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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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You know the pernicious counsel which Ahithophel gave to Absalom; to go in to his fathers wives, to make an irrecoverable breach between his father and him, judging it such an injury, as David would never put up, yet return to me says God. God can pardon any, I will scatter thy sins as a mist, and thine iniquity as a cloud.
You know the pernicious counsell which Achitophel gave to Absolon; to goe in to his fathers wives, to make an irrecoverable breach betweene his father and him, judgeing it such an injury, as David would never put up, yet returne to mee sayes God. God can pardon any, I will scatter thy sinnes as a myst, and thine iniquity as a cloud.
Some sins are small as mists, some more great and grosser, as a cloud. Gods mercy is able to scatter both. Do not say, oh I had been a happy man, if I had not fallen into this or that sin, I had then been pardoned. Tis true, that in respect of Gods dishonour, it had been better thou hadst not committed it; but yet this I will say, that in respect of obtaining pardon thou mayest be happy notwithstanding: if thou humble thy self, this sin will not bar thee from happiness; but thou mayest be in as good a condition after thou art come home as any other whose sins have been smaller: and know that when thou art once come home, God looking upon thee in Christ, all thy sins displease him not so much, as thy repentance in and through Christ pleaseth him.
Some sinnes are small as mysts, some more great and grosser, as a cloud. Gods mercy is able to scatter both. Doe not say, oh I had beene a happy man, if I had not fallen into this or that sinne, I had then beene pardoned. Tis true, that in respect of Gods dishonour, it had beene better thou hadst not committed it; but yet this I will say, that in respect of obtaining pardon thou mayest bee happy notwithstanding: if thou humble thy selfe, this sinne will not barre thee from happinesse; but thou maist be in as good a condition after thou art come home as any other whose sinnes have beene smaller: and know that when thou art once come home, God looking upon thee in Christ, all thy sinnes displease him not so much, as thy repentance in and through Christ pleaseth him.