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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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A second note of this true confidence, is not to be discouraged, when we want the means, as when we have them, we will not trust on them, so when we want them, we vvill not be dismayed, if we put our confidence in God, for the hart is never dismayed till the hope be gone, and if God be our hope, then so long as he remains, our comfort remains. But this is the miserable corruption of our nature, that if all these outward things be gone, then we sit down discontented and discouraged, and think that our case is desperate, and we are undone, but if riches and outward matters flow in, and we have the world at will, then as the rich man in the gospel we say, though not in word yet in deed, Soul take thine ease, now thou hast store laid up for many years. And why would he give his soul allowance to take it ease, not because his hart was full of gods promises, for that had been a good reason, and a sound rejoicing: but because his barns were full of corn, and this was to withdraw his hart from God, for who ever promiseth himself more safety one whit for his wealth, makes an idol of his wealth, and sets it in the room of God.
A second note of this true confidence, is not to be discouraged, when vve vvant the meanes, as vvhen we haue them, we will not trust on them, so vvhen vve want them, we vvill not be dismaid, if we put our confidence in God, for the hart is neuer dismaid till the hope bee gone, and if God bee our hope, then so long as he remaines, our comfort remaines. But this is the miserable corruption of our nature, that if all these outward things be gone, then we sit downe discontented and discouraged, and thinke that our case is desperate, and vve are vndone, but if riches and outward matters flow in, and wee haue the world at will, then as the rich man in the gosple we say, though not in word yet in deede, Soule take thine ease, now thou hast store laid vp for many yeeres. And why vvould he giue his soule allowance to take it ease, not because his hart vvas full of gods promises, for that had beene a good reason, and a sound rejoycing: but because his barnes were full of corne, and this vvas to vvithdraw his hart from God, for who euer promiseth himselfe more fafetie one whit for his vvealth, makes an idoll of his wealth, and sets it in the roome of God.