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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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Because they were baptized into the Name of 1Christ, and not of Paul or any other: and secondly, was Paul crucified for you? that is, was not Christ crucified?
- 11 We are baptized in to his name.1 Wee are baptized in to his name.
And secondly, how much is there in that Word 1[Crucified for you?] we are not able to search into the height, and breadth, and depth of this your engagement unto Christ. His bodily pain was the least thing in his sufferings: that of his soul was the soul of his sufferings: My soul is heavy unto death, says he, when the pressure of his sufferings made him sweat drops of blood in a cold night; and yet these were but the beginnings of his sorrows which fell on him upon the cross, when he cried out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 2Consider further the equity of it; for did not he the same for thee, which he requires of thee? for did not he empty himself of that eternal glory and happiness, which he enjoyed with his Father and might have then enjoyed? did not he make him self poor to make thee rich? and what is it he calls thee to deny thy self in? to forsake a friend or two? and to some disadvantage in thy wealth? whereas he emptied himself of all his great glory. Is he not upon equal terms with thee, nay most unequal on his part? if he calls thee to bear the cross for him, did not he bear a greater cross for thee? Therefore says Christ, He that forsakes not father and mother for me, is not worthy of me, and not fit to come into the number of my Disciples.
And secondly, how much is there in that Word 1[Crucified for you?] we are not able to search into the height, and bredth, and depth of this your engagement unto Christ. His bodily paine was the least thing in his sufferings: that of his soule was the soule of his sufferings: My soule is heavie unto death, sayes hee, when the pressure of his sufferings made him sweate drops of bloud in a cold night; and yet these were but the beginnings of his sorrowes which fell on him upon the crosse, when hee cryed out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken mee?