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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To keep it holy.
To keepe it holy.
Now the Lord shows what is to be done on the sabbath day, namely we must keep it holy? it is not enough to forbear our own work, and so to keep it idly, but we must be as careful to do Gods work, and so to keep it holy. Hence then we learn this doctrine, that the sabbath must be employed in holy exercises, it must not be a bare rest, but a sanctified rest, so ceasing from worldly things, as that we be taken up in heavenly things, for idleness is a sin every day, but much more on the sabbath. No man hath allowance in gods word to spend any time idly, but it is a damnable sin in the week days, much less are we warranted to spend Gods time unprofitably and idly; of the twain it were better leave ⟨image 79⟩ones own work undone, upon ones own days permitted for his labour, then Gods work on Gods day appointed for his service.
NOw the Lord shewes what is to bee done on the sabboth day, namely wee must keepe it holy? it is not inough to forbeare our owne worke, and so to keepe it idly, but wee must bee as carefull to doe Gods worke, and so to keepe it holy. Hence then wee learne this doctrine, that the sabboth must bee imployed in holy exercises, it must not bee a bare rest, but a sanctified rest, so ceasing from worldly things, as that we be taken vp in heauenly things, for idlenes is a sin euery day, but much more on the sabboth. No man hath alowance in gods word to spend any time idly, but it is a damnable sin in the weeke daies, much lesse are we warranted to spend Gods time vnprofitablie and idly; of the twaine it were better leaue ⟨image 79⟩ones owne worke vndone, vpon ones owne daies permitted for his labour, then Gods worke on Gods daie appointed for his seruice.