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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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Take a man that is borne blind, he is past all cure by man, all Physicians will give him over, and say, he is borne blind; yet remember that Christ did cure those that were borne blind and lame. This course Paul took 2 Cor. 1. 2. he had a strange lust which he could not overcome, he beseecheth the Lord to remove, for this I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart, so David also, Psal. 51. 10. finding the remainder of his old disease and sinful dispositions, he goes to GOD for a new heart; when he could not make clean his heart, he prays to the Lord, Create a clean heart in me. So he in the Gospel, I beseech thee help my unbelief. Think not that all is done, when thou hast taken up a resolution ⟨p. 235⟩against thy sin: to take up a resolution, belongs to thee, but to cure it belongs alone to GOD: Go to him therefore, for he hath undertaken to circumcise thy heart. Ephes. 3. he having prayed v. 16. that they should be strengthened in the inward man, &c. then vers. 20. concludes, Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we are able to ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, &c. as if he had said, you may find many weaknesses in your selves, and then do as I do for you, go to the Lord to heal them, and know that he is able to do above all thou canst think, to subdue that lust which thou thoughtest could never have been overcome.
Take a man that is borne blind, hee is past all cure by man, all Physitians will give him over, and say, he is borne blind; yet remember that Christ did cure those that were borne blinde and lame. This course Paul tooke 2 Cor. 1. 2. he had a strange lust which he could not overcome, he beseecheth the Lord to remove, for this I besought the Lord thrise, that it might depart, so David also, Psal. 51. 10. finding the remainder of his old disease and sinfull dispositions, he goes to GOD for a new heart; when he could not make cleane his heart, he prayes to the Lord, Create a cleane heart in me. So he in the Gospell, I beseech thee helpe my unbeliefe. Thinke not that all is done, when thou hast taken up a resolution