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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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Hence then we learn this doctrine, that whosoever desires to live godly, must propose the example of God to himself to imitate. Thus Ephesians. 5. 1. The Apostle wisheth them to follow the example of God as deer children, he had before exhorted them to gentleness and courteousness: but he hath done me wrong saith some man, how can I deal kindly with him? why freely forgive him, saith the Apostle. But who ⟨p. 86⟩would put up this wrong patiently, God would, and therefore do you follow god, and imitate him, God doth not presently seek revenge, if any man break his laws, but useth all gentle means to bring him to repentance, and to cause him to turn, so do you, then tread in Gods steps, indeed some froward man would take a more violent and boisterous course; But if you will be accounted the child of God, bought with the blood of Christ, and regenerate by the spirit of God, you must rather be directed by his example then mans, and then no better argument that you be the sons of God, and no surer proof that he hath begotten you to life eternal, then when you grow like unto him, and show forth his image in your life.
Hence then we learne this doctrine, that whosoeuer desires to liue godly, must propose the example of God to himselfe to imitate. Thus Ephesians. 5. 1. The Apostle wisheth them to follow the example of God as deere children, he had before exhorted them to gentlenesse and courteousnesse: but hee hath done me wrong saith some man, how can I deale kindly with him? why freelie forgiue him, saith the Apostle. But who ⟨p. 86⟩would put vp this wrong patientlie, God would, and therefore doe you follow god, and imitate him, God doth not presentlie seeke reuenge, if any man breake his lawes, but vseth all gentle meanes to bring him to repentance, and to cause him to turne, so doe you, then tread in Gods steps, indeede some froward man would take a more violent and boysterous course; But if you will be accounted the child of God, bought with the bloud of Christ, and regenerate by the spirit of God, you must rather bee directed by his example then mans, and then no better argument that you bee the sonnes of God, and no surer proofe that he hath begotten you to life eternall, then when you grow like vnto him, and shew foorth his image in your life.