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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 lastly, Gods name is taken in vain, without an oath, in speaking unreverently of his works, either those admirable actions of God within himself, as his election and reprobation, when vain man because his shallow conceit and foolish brain, cannot comprehend how God should be just if he appointed any to damnation, or how it were not long of him if he should decree of their destruction before, that it were as they say a plain wrong, and God could not maintain it, for this weakness of his, that cannot reach to the depth of these things, he will therefore deny them, and say there be none, whereas he should rather with silence and reverence wonder at this hidden secret, and not pry into it, as Paul in Rom. 10. did, having spoken sparingly of it, he breaks out in admiration and so concludes, O the deepness of the riches of the wisdom, &c. This is an horrible profaneness. So for the outward works of creation, & of redemption, and the passion of Christ, when one can speak so lightly and without all use of these great things, that should make one fear before God, and increase the reverence towards his Majesty, and grief and hatred of sins.
So lastly, Gods name is taken in vaine, without an oath, in speaking vnreuerently of his workes, either those admirable actions of God within himselfe, as his election and reprobation, when vaine man because his shallow conceit and foolish braine, cannot comprehend how God should bee just if hee appointed any to damnation, or how it were not long of him if hee should decree of their destruction before, that it were as they say a plaine wrong, and God could not maintaine it, for this weakenesse of his, that cannot reach to the depth of these things, hee will therefore denie them, and say there bee none, whereas hee should rather with silence and reuerence wonder at this hidden secret, and not prie into it, as Paul in Rom. 10. did, hauing spoken sparingly of it, hee breakes out in admiration and so concludes, O the deepenesse of the riches of the wisedome, &c. This is an horrible prophanesse. So for the outward workes of creation, & of redemption, and the passion of Christ, when one can speake so lightly and without all vse of these great things, that should make one feare before God, and increase the reuerence towards his Magestie, and griefe and hatred of sinnes.