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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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Therefore secondly, observe the Lords dealing 1with his, learn to know him in his ways, and that will be a means to cause thee to fear him: if any of his children sin, he never lets them go, for then should they thrive in evil, and prosper in sin; but if they will be meddling, they shall be sure to find some bitterness in the end. When a mans heart is set upon the creatures, there being thorns in them all, and therefore if he will grasp too much of them, or too hard, he shall find it: Gods children are trained up so to it, that God will not let them go away with a sin; if they be too adulterously affected, they shall find a cross in such a thing: you may observe this, in the 30. Psalm; 2there you may see the circle God goes in with his children; David had many afflictions, as appeareth by the 5 verse, I cried, and then God returned to me, and joy came▪ what did David then? I said in my heart, I shall never be removed: his heart grew wanton, but God would not let him go away so, God turned away his face again, and I was troubled. At the 7 verse 3he is you see, in trouble again: well, David cries again, at the 8 and 10 verses, and then God turned his mourning into joy again. And this to be his dealing you shall find it in all the Scriptures, but because ⟨p. 18⟩we find this his dealing set so close together in this Psalm, therefore I name it. Therefore observe the ways of the Lord to you, and they that are not acquainted with these his ways, as yet in themselves, see what he hath done to others in all the world; in our neighbour Churches: when he had given a bill of divorce to Israel, yet Judah had not feared: now when God hath stricken our neighbour Churches, do you think he will take it well, if we be idle spectators? therefore when he hath stricken another place, learn to fear.
Therefore secondly, observe the Lords dealing 1with his, learne to know him in his wayes, and that will be a meanes to cause thee to feare him: if any of his children sin, he never lets them goe, for then should they thrive in evill, and prosper in sinne; but if they will bee medling, they shall be sure to finde some bitternesse in the end. When a mans heart is set upon the creatures, there being thornes in them all, and therefore if hee will graspe too much of them, or too hard, hee shall finde it: Gods children are trained up so to it, that God will not let them goe away with a sinne; if they bee too adulterously affected, they shall finde a crosse in such a thing: you may observe this, in the 30. Psalme;