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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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First he findeth that those evil ways of sin, and those corruptions which before did dwell in his 1heart and had the rule there, are now put out of possession, and the contrary grace is made master of the house; so that he can say with the Apostle Rom. 7. It is not I, but sin in me, that is, sin sometimes was the master of the house, and that which I now call my self, as then was not, had no existence in me; but now the case is altered, the regenerate part, 2that is in me is master, and though sin thrusts in and dwells there also, yet it is but an intruder, no lust but is thrust out; and if it creeps in, it is by one of these ways.
First he findeth that those evill wayes of sinne, and those corruptions which before did dwell in his 1heart and had the rule there, are now put out of possession, and the contrary grace is made master of the house; so that he can say with the Apostle Rom. 7. It is not I, but sinne in mee, that is, sinne sometimes was the master of the house, and that which I now call my selfe, as then was not, had no existence in mee; but now the case is altered, the regenerate part, 2that is in me is master, and though sinne thrusts in and dwells there also, yet it is but an intruder, no lust but is thrust out; and if it creepes in, it is by one of these wayes.
- 11 Sin is put out of possession.1 Sinne is put out of possession.
- 2Sin crept into the regenerate.