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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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do this, and then indeed you love Christ, but many talk of loving Christ and what good friends they be to Christ, but try them a little by their works, and you shall see that they neither have Gods commandments nor keep them, and so far as they fail in these things, so far they fail in the love of god, and provoke God also not to love them.
doe this, and then indeede you loue Christ, but many talke of louing Christ and what good freinds they bee to Christ, but try them a little by their workes, and you shall see that they neither haue Gods commaundements nor keepe them, and so farre as they faile in these things, so far they faile in the loue of god, and prouoke God also not to loue them.
This serves to confute those disordered persons, in whom one can see nothing but open rebellion against Gods law, open breach of the sabbath, and manifest contempt of Gods word, and yet tell them of it and come to ask them if they be not ashamed thus in the face of the world to proclaim enmity against God, then first they fall to shifting and cloaking, but if you come with so good proof and ferret them out so soundly, that they cannot deny it, but are convinced to their faces: why then this is next, what are you without sin, have you no fault? do you keep all Gods Commandments? yes, miserable man, there are faults in the best. But this is blockishness, for is there no difference ⟨p. 43⟩betwixt falling by frailty and through infirmity, and living and lying in a sin? and allowing ones self in the committing of it: that frailty is in Gods elect children, but this wilful disobedience and maintaining is in hypocrites, that God puts away and regards not, this he will never put away, unless there be an amendment and greater soundness: for such persons love not God, and it is just if he plague them, and pursue them as his enemies.
This serues to confute those disordered persons, in whom one can see nothing but open rebellion against Gods law, open breach of the sabboth, and manifest contempt of Gods word, and yet tell them of it and come to aske them if they bee not ashamed thus in the face of the worlde to proclame enmitie against God, then first they fall to shifting and cloaking, but if you come with so good proofe and ferret them out so soundlie, that they cannot denie it, but are conuinced to their faces: why then this is next, what are you without sinne, haue you no fault? doe you keepe all Gods Commaundements? yes, miserable man, there are faults in the best. But this is blockishnesse, for is there no difference