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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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2 It may be, it is but a faint resistance, and a faint denial doth but make the beggar the more importunate. Balaam gave the messengers a denial, but it was a faint one, they perceived his lingering, which made them the more importunate: It may be thou art content still to parley with sin as Eve did, and so by little and little art brought to the committing of it: these faint denials are no denials, these piddling ⟨p. 237⟩companions are not to be accounted fighters against sin.
2 It may be, it is but a faint resistance, and a faint denyall doth but make the begger the more importunate. Balaam gave the messengers a denyall, but it was a faint one, they perceived his lingring, which made them the more importunate: It may be thou art content still to parly with sinne as Evah did, and so by little and little art brought to the committing of it: these faint denyalls are no denyalls, these pidling ⟨p. 237⟩companions are not to be accounted fighters against sin.
3 If thy denial be more resolute, consider whether it be not for a fi•, a fl•sh for a good mood, he is but a cowardly enemy that for one volley of shot will give over, Satan and our lusts are not of that disposition.
3 If thy deniall be more resolute, consider whether it be not for a fi•, a fl•sh for a good mood, he is but a cowardly enemy that for one volly of shott will give over, Sathan and our lusts are not of that disposition.