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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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Then secondly this serves for the instruction of all householders, that desire to be indeed, as well as to be accounted christians, that they should have an eye to their servants in the keeping of the sabbath. Even as one the week day, they will call them up, and see that they be ready to their business, so on the sabbath call them up in the morning, & see that they be ready for the work of God; especially sith the works of their calling be such as they may do without any great preparation: A man may rise out of his bed, and go straight and hold the plough, or drive the cart as well as if he had an hours consideration, but unless one have sometime to disburden his hart of worldly thoughts, and to fit himself by prayer & holy meditations to hear the word, he can never do it well, nor so as the word will be profitable unto him, therefore they must be stirred up, that they may have time to make ready their harts, that they come before God with a quiet an empty mind.
Then secondly this serues for the instruction of all householders, that desire to bee indeede, as well as to bee accounted christians, that they should haue an eie to their seruants in the keeping of the sabboth. Euen as one the weeke day, they will call them vp, and see that they bee readie to their businesse, so on the sabboth cal them vp in the morning, & see that they be readie for the worke of God; especially sith the works of their calling bee such as they may doe without any great preparation: A man may rise out of his bed, and goe straight and hold the plow, or driue the cart as well as if hee had an houres consideration, but vnlesse one haue sometime to disburden his hart of worldly thoughts, and to fit himselfe by prayer & holie meditations to heare the word, hee can neuer doe it well, nor so as the word will bee profitable vnto him, therefore they must bee stirred vp, that they may haue time to make readie their harts, that they come before God with a quiet an emptie minde.
Now in this duty many of Gods children fail, that even themselves and their whole family take liberty to sleep out a great part of the morning, and think it enough to rise and go to church, not regarding any time of preparation, and hence it is that the exercises be so uncomfortable and unprofitable