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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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So as the trouble comes not from the greatness of the affliction, but the littleness of your faith: when therefore afflictions shall come, be not, be not discouraged, lose not your selves, but possess your selves with patience: keep this as a sure conclusion against all objections, that God will be merciful to his people.
So as the trouble comes not from the greatnesse of the affliction, but the littlenesse of your faith: when therefore afflictions shall come, be not, be not discouraged, lose not your selves, but possesse your selves with patience: keepe this as a sure conclusion against all objections, that God will be mercifull to his people.
I• the Lord then so full of pity and bowels to 1his own people? Learn thou to come to the Lord, when you have offended him: If indeed God had so hard an heart as would never relent, then when you had sinned, you might go some whither else for comfort; but now come again unto the Lord, as being assured of good success: this use we see made of it by Samuel in the like case to the people of Israel. 1 Sam. 12. When the people had committed 2that great sin, wherein as he told them, they had not only cast away him, but the Lord; and God had declared his wrath against them in storms from heaven, in the time of the latter harvest: yet at the 20. vers. saith Samuel; Fear not, ye have done all this wickedness, yet turn not aside from following the ⟨p. 36⟩Lord; and he giveth two reasons. 1. Because all other things they would go to, would not profit them, they were vain. Secondly, because that the LORD will not forsake his people for his great Name sake, because it hath pleased him to make you his people; as if he had said, I would not have you lessen the sin, seek out excuses (as indeed that is our fault in such cases) no, that is not the way, you have committed a monstrous transgression, yet forsake not the Lord. Samuel said this, because that which keeps men off