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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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as likewise in cursing, as Gods vengeance overtake you, and such like horrible speeches, when God forsooth, must needs become their officer to revenge their quarrel, and serve their malicious humour. So likewise to praise God and give God thanks for an evil thing, as Saul at the wickedness of the Ziphims, when David had delivered them and done them good; now they to curry favour with Saul, and to get his good will, came to betray him to Saul, and to discover where he was, that Saul might take him; he breaks out, blessed be you of the land, &c. One might have done a good duty and discharged a good conscience as Jonathan did, & he would never thank God for that, but let one come and help him to bring his mischievous purpose to pass, then God be blessed, and much good thanks there must be. But David did not so to him that slew Saul, though he had been a cruel and an unjust adversary. So for gamesters, when they cousin and rob one an other unjustly of their money, without conscience and warrant, they might even as well before God cut his purse, then forsooth God must be praised for their thievery, or I thank God I have sped well, I have good luck. What, is God a gamester, is he a dicer now, must he be at every idle persons beck, when he is robbing his neighbour? Monstrous persons, that dare be so impudent, they shall feel and see if ever God waken their conscience in this life, and if he do not in the life to come, that it was a fault bad enough to take away ones goods in this manner, and far greater, when they will dare to abuse the name of God in it. Now the best medicine to preserve us from all these sins and abuses of Gods titles, is that which is set down in Deutero. 28. 58. Fear the glorious and fearful name of the Lord thy God. Fear it so, that one name it not, nor think not of it, but with great awe and reverence, for if one be audacious, to take Gods name in his mouth, without fear & due regard, God will lay plagues on him, and those not short and slight, sore and grievous, of long continuance and durance. And if one do tremble and fear before God, thus he shall never abuse his name.
as likewise in cursing, as Gods vengeance ouertake you, and such like horrible speaches, when God forsooth, must needes become their officer to reuenge their quarrell, and serue their malicious humour. So likewise to praise God and giue God thanks for an euill thing, as Saul at the wickednesse of the Ziphims, when Dauid had deliuered them and done them good; now they to curry fauour with Saul, and to get his good will, came to betray him to Saul, and to discouer where hee was, that Saul might take him; hee breakes out, blessed be you of the land, &c. One might haue done a good dutie and discharged a good conscience as Ionathan did, & he would neuer thank God for that, but let one come and help him to bring his mischeuous purpose to passe, then God be blessed, and much good thanks there must bee. But Dauid did not so to him that slew Saul, though he had bene a cruell and an vnjust aduersarie. So for gamsters, when they cousen and rob one an other vnjustly of their mony, without conscience and warrant, they might euen as well before God cut his pursse, then forsooth God must be praised for their theeuerie, or I thank God I haue sped well, I haue good luck. What, is God a gamster, is he a dicer now, must he be at euery idle persons beck, when he is robbing his neighbour? Monstrous persons, that dare be so impudent, they shall feele and see if euer God waken their conscience in this lyfe, and if he doe not in the life to come, that it was a fault bad euough to take away ones goods in this manner, and far greater, when they will dare to abuse the name of God in it. Now the best medicine to preserue vs from all these sinnes and abuses of Gods titles, is that which is set downe in Deutero. 28. 58. Feare the glorious and fearfull name of the Lord thy God. Feare it so, that one name it not, nor think not of it, but with great awe and reuerence, for if one be audacious, to take Gods name in his mouth, without feare & due regard, God will lay plagues on him, and those not short and slight, sore and grieuous, of long continuance and durance. And if one doe tremble and feare before God, thus he shall neuer abuse his name.