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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. › Doctrine 2THE GOLDEN SCEPTER. › Doctrine 2
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The second Doctrine was, that Though God send very sharp afflictions upon his own people, yet therein 1his kindness and compassions are exceeding great towards them: he calls them you see here, my people, as if he should have said, you are mine, and I cannot forget you; a man loves that which is his own, much more God, who is all love. And this Doctrine ⟨p. 21⟩had need to be added to the former.
The second Doctrine was, that Though God send very sharpe afflictions upon his owne people, yet therein 1his kindnesse and compassions are exceeding great towards them: hee cals them you see here, my people, as if hee should have said, you are mine, and I cannot forget you; a man loves that which is his owne, much more God, who is all love. And this DoDoctrine ⟨p. 21⟩had need to bee added to the former.
- 1Doct. 2. God pities his people in affliction.Doct. 2. God pitties his people in affliction.
Now the reasons and demonstrations of this are three.
Because he is exceeding slow to afflict, and exceeding 1long about it, ere he do's begin, and therefore he makes many offers often before he does it, as one that could find in his heart not to do it at all.