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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.
The first is taken from the phrase it self, when it is called the law of the mind: it having a differing work upon the mind, from that which the light of conscience hath; for the knowledge this Law stamps upon the mind, differs from that which is brought into the conscience of a natural man.
The first is taken from the phrase it self, when it is called the law of the mind: it having a differing worke upon the mind, from that which the light of conscience hath; for the knowledge this Law stampes upon the mind, differs from that which is brought into the conscience of a naturall man.
Though an unregenerate man may first know the Law, and 2. may consent to it, that it is good; 1yet a regenerate man that hath this law of the mind goes further, and consents to it as good for him: this is the meaning of that which the Apostle says, verse 15. that he consents to the Law, that it is good: and therefore it hath this same work upon his 2mind, as concerning also that he allows it not, vers. 16. that is not as good for him, pro hic & nunc. This the other wants for want of light, whereby the Holy Ghost convinceth a regenerate man, that it is best for him to obey the Law, at such and such times, in all circumstances; and when he comes to act it upon all occasions, by answering all objections; the other sees it good in it self, but not for him in such and such circumstances. An envious man first knows what is good, secondly consents that it is excellent, but thirdly not that it is good for him; and so also though an unregenerate man allows sin to be evil in it self, yet not for him in such and such circumstances.
Though an unregenerate man may first know the Law, and 2. may consent to it, that it is good; 1yet a regenerate man that hath this law of the mind goes further, and consents to it as good for him: this is the meaning of that which the Apostle sayes, verse 15. that hee consents to the Law, that it is good: and therefore it hath this same worke upon his