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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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And thus he also deals with Eli, a zealous man (would any of us were so in these days) for when news was brought that his sons were dead, and many of the people slain, he was not so much troubled at that, as that the Ark of the Lord was taken, and this amazed him so as that he fell backward and brake his neck: you see the holiness of the man, yet because he had preferred his sons before the Lord, did not govern them well, God did not only thus take away his life, and of his sons, but the Priesthood also from his house for ever, and have not we all cause to fear then? How did he deal with the good Prophet that was slain by a Lion, his fault that he believed another mans word, pretending that he had Gods Word, when he had Gods Word expressly given to himself, this sin was as the sin of Eve who believed the Devils word, when she had Gods Word expressly, and therefore let us when we have the Word of the Lord stick close to it. And so however he deal with Gideon a worthy man reckoned up among those worthies, Heb. 11. yet when he made an Ephod, see what judgement fell upon his children, Judg. 9. and all his house was cut off.
And thus he also deales with Eli, a zealous man (would any of us were so in these dayes) for when newes was brought that his sonnes were dead, and many of the people slaine, he was not so much troubled at that, as that the Arke of the Lord was taken, and this amazed him so as that he fell backward and brake his necke: you see the holinesse of the man, yet because he had preferred his sonnes before the Lord, did not governe them well, God did not onely thus take away his life, and of his sonnes, but the Priesthood also from his house for ever, and have not wee all cause to feare then? How did hee deale with the good Prophet that was slaine by a Lion, his fault that he beleeved another mans word, pretending that he had Gods Word, when hee had Gods Word expresly given to himselfe, this sinne was as the sin of Eve who beleeved the Divels word, when she had Gods Word expresly, and therefore let us when we have the Word of the Lord sticke close to it. And so however hee deale with Gideon a worthy man reckoned up among those worthies, Heb. 11. yet when he made an Ephod, see what judgement fel upon his children, Iudg. 9