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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Is all our labour lost, except we seek Gods face, 1though otherwise a man go never so far? then there is great reason, to examine our selves, whether we seek the Lord for himself or no; for otherwise, all your labour is lost, for then you do not set up God for your God in your hearts, but something 2else, namely, that which you seek besides him; as in marriage we say, when a man marries a woman, not out of love to her person, but for riches; that he marries not the woman, but her wealth, so it is here.
Is all our labour lost, except we seeke Gods face, 1though otherwise a man goe never so farre? then there is great reason, to examine our selves, whether we seeke the Lord for himselfe or no; for otherwise, all your labour is lost, for then you doe not set up God for your God in your hearts, but something 2else, namely, that which you seeke besides him; as in marriage we say, when a man marries a woman, not out of love to her person, but for riches; that hee marries not the woman, but her wealth, so it is here.
- 1Use To examine if we seek Gods face.Vse To examine if wee seeke Gods face.
- 21 Else we seek something else.1 Else wee seeke something else.
And then secondly, you will never hold out 1in seeking the Lord; and if you do not hold out, then all your labour will be lost,