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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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A man may and always doth so, and that upon 1necessity, as hath been said; only this, there is a double end; the one is the thing it self which a man makes his end, the other is the benefit or fruit cometh by the attaining it. So that happiness is that sweetness, that follows all ends, even as the shadow doth the body; so then the question is, what that thing is, which thou seekest this happiness from, for that is it which is thy main end; whether doest thou think thou canst make thy self happy by those riches and pleasures which for thy self thou aimest at? or doest thou look for all thy happiness from the Lord alone? That which a man looks for his happiness from, that a man makes his chiefest end; if from God, then a man makes God his utmost end, so as his own happiness is but the fruit that ariseth out and accompanies his seeking him.
A man may and alwaies doth so, and that upon 1necessity, as hath beene sayd; only this, there is a double end; the one is the thing it selfe which a man makes his end, the other is the benefit or fruit commeth by the attaining it. So that happinesse is that sweetnesse, that followes all ends, even as the shadow doth the body; so then the question is, what that thing is, which thou seekest this happinesse from, for that is it which is thy maine end; whether doest thou thinke thou canst make thy selfe happy by those riches and pleasures which for thy selfe thou aymest at? or doest thou looke for all thy happinesse from the Lord alone? That which a man lookes for his happinesse from, that a man makes his chiefest end; if from God, then a man makes God his utmost end, so as his owne happinesse is but the fruit that ariseth out and accompanies his seeking him.
- 1Answ. How a man may make his own happiness his end.Answ. How a man may make his owne happinesse his end.