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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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The second effect is this, that when he hath 1thrust out sin, then he hates it, as Amnon did his sister Tamar; he not only thrust her out of doors, and barred the door on her, but also he hated her worse, than ever he had loved her. So a man that is turned doth hate sin, hate it as truly as ever he did love it before. There is none but the regenerate man that hates sin truly. Suppose a man hath lived a long time in some sin, it may be in drunkenness, or whoredom, swearing, &c. he may sometimes thrust it out of doors, and by a resolution upon some grounds bar the door against it; as when he lies on his sick bed, or is in some great affliction, but doth not hate it.
The second effect is this, that when hee hath 1thrust out sinne, then he hates it, as Amnon did his sister Thamar; he not only thrust her out of doores, and barred the doore on her, but also he hated her worse, than ever he had loved her. So a man that is turned doth hate sinne, hate it as truly as ever hee did love it before. There is none but the regenerate man that hates sin truly. Suppose a man hath lived a long time in some sinne, it may be in drunkennesse, or whoredome, swearing, &c. hee may sometimes thrust it out of doores, and by a resolution upon some grounds barre the doore against it; as when he lies on his sicke bed, or is in some great affliction, but doth not hate it.
- 12 Hatred of sin.2 Hatred of sinne.
You will say, how shall we know that?1
- 1Quest.