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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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last verse, where it is said, that God after the creation in the six days, rested from creating the seventh, and therefore he hallowed the seventh day, and blessed it. Now then, sith it was first instituted in Paradise, afore there either was a ceremony, or need of a ceremony; it may not be reputed among the Jewish ceremonies. And this reason is to be noted, because it shows the foolishness of that frivolous reason, which some men bring against the sabbath day. Oh say the Jews they were children in Christ, and weaklings, and therefore they had need of a sabbath; But we ⟨image 71⟩are past babes, we are men grown & have more knowledge, we are stronger then they; Are you stronger then the Jews? be it. Though if it were tried, many of these that brag of their strength above the Jews, would be found inferior to many of the Jews. But be it for the time, grant them this, yet are they stronger then Adam in his innocency; have they greater knowledge, and more grace then he had before his fall? Why, but God saw it needful for Adam to have a sabbath, and if it were needful that was without sin himself, had no clog of corruption to hinder him, no sinner to infect, no ill example to seduce, yet I say, if he had need of this as God in his wisdom judgeth, because his calling, though followed without tediousness, would yet partly, have withdrawn his hart, that he could not so freely & wholly have given himself to praising of God, and considering of his power & wisdom, and mercy, & therefore was to set one day apart from all works of his calling, to employ it wholly in praising and magnifying God, and such like duties, that he might with greater liberty & comfort, do them; then what need have we, and how far is our necessity greater, which are burdened with many corruptions of our own, and have much temptation from many ill presidents, & many allurements of the world, to pull our harts from the worship of God, which are men of polluted lips, our selves, and devils amongst people of polluted lips, & which cannot without far greater destruction & weariness also, follow our callings.
last verse, where it is said, that God after the creation in the sixe dayes, rested from creating the seuenth, and therefore he hallowed the seuenth day, and blessed it. Now then, sith it was first instituted in Paradice, afore there either was a ceremonie, or neede of a ceremonie; it may not be reputed among the Iewish ceremonies. And this reason is to be noted, because it shewes the foolishnesse of that friuolous reason, which some men bring against the sabboth day. Oh say the Iewes they were children in Christ, and weaklings, and therefore they had neede of a sabboth; But we