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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. › Doctrine 7THE GOLDEN SCEPTER. › Doctrine 7
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But first for matter of terror to those without; and herein our method shall be, first to know what 1it is to turn from our evil ways; for when the Lord shall hang all his promises upon these conditions, we have reason to examine them narrowly. Wherefore for the conceiving of this, we must know, that every man is borne backward into the world, with his back turned upon God, and his face toward sin and hell, and so continues, till he hear some call from God to the contrary, saying, That is not the ⟨p. 187⟩way, &c. So that this conversion of the soul is called a turning, because it is from one term or object to another, that is, from sin to righteousness, from Satan to God. And because there are many false turnings, and many men that wheel about and never turn truly, who yet suppose that they are converted, therefore we will endeavour to open to you this true turning. Now it may be found out four ways. First by the causes of it or motives upon which. Secondly, by the terms from which and to which we turn. Thirdly by the manner. 2Fourthly by the effects.
But first for matter of terror to those without; and herein our method shall be, first to know what 1it is to turne from our evill waies; for when the Lord shall hang all his promises upon these conditions, we have reason to examine them narrowly. Wherfore for the conceiving of this, we must know, that every man is borne backward into the world, with his backe turned upon God, and his face toward sinne and hell, and so continues, till he heare some call from God to the contrary, saying, That is not the ⟨p. 187⟩way, &c. So that this conversion of the soule is called a turning, because it is from one terme or object to another, that is, from sinne to righteousnesse, from Sathan to God. And because there are many false turnings, and many men that wheele about and never turne truly, who yet suppose that they are converted, therefore we will endeavour to open to you this true turning. Now it may be found out foure wayes. First by the causes of it or motives upon which. Secondly, by the termes from which and to which we turne. Thirdly by the manner.