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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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Stir up thy light, examine thy self of thy evil 1ways, endeavour to see them clearly, and confess them, for that is the way to forsake them, Prov. 28. ⟨p. 249⟩13. and despise none of them: with that light thou hast, examine every thing what ever thou hast, the least doubt, search it out to the full. This idle speech, this jollity and vanity of conversation how little soever it seems, as dalliance in thy thoughts and eyes, overly performance of duties.
Stirre up thy light, examine thy selfe of thy evill 1wayes, endeavour to see them clearely, and confesse them, for that is the way to forsake them, Prov. 28. ⟨p. 249⟩13. and despise none of them: with that light thou hast, examine every thing what ever thou hast, the least doubt, search it out to the full. This idle speech, this jollity and vanity of conversation how little soever it seemes, as dalliance in thy thoughts and eyes, overly performance of duties.
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