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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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5 Is taken out of 2 Phil. 21. I have no man like 1minded, for all seek their own, and not the things of Jesus Christ; that doth naturally take care for you. Consider whether thou seekest thine own things, or the things of JESUS CHRIST? and that whether naturally, as the word is there &c. [Greek or Hebrew], that is, as his own business, to seek a mans own, and to do a thing naturally is made there in that place all one. Consider whether thou seekest the things of Christ as naturally as thine own, and whether that be done or no, thou wilt find by these three things.
5 Is taken out of 2 Phil. 21. I have no man like 1minded, for all seeke their owne, and not the things of Iesus Christ; that doth naturally take care for you. Consider whether thou seekest thine owne things, or the things of IESUS CHRIST? and that whether naturally, as the word is there &c. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that is, as his owne businesse, to seeke a mans owne, and to doe a thing naturally is made there in that place all one. Consider whether thou seekest the things of Christ as naturally as thine owne, and whether that be done or no, thou wilt find by these three things.
- 1Rule 5. Phil. 2. 21. Whether we seek the things of Christ naturally.
First a man will go about what he doth willingly, 1when a man hath a business of his own to do, he doth it willingly, and beats his head about it, and is exceeding solicitous, but when the business is another mans, he goes about it, it may be, because he sees it must be done, and there is reason for it, but still he doth his own in another manner; and thus willingly do the Saints do the Lords business, see it in Saint Paul,