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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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Secondly one must speak of Gods titles & properties, with fear and with an holy trembling, to the benefit of men and the praise of God by them. Thus David in the 40. Psal. 9. saith of him self, I have declared thy righteousness in the great congregation, I have not hid thy righteousness, and I concealed not thy mercy and thy truth &c. These were the things whereof David would speak of, the great mercy of God, and of his wonderful and stable truth, that men might learn hence, to fly unto him, and depend upon him in their miseries. And he should show forth his righteousness, that men should know that it would surely go well with the righteous, and that the wicked should have according to the work of his hands, for God being righteousness itself, must needs punish the one and reward the other, as their life and deeds had deserved. These were the things about which he would willingly exercise his ⟨image 64⟩tongue, & speak joyfully to the people, for one cannot speak of these things conscionably, but it will work in him a feeling and a love of these things, so that him self shall get more good and those also that hear him. So the 107. Psal. 8. Let them consider before the Lord his loving kindness, and his wonderful works before the sons of men. He would have us have such a feeling in our hands, as that we should not only confess Gods kindness to him, but before men also make the same known. And therefore all of us must here be humbled and acknowledge how exceeding short we come, how seldom or never we break forth into such confession or declaration of Gods power, wisdom, mercy, & such like good, as our selves and others might thereby be stirred up the more, to be thankful unto him, and to stay upon him: Who almost hath said as David in the Psal. Come and I will tell you what the Lord hath done for me, what carefulness he hath had over our souls and bodies, what faithfulness he showed unto us in all our needs, and of all his wonderful mercy and wisdom, whereof we may see experience.
Secondly one must speake of Gods titles & properties, with feare and with an holie trembling, to the benefit of men and the praise of God by them. Thus Dauid in the 40. Psal. 9. saith of him selfe, I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great congregation, I haue not hid thy righteousnesse, and I consealed not thy mercie and thy truth &c. These were the things whereof Dauid would speake of, the great mercie of God, and of his wonderfull and stable truth, that men might learne hence, to flie vnto him, and depend vpon him in their miseries. And hee should shew forth his righteousnesse, that men should know that it would surelie goe well with the righteous, and that the wicked should haue according to the worke of his hands, for God being righteousnesse itselfe, must needs punish the one and reward the other, as their life and deeds had deserued. These were the things about which he would willinglie exercise his