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The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandments gathered from the mouth of a faithful pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholar in Cambridge.The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.
London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603
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But now when God comes, and there shows him the nature of the snow, and the ice, and of some other creatures of god, as it were to let him see how childish he was in these several matters, and foolish and ignorant of the creation or preservation of these least things, that he had no knowledge, and therefore he was a trim man to call God to account, and that God must come to give his answer before him, that he should sit in the seat of Judgement & on the bench, and God stand at the bar, he was like to dispute well with God his creator; that did not know the nature of the least of his creatures. When God had argued with him thus a while, and he saw how great God was, and how excellent: Job was done, he had no more to say, but now indeed he confesseth he had spoken foolishly, but he would do so no more, he would now be still and content to bear Gods hand, let him do what he would, if he would kill him he was content to die, but he would never dispute with God any ⟨p. 22⟩more. So we see how quiet Job was now, and what good and notable effects this fear of God will work in the harts of men, if it once soundly and throughly possess them.
But now when God comes, and there shewes him the nature of the snow, and the ice, and of some other creatures of god, as it were to let him see how childish he was in these seuerall matters, and foolish and ignorant of the creation or preseruation of these least thinges, that he had no knowledge, and therefore hee was a trimme man to call God to account, and that God must come to giue his answere before him, that he should sit in the seate of Iudgement & on the bench, and God stand at the barre, hee was like to dispute well with God his creator; that did not know the nature of the least of his creatures. When God had argued with him thus a while, and hee saw how great God was, and how exellent: Iob was done, hee had no more to say, but now indeede hee confesseth hee had spoken foolishly, but hee would doe so no more, hee would now bee still and content to beare Gods hand, let him doe what hee would, if hee would kill him hee was content to die, but hee would neuer dispute with God any ⟨p. 22⟩more. So we see how quiet Iob was now, and what good and notable effectes this feare of God will worke in the harts of men, if it once soundly and throughly possesse them.