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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 here many will be ready to object, I have 1striven long and prayed long, and taken much pains, and I have not gotten the victory; this must necessarily be answered, for this is the case of many, and it is the scope of Satan to discourage men, and thereby to give over the combat.
But here many will be ready to object, I have 1striven long and praied long, and taken much paines, and I have not gotten the victory; this must necessarily be answered, for this is the case of many, and it is the scope of Sathan to discourage men, and therby to give over the combate.
- 1Object.
First consider, whether thy striving be right or 1no: for there is a false resistance of sin, and the promise is not made to that; and then no wonder if they be not performed; for example,
- 1Answ. Trial of our strife against sin.Answ. Triall of our strife against sin.
1 First it may be it is not the sin thou strivest against, but the disprofit, the discredit, in thy name and estate, or sickness in thy body, that follows upon it, so as if these were removed, thou shouldest be willing enough to keep the sin. This is not a right striving that will be accepted.