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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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Thirdly, his compassion is shown in bringing 1them through, and giving them a good issue and comfortable fruit of all; as appears by that place of Zechariah 13. 9. He carried them through the fire, and fined them thereby as Gold, led them out, and caused them to lose nothing but their dross; or as the Wheat loseth nothing in the winnowing, but the chaff. There is an excellent place for this purpose in Isaiah 27. 8. In measure in 2the branches thereof thou wilt debate with it (so some read it.) God promiseth in the former part that Israel should grow like a fruitful tree, and flourish; and though he afflicted them, yet it should not be so, as he afflicteth others, hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? no, he smote them in the root, but him in the branches, so as he should grow the more by it; God compares himself to a man that loppeth his tree, but meddleth not with the root or body of the tree, but with the branches only, and that just so far as need was, and where they should be cut, and that in season, and at the just time, that it may grow the more; for this is to do it in measure: and this is no more than necessary, to make the tree shoot the more; and it were spoiled, if he did not deal thus with it. Now he smites others at such a time, as they are most unfit for it, ⟨p. 26⟩and that in the root, so as he causeth them to wither, they are losers by it; as appears by that wicked King Joram, 2 Kings 6. 33. This evil is of the Lord, and what should I wait on the Lord any longer? and by that of Ahaz, 2 Chron. 28. 22. &c. Then 3in time of distress Ahab yet trespassed more against the Lord: this was that King Ahaz, this was the end of that affliction.
Thirdly, his compassion is shewen in bringing 1them through, and giving them a good issue and comfortable fruit of all; as appeares by that place of Zachary 13. 9. Hee carried them through the fire, and fined them thereby as Gold, led them out, and caused them to lose nothing but their drosse; or as the Wheat loseth nothing in the winnowing, but the chaffe. There is an excellent place for this purpose in Esay 27. 8. In measure in