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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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how come the branches to bring such ill fruit, but that the root hath no better sap, for if the servants might but see so much love of God and care of keeping gods commandments, appear in the conversation of their masters and dames, as they see of the world and eagerness after lucre, they would at least for outward show be better. But now that they see their masters and know his disposition, they frame themselves thereafter to serve him in his covetous lust, & rob God of his honour.
how come the branches to bring such ill fruit, but that the root hath no better sap, for if the seruants might but see so much loue of God and care of keeping gods commandements, appeare in the conuersation of their masters and dames, as they see of the world and eagernesse after lucre, they would at least for outward shew be better. But now that they see their masters and know his disposition, they frame themselues thereafter to serue him in his couetous lust, & rob God of his honour.
If the servant should but leave his business one or two hours in the weak▪ and run hoyting about some sports and vanities, when he comes home his master will be upon his back, his dame would have a saying to him, he should be so ⟨image 90⟩baited with rebukes and chiding, as if it were a bear with dogs, so that though he had a good mind to be abroad, and had no great hart to stand sweating at his business, yet miserable fear would make him tarry at home, rather then he would endure the sharp sauce that must come after, and be chidden thus again, he will keep within doors; but let him be where he will; and do what he will upon the sabbath day, when he comes home either his master or dame allow him in it, or else they be mute and say nothing to him, or if they do begin to reprove him, it is done so coldly, so carelessly, with so little vehemency, that the servant may well perceive it comes from the teeth outward, his master is not greatly sorry within, it never vexeth his hart for the matter, and therefore he cares not for such chiding, he will to it the next sabbath again.