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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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5 Again, dost thou not lie in some sin which thou knowest is a sin? Now every man that lies in a sin, a known sin, feareth GOD as a Judge. Let him be a thief, and he will fear the Judge, and whom a man thus feareth, he hateth, Quem metuunt, oderunt, he that walks in darkness hates the light, and God who is the author of that light. Dost thou therefore live in some evil way or other, wherein thou dost allow thy self? thou hast no interest in these promises: only those that claim interest in the promises, who make conscience of all their ways, dare not omit the least duty, nor perform it slightly.
5 Againe, dost thou not lie in some sin which thou knowest is a sinne? Now every man that lies in a sinne, a knowne sinne, feareth GOD as a Iudge. Let him bee a thiefe, and he will feare the Iudge, and whom a man thus feareth, hee hateth, Quem metuunt, oderunt, he that walkes in darknesse hates the light, and God who is the author of that light. Dost thou therefore live in some evill way or other, wherein thou dost allow thy selfe? thou hast no interest in these promises: onely those that claime interest in the promises, who make conscience of all their wayes, dare not omit the least duty, nor performe it slightly.
Lastly, consider, art thou not one of the foolish virgins, deferring repentance, not caring to provide oil in time, but thinkest thou canst do it time enough at death? and, I will come in ere I die, like the sluggard in the Proverbs, tumbling in the bed of thy sin securely, and loath to rise, turning like the door on the hinges; but still remaining upon the same hinges. The Lord hath said, Deut. 29. that 1he will not be merciful to such a man, but his anger shall smoke against him.
Lastly, consider, art thou not one of the foolish virgins, deferring repentance, not caring to provide oyle in time, but thinkest thou canst do it time enough at death? and, I will come in ere I die, like the sluggard in the Proverbs, tumbling in the bed of thy sin securely, and loath to rise, turning like the doore on the hinges; but still remaining upon the same hinges. The Lord hath said,