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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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And likewise, because as a law it rewardeth and punisheth, refreshing the obedient with peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost, and when a man disobeys it, it causeth grief and wounds the heart; that law in David smote him when he had numbered the people, and caused Peter to weep bitterly. And 1in the second place it is called the law of the mind, because though it sanctifies the whole, yet it is most in the mind; as the Law of the members is called so, because in a regenerate man, it is strongest in the members, and least in the mind and will. This law doth both enlighten the mind with saving operative knowledge of GOD and his Law, and stamps all the habits of grace upon his will, Jere. 32. 4. An unregenerate man, may through his 2conscience enlightened, give a stop to evil courses, but without such a law as this.3
And likewise, because as a law it rewardeth and punisheth, refreshing the obedient with peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost, and when a man disobeys it, it causeth griefe and wounds the heart; that law in David smote him when he had numbred the people, and caused Peter to weep bitterly. And 1in the second place it is called the law of the minde, because though it sanctifies the whole, yet it is most in the minde; as the Law of the members is called so, because in a regenerate man, it is strongest in the members, and least in the minde and will. This law doth both enlighten the minde with saving operative knowledge of GOD and his Law, and stampes all the habits of grace upon his will, Iere. 32. 4. An unregenerate man, may through his 2conscience enlightened, give a stop to evill courses, but without such a law as this.3
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