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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
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.
Hatred is implacable, and for ever, as in a man 1towards Toads and Serpents, he will never be persuaded to receive it again, and to grow friends with it, but he forsakes it forever. And again secondly, he will never mince the matter with sin, and say, thus far will I lop and cut up my sin, but he will pluck it up by the roots: Hatred desires the utter abolition and destruction of what it hates. Thirdly, he will hate all kinds of sins. Sheep hate all kind of Wolves, and the Dove all kind of Hawks; therefore examine thy self by these generals.
Hatred is implacable, and for ever, as in a man 1towards Toads and Serpents, he will never be perswaded to receive it again, and to grow friends with it, but he forsakes it forever. And againe secondly, he will never mince the matter with sinne, and say, thus farre will I lop and cut up my sinne, but hee will pluck it up by the rootes: Hatred desires the utter abolition and destruction of what it hates. Thirdly, he will hate all kinds of sinnes. Sheepe hate all kind of Wolves, and the Dove all kind of Hawkes; therefore examine thy selfe by these generalls.
- 1Answ. Hatred of sin what.Answ. Hatred of sinne what.
The third effect is this, fighting against it: The 1truth of turning is seen by a mans resistance all a mans life; as the Israelites were never to seek peace with Amalek, but to fight against them, to seek the destruction of them while they lived. Indeed it is true, such a man may be foiled by a sin, but still he fights against it; and so we will, if we be truly converted.
The third effect is this, fighting against it: The