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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
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He frameth their hearts to repent, and that they 1should not sin against him, and if sin be not mingled with an affliction, it is not bitter, if a good conscience be joined with it: for then it is heavy, when it falls upon the shoulder out of joint, or upon the sore place, and therefore S. Paul he cared not ⟨p. 24⟩for death or the prison, because he had a clear conscience, all his afflictions were nothing to him, for he bare them with a whole shoulder; sin wounds the soul, and then affliction dropped in, causeth smart.
He frameth their hearts to repent, and that they 1should not sinne against him, and if sinne bee not mingled with an affliction, it is not bitter, if a good conscience bee joyned with it: for then it is heavie, when it falls upon the shoulder out of joynt, or upon the sore place, and therefore S. Paul he cared not ⟨p. 24⟩for death or the prison, because he had a cleare conscience, all his afflictions were nothing to him, for he bare them with a whole shoulder; sinne wounds the soule, and then affliction dropped in, causeth smart.
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He frames their hearts to patience, and so that keeps their spirit whole, so as they possess their 1souls, and themselves: as on the contrary impatience takes the soul off the hinges, puts it out of it self: but whilst a mans spirit is strong and it self, it will bear its infirmities, but when impatient, it will bear nothing; when therefore afflictions are thus mingled with prayers, and repentance, and a good conscience and patience, it is easy to bear them, and it is GOD mingles their cup thus. And as CHRIST said, shall not I drink of the Cup which my Father hath mingled? although the cup be bitter, yet the ingredients he puts in it, makes it sweet, GOD mingles a cup to them in another manner then to others: See how he mingled a cup to Ahitophel, it was no great thing in it self, it was but that disparagement in the rejection of his counsel, yet such an ingredient was put in, such an apprehension by Gods providence (for though God was not the author of it, yet he suffered Satan to do it) as that it brake his heart, and he hanged himself. See the contrary in David, when Ziglag was burnt, a great and sudden affliction, yet he bare it well, for he had comfort from the Lord, an ingredient with it which encouraged him in God, and so when he fled before Absalom his own son, a great and bitter affliction, yet he bare it with such a mind,