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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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And this was the ground which all the Saints went upon in their sufferings, both of persecution and death; and this was the case of Moses and Paul, when the one wished himself razed out of the book of life, and Paul to be accursed from CHRIST; that is, saith Saint Paul, if this be for Gods glory, and the good of his Church; let me perish. In which though they seemed to imply their immediate destruction, yet they knew what was ultimately best for themselves.
And this was the ground which all the Saints went upon in their sufferings, both of persecution and death; and this was the case of Moses and Paul, when the one wished himselfe rased out of the booke of life, and Paul to be accursed from CHRIST; that is, saith Saint Paul, if this be for Gods glory, and the good of his Church; let me perish. In which though they seemed to imply their immediate destructon, yet they knew what was ultimately best for themselves.
And this is all the difference between a carnal 1man, and one to whom God hath revealed himself; they both agree in this, they both love themselves, and seek their own happiness; but they differ in this, that they seek it in a different way; the one in the LORD, but a carnal man seeks it in himself and the creatures: A godly man is so persuaded of God, that he seeks him, and cares not what he loseth to gain him; but another man, when he is told of an invisible God, he will not trust to things unseen; the things he sees he will rest upon, and so seeks for an happiness within his own compass; and therefore when himself ⟨p. 148⟩comes in competition with the Lord, he lets the Lord go.
And this is all the difference betweene a carnall 1man, and one to whom God hath revealed himselfe; they both agree in this, they both love themselves, and seeke their owne happinesse; but they differ in this, that they seeke it in a different way; the one in the LORD, but a carnall man seekes it in himselfe and the creatures: A godly man is so perswaded of God, that he seekes him, and cares not what hee loseth to gaine him; but another man, when hee is told of an invisible God, hee will not trust to things unseene; the things hee sees he will rest upon, and so seekes for an happinesse within his owne compasse; and therefore when himselfe