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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.
Again, no man can be saved without love to God, and that love must not be amor concupiscentiae, but amor amicitiae, a love of friendship; the one respects things, the other persons: your love must first be to the person, and then to the commodities you have by him, and the duties you are to perform to him.
Againe, no man can bee saved without love to God, and that love must not be amor concupiscentiae, but amor amicitiae, a love of friendship; the one respects things, the other persons: your love must first be to the person, and then to the commodities you have by him, and the duties you are to perform to him.
But you will say, how shall we do to bring our 1heart to this? this is exceeding hard: It is easy to seek the benefits come by CHRIST; self-love will cause most to do so. Any man that needs a thing, would fain have his wants supplied. A man that is pressed with a burden would willingly have it taken off: it is easy to have your desires quickened this way.
But you will say, how shall we doe to bring our 1heart to this? this is exceeding hard: It is easie to seek the benefits come by CHRIST; self-love will cause most to doe so. Any man that needs a thing, would faine have his wants supplyed. A man that is prest with a burthen would willingly have it taken off: it is easie to have your desires quickened this way.
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