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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.
They are a people called by his name: as he hath 1chosen them to be his, so it is taken notice of that they are his, and he hath owned them, his name is upon them by profession, and therefore he will spare them, for his name sake, because of them that stand by and take notice of them: for if he should deal hardly with them, none would serve him; for when servants are hardly dealt withal, who will serve such masters? And this argument Moses uses, Numb. 14. Lord spare them (says he) and if it be, but for thy Names sake, for what will all the Nations 2say? that either thou art such a God as art unkind, and wouldst not save them, or a weak God, and couldest not.
They are a people called by his name: as hee hath 1chosen them to bee his, so it is taken notice of that they are his, and he hath owned them, his name is upon them by profession, and therefore hee will spare them, for his name sake, because of them that stand by and take notice of them: for if hee should deale hardly with them, none would serve him; for when servants are hardly dealt withall, who will serve such masters? And this argument Moses uses, Numb. 14. Lord spare them (sayes hee) and if it be, but for thy Names sake, for what will all the Nations 2say? that either thou art such a God as art unkind, and wouldst not save them, or a weake God, and couldest not.
- 12 They are called by his name.
- 2Numb. 14.