when God and our selves come into competition, the commandment comes in opposition with our selves; the case being such as if we obey God, we hurt our selves; then we must prefer God and his commandments to our selves.
The second part of the answer is, that yet notwithstanding, wee may and ought to seeke the Lord in opposition to our selves, that is, when God and our selves come into competition, the commandement comes in opposition with our selves; the case being such as if we obey God, wee hurt our selves; then wee must preferre God and his commandements to our selves.
But you will ask, how can this stand with the former; that a man should make his own good the 1rise of his actions, and yet in his actions oppose himself?
But you will aske, how can this stand with the former; that a man should make his owne good the 1rise of his actions, and yet in his actions oppose himselfe?
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When once a man is persuaded, that even to destroy himself is the best way to provide for himself, 1and that to let himself go, and his credit and life, and give up all to God, is that whereby he shall put himself into a better condition; when a man is persuaded of this, then you see both do stand together. And we never do exhort a man to seek God in opposition to himself, but when it is best for him so to do, not to give himself up to any thing that shall be an immediate hurt to him; but when