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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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So for our feeding, he that would say, he trusts that God would feed him, yet would not stir his hand to put meat into his mouth, all men would say that he counterfeited▪ for he that trusts that God will feed him, will eat that meat which God hath appointed to feed him. So for that man which hopes for a crop, he will not sit at home and be idle, but he that trusts that God will give him a good harvest, will use all means, he will plough, and sow his ground, & leave nothing undone, and he that useth this means in conscience to God, shows that he doth trust in God. So for the soul, if you say I trust God will give me everlasting life, and save my soul, then you will pray, then you will hear the word, then you will meditate upon the word, and receive the sacraments; otherwise, if you will persecute the ministers of God, and be troublesome to those that teach you, and care not at all to pray, or do any such thing, these words be but wind, you do not trust that God vvill save your soul, what ever brags you make. And in truth though there be many among us that will say, they trust to be saved, as well as the proudest (as they that be proud themselves, always think that other men are proud) yet they do but deceive their own harts, they have no faith in God for their salvation, for if they had, they would pray, and confer, & meditate, & keep themselves unspotted of this wicked world, and do other things which God hath appointed as means of salvation, and hath no more promised to save any without them, then that any should be fed without food.
So for our feeding, hee that would say, hee trusts that God would feede him, yet would not stirre his hand to put meat into his mouth, all men would say that hee counterfaited▪ for hee that trusts that God will feede him, will eate that meat which God hath appointed to feede him. So for that man which hopes for a crop, hee will not sit at home and be idle, but hee that trusts that God will giue him a good haruest, will vse all meanes, he will plow, and sowe his ground, & leaue nothing vndone, and he that vseth this meanes in conscience to God, shewes that he doth trust in God. So for the soule, if you say I trust God will giue mee euerlasting life, and saue my soule, then you will pray, then you will heare the word, then you will meditate vpon the word, and receiue the sacraments; otherwise, if you will persecute the ministers of God, and bee troublesome to those that teach you, and care not at all to pray, or doe any such thing, these words bee but winde, you doe not trust that God vvill saue your soule, what euer brags you make. And in truth though there bee many among vs that will say, they trust to bee saued, as well as the proudest (as they that be proud themselues, alwaies thinke that other men are proud) yet they doe but deceiue their owne harts, they haue no faith in God for their saluation, for if they had, they would pray, and confer, & meditate, & keepe themselues vnspotted of this wicked world, and doe other things which God hath appointed as meanes of saluation, and hath no more promised to saue any without them, then that any should be fed without foode.