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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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True, but thus; whereas all that a mans mind is to be taken up about, is either work or wages; if it be work, thou must do it to God alone whose servant thou art; if it be matter of wages (as are the things belonging to thy name, estate) these in like manner thou art to look for from God alone. All a mans employment is taken up either in doing all for God, or receiving all from God: and if any man were a perfect servant to another man, he then ought to have an eye only to his Master in matter ⟨p. 161⟩of work and to no other, and also to take what wages his master will allow him for that work, and no other; he ought to resolve all into his master: But no creature is a perfect servant unto another creature; but we are so to God, and therefore we ought both to do all the work we do for God, and also for matter of wages, to take all from him, and to depend upon his providence, so that this provision for a man is but to cast a mans self upon the Lord. It being not our work to provide for our selves, but the Lords, let us do all for him, and it belongs to him to give us wages, and he will do it.
True, but thus; whereas all that a mans minde is to be taken up about, is either worke or wages; if it be worke, thou must do it to God alone whose servant thou art; if it be matter of wages (as are the things belonging to thy name, estate) these in like manner thou art to looke for from God alone. All a mans imployment is taken up either in doing all for God, or receiving all from God: and if any man were a perfect servant to another man, he then oúght to have an ey only to his Master in matter