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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.
It is one thing, when a man hath chosen the 1LORD as his end, and that way that leads to him though he wavers in it, and misseth somewhat of 2the evenness of his ways, and hath falls in it; and another thing, to be distracted between two ways, sometimes choosing one way, sometimes another, as a carnal man doth. One that is resolved to go in this way though with much unevenness, may fall and have many mistakes in the way, he may have too many lookings to himself, but yet he hath chosen the LORD and follows him, and this is the difference between him and the other who hath two ways and is distracted between them.
It is one thing, when a man hath chosen the 1LORD as his end, and that way that leades to him though hee wavers in it, and misseth somewhat of 2the evennesse of his wayes, and hath falls in it; and another thing, to be distracted betweene two ways, sometimes choosing one way, sometimes another, as a carnall man doth. One that is resolved to goe in this way though with much unevennesse, may fal and have many mistakes in the way, hee may have too many lookings to himselfe, but yet hee hath chosen the LORD and followes him, and this is the difference betweene him and the other who hath two wayes and is distracted betweene them.