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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.
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, &c. and rested the seventh day.
For in sixe daies the Lord made heauen and earth, the sea, &c. and rested the seauenth day.
Because this commandment is much oppugned by the examples of great men, because almost all men break it, therefore it is confirmed from the example of the great God, whose example is able to countervail all theirs, q. d. If you will be led by example, follow the most perfect example; now what more perfecter example then the example of God, who hath proposed himself for a president, sinful men break it, but the holy God kept it, and would have you keep it, whether example is best to follow? God made an end of all in six days, and ceased creating on the seventh day, therefore he would have you cease from the works of your vocation. For, for works of preservation Christ saith, John. 5. My father worketh hitherto, and I work. But he ceased works of creation, so that the reason stands thus, God left no work of creation till the seventh day, but ended all in six days, therefore he would have you end all your works of vocation in six days, and give the seventh only to works of sanctification.
BEcause this commandement is much oppugned by the examples of great men, because almost all men breake it, therefore it is confirmed from the example of the great God, whose example is able to counteruaile all theirs, q. d. If you will bee led by example, follow the most perfect example; now what more perfecter example then the example of God, who hath proposed himselfe for a president, sinfull men breake it, but the holy God kept it, and would haue you keepe it, whether example is best to follow? God made an end of all in sixe daies, and ceased creating on the seauenth day, therefore hee would haue you cease from the workes of your vocation. For, for workes of preseruation Christ saith, Iohn. 5. My father worketh hetherto, and I worke. But hee ceased workes of creation, so that the reason stands thus, God left no worke of creation till the seauenth day, but ended all in sixe daies, therefore he would haue you end all your workes of vocation in sixe daies, and giue the seauenth onely to workes of sanctification.