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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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And as we must strive to magnify God in these works, that cross our reason, so in those also that are most contrary to our affection, as in our crosses and afflictions. And thus did Job, when God had taken away his sons, his servants, his sheep, his Oxen, his Camels, and all his goods, and that all of the sudden, he falls not to murmur and grudge against God, but breaks out into the praise of God, The Lord hath given, saith he, the Lord hath taken, blessed be the name of the Lord. In all these miseries he could find in his hart and find good cause to bless the name of God, for he knew that it came from God, and though the devil were a chief stirrer, yet he could not go beyond his commission; and though God had taken away all, no wrong was done to Job, Gods it was, and God had given it him, and might have taken it away sooner, and therefore still he was to be blessed. So did Hezekiah, so did Eli, It is the Lord, let him do what he will, so that even in gods chastisements & corrections which are tedious to the flesh, and go against the grain of our affections, ⟨image 65⟩we must praise him. As Nebuchadnezzar in the end of his seven years misery, saith, He is holy in all his works, and Just in all his ways. And thus we must glorify the name of God in speech, without an oath.
And as we must striue to magnifie God in these works, that crosse our reason, so in those also that are most contrarie to our affection, as in our crosses and afflictions. And thus did Iob, when God had taken away his sonnes, his seruants, his sheepe, his Oxen, his Camels, and all his goods, and that all of the suddaine, he falls not to murmur and grudge against God, but breakes out into the praise of God, The Lord hath giuen, saith he, the Lord hath taken, blessed be the name of the Lord. In all these miseries hee could finde in his hart and finde good cause to blesse the name of God, for he knew that it came from God, and though the diuel were a chiefe stirrer, yet he could not goe beyond his commission; and though God had taken away all, no wrong was done to Iob, Gods it was, and God had giuen it him, and might haue taken it away sooner, and therefore still he was to be blessed. So did Hezekiah, so did Eli, It is the Lord, let him doe what he will, so that euen in gods chastisements & corrections which are tedious to the flesh, and goe against the graine of our affections, ⟨image 65⟩we must prayse him. As Nebuchadnezar in the end of his seuen yeares miserie, saith, He is holy in all his works, and Iust in all his wayes. And thus we must glorifie the name of God in speach, without an oath.