A09970:550
The golden sceptre held forth to the humble With the Churches dignityThe golden scepter held forth to the humble VVith the Churches dignitie
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And again, a law is weakened when it is not cared for: care not for their threats; and when the threatenings of a law are contemned, they lose their force. If sin tell thee thou wilt lose such a friend, incur such dangers, care not; and that weakens the force of it.
And againe, a law is weakened when it is not cared for: care not for their threats; and when the threatnings of a law are contemned, they lose their force. If sinne tell thee thou wilt lose such a friend, incurre such dangers, care not; and that weakens the force of it.
And if thou canst not do it by reason, do it by force, by a strong resolution; resistenda sunt, non subtilitate, sed impetu. Overcome the desires of sin by a contrary resolution.
And if thou canst not doe it by reason, doe it by force, by a strong resolution; resistenda sunt, non subtilitate, sed impetu. Overcome the desires of sinne by a contrary resolution.
And I will be merciful to their sins, &c.
And I will be mercifull to their sinnes, &c.