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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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How sharply did God deal with David, who was yet nearer him than any of us; first he took away the child from him, which to him was a sharp affliction, he being a tender Father, and had a strong affection to his life, as appears by his fastings, and the like he had to Absalom, who yet was a Rebel ⟨p. 9⟩against him; and then to have almost all the people to fall from him, when he was an old King, to have Concubines abused so openly, and the sword never to depart from his house; all these sate close to him, went near his soul; besides his shame, to have his sin discovered to all the world, as appears by Psal. 51. Have not we cause then to spend o•r time in fear, if he dealt thus with David? and do not say, that though he dealt thus with David offending of him, that yet he will not do thus with me, for is he not a Father that judgeth all his sons, and that without respect of persons, as the Apostle saith? Consider also what he did to Jacob and Rebecca for consulting and agreeing to get the blessing by a lye, for though the thing she went about was good and they had a warrant for it, and their end was good; yet they used ill means (a lye). But GOD met with them both for it, Jacob was therefore put to live twenty years from his Mothers house (whereas he should have staid Gods leisure, and not have been too hasty for the accomplishment of that promise, for he that believeth doth not make haste: and so God promiseth riches and all good things to his children, as much as they can desire, but they must not make haste, that is their fault) and when he was coming home again, what a fear was he put to from Esau, that lye of his being the cause of their falling out! and how did Rebecca also for all that while want the comfort of a son she loved, and had none to live with but Esau? And so Moses was dearer to God than any man upon earth, he never spake with any face to face as with him, yet ⟨p. 10⟩he would have slain him in the Inn, for not circumcising his Child, and also because of that other sin at the waters of Meriba, he chooseth an affliction for him, wherein he most of all crossed his desires denying him to go into the Land of Canaan, it may be some small affliction in show as this seemed to be, which yet pincheth sorely, and some great affliction on the contrary in bulk to others, that is not so to him that bears it;