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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
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3 Add to this the attribute of his wisdom, and 1that will also help us to believe his mercies. GOD that hath made these promises is exceeding wise, and knows with whom he hath to do, he knows, that original corruption that is in us, and is the mother of all sin, he knows our infirmities, and what is in our hearts, as he that made us knows what we are, as he that makes any thing knows the inward frame of it. It is no strange thing for him to see us fall into sin. Therefore Psal. 78. 38, 39. after he had spoken of those strange 2rebellions, of the people of Israel into which they fell after their coming out of Egypt, yet saith he, He being full of compassion, destroyed them not, but forgave their iniquity, and why? because he remembered they were but flesh. And indeed, one would wonder how the LORD could forgive so obstinate a people, that had such experience of his power and mercy by those great works which he wrought afore them in bringing them out of Egypt, yet he did, because he remembered and wisely considered what ingredients went to make up their natures; he remembered they were but flesh. So Psalm 103. 13, 14. 3the former part of that Psalm, is nothing else, but an expression of promises of forgiveness, and in the 14. verse he gives this as the reason of all, for he knows our frame, he remembereth that we are dust: 4he knows whereof we are made, and therefore is exceeding merciful.
3 Adde to this the attribute of his wisdome, and 1that will also helpe us to believe his mercies. GOD that hath made these promises is exceeding wise, and knowes with whom hee hath to doe, hee knowes, that originall corruption that is in us, and is the mother of all sinne, hee knowes our infirmities, and what is in our hearts, as hee that made us knowes what wee are, as hee that makes any thing knowes the inward frame of it. It is no strange thing for him to see us fall into sinne. Therefore