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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. › DoctrineTHE GOLDEN SCEPTER. › Doctrine
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But you will object and say, that the Saints we see, often sin, and afflictions do not follow.
But you will object and say, that the Saints wee see, often sin, and afflictions doe not follow.
I answer, it may be and doth fall out often, and the reason is because God finds his work done to his hand. If they plough themselves up, God will not, but if we do it by halves (as that is our fault we leave many balks behind us) then God always comes with afflictions, yet then the less that you leave behind unploughed, the less will God afflict you: if you humble your selves throughly, you shall escape, except only in the case of scandal, and then God must needs do it for their sakes that look on, as in David, God would have all the world see his punishment on him, as well as they knew of his sin, but this comfort you may have though you have greatly sinned, (if not scandalously) that humble your selves throughly, and you shall escape.
I answer, it may be and doth fall out often, and the reason is because God findes his worke done to his hand. If they plow themselves up, God will not, but if we do it by halves (as that is our fault we leave many balkes behinde us) then God alwaies comes with afflictions, yet then the lesse that you leave behind unplowed, the lesse will God afflict you: if you humble your selves throughly, you shall escape, except only in the case of scandall, and then God must needs do it for their sakes that looke on, as in David, God would have all the world see his punishment on him, as well as they knew of his sinne, but this comfort you may have though you have greatly sinned, (if not scandalously) that humble your selves throughly, and you shall escape.
Learn from hence to fear the Lord, to tremble at his words, and seeing he will endure no uncleanness