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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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I will also add to this, this caution: the Saints must know that for all this, their sins are retained, 1till they actually repent again, the Lords wrath is kindled against them, and they may feel such effects of it as may make their hearts ache. Thus the Lord met Moses, and would have slain him in the Inn for neglecting that ordinance of circumcision; the sin was not forgiven till he had humbled himself, and amended his fault; so GOD was angry with the Israelites that fled before their enemies, till the accursed thing was taken away: So when David sinned in the matter of Uriah, it is said in the end of that Chapter 2 Sam. 11. 27. The thing that David had done displeased the Lord, and there was the wrath 2of a father against him, though not of an enemy: and when was it that GOD was well pleased with him again, but when he had humbled himself and repented? Therefore that you may have strong consolation, search and examine your hearts and lives, see that there be no way of wickedness unrepented of in you, before you apply all these promises, which then you may do to your comfort.
I will also adde to this, this caution: the Saints must know that for all this, their sinnes are retained, 1till they actually repent againe, the Lords wrath is kindled against them, and they may feele such effects of it as may make their hearts ake. Thus the Lord met Moses, and would have slayne him in the Inne for neglecting that ordinance of circumcision; the sinne was not forgiven till he had humbled himselfe, and amended his fault; so GOD was angry with the Israelites that fled before their enemies, till the accursed thing was taken away: So when David sinned in the matter of Vriah, it is said in the end of that Chapter 2 Sam. 11. 27. The thing that David had done displeased the Lord, and there was the wrath 2of a father against him, though not of an enemie: and when was it that GOD was well pleased with him againe, but when hee had humbled himselfe and repented? Therefore that you may have strong consolation, search and examine your hearts and lives, see that there bee no way of wickednesse unrepented of in you, before you apply all these promises, which then you may doe to your comfort.