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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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It must be the Lord, that must put in such an affection into you, for his teaching is planting the affections, and so he is said to teach other creatures, that is, to give this or that inclination, and so the Lord is said to fashion the hearts of men; and then they cannot choose but fear him: therefore go to the Lord, and say, Lord I am not able to fear thee: and say, Lord thou hast promised to give the Holy Ghost to those that ask it of thee, that worketh every grace: if you would seek him so, and seek him importunately, though you had the securest hardest heart of any in the world, he would at ⟨p. 17⟩length teach you to fear him. Jer. 40. I will plant 1my fear in your hearts, that they shall not depart from me. Thus you see that God takes the doing of this to himself, it must be of his planting, and he hath promised also you see to do it.
It must be the Lord, that must put in such an affection into you, for his teaching is planting the affections, and so he is said to teach other creatures, that is, to give this or that inclination, and so the Lord is said to fashion the hearts of men; and then they cannot chuse but feare him: therefore goe to the Lord, and say, Lord I am not able to feare thee: and say, Lord thou hast promised to give the Holy Ghost to those that aske it of thee, that worketh every grace: if you would seeke him so, and seeke him importunately, though you had the securest hardest heart of any in the world, hee would at ⟨p. 17⟩length teach you to feare him. Ier. 40. I will plant 1my feare in your hearts, that they shal not depart from me. Thus you see that God takes the doing of this to himselfe, it must be of his planting, and he hath promised also you see to doe it.