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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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Directions might soon be given. If there be 1any edge set on your desires, if you were once resolved, even that resolution is one means to overcome your evil ways: but to help you, take these.
Directions might soone be given. If there be 1any edge set on your desires, if you were once resolved, even that resolution is one meanes to overcome your evill wayes: but to helpe you, take these.
- 1Answ. Rules of turning from sin.
To such as are strangers from the covenant, for to those I first speak: when thou art given to evil 1ways, go not about first a reformation in particular, but endeavour to get a general change wrought. It is a rule in Physic, that when a man hath a particular infirmity, the way to cure it, is first to bring the whole body into a good frame and temper, and that will work out the disease: so get the utmost end altered. Therefore humble your selves, and seek Gods face, and leave not till some assurance of Gods favour be gotten, till a new Lord be set up in your hearts, a new end; till the end be changed, no good can be done. Therefore it is in vain to go about the particulars first. The utmost end is as the Rudder to the ship, as the bridle to the horse, which turns all; going about particulars only, is as if one should set his shoulder to the side of the ship, when one touch of the Rudder would do it. Therefore Rehoboam