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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.
This is the first difference in regard of the subject.
The second difference is in respect of the object, 1the things they fight against; a carnal man against gross evils; as we see in Herod, when he beheaded John, what a contention was there in him? he was troubled about what report the people would give of it, and about the murder of one, he knew to be so holy and good a man: but a man truly regenerate, as he is enabled to see more than another, so also he fights against more. Another man sees no more but the moral evil and good, and so fights against no more; but besides this, a regenerate man sees the spiritual holiness that is in a duty, and looks to the manner, as well as the matter, and he fights against those smaller motes in the Sun. All the carnal men in the world find fault with strictness, &c. but another mans chief trouble is, that he cannot be strict enough. S. Paul was a learned man, and understood the Law of Moses exactly, and was not ignorant of the ten Commandments, and yet when he came to be regenerate, he saw and understood it in another manner. I was alive once without the Law; but when the Commandment came, sin revived, and appeared, as a monster, which before seemed but a small thing to him, above measure sinful; so for good, when a man is changed in his mind, he discerns the whole will of God, that perfect will, Rom. 12. 2. before, he 2saw the main duties it may be, and the grosser evils only.
The second difference is in respect of the object, 1the things they fight against; a carnall man against grosse evills; as wee see in Herod, when hee beheaded Iohn, what a contention was there in him? he was troubled about what report the people would give of it, and about the murder of one, he knew to be so holy and good a man: but a man truly regenerate, as he is enabled to see more than another, so also he fights against more. Another man sees no more but the morall evill and good, and so fights against no more; but besides this, a regenerate man sees the spirituall holinesse that is in a dutie, and lookes to the manner, as well as the matter, and hee fights against those smaller motes in the Sunne. All the carnall men in the world finde fault with strictnesse, &c. but another mans chiefe trouble is, that hee cannot bee strict enough. S. Paul was a learned man, and understood the Law of Moses exactly, and was not ignorant of the ten Commandements, and yet when he came to be regenerate, he saw and understood it in another manner. I was alive once without the Law; but when the Commandement came, sin revived, and appeared, as a monster, which before seemed but a small thing to him, above measure sinfull; so for good, when a man is changed in his mind, he discernes the whole will of God, that perfect will,