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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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There's not the least sin or misery but would be to hard for us, if we have nothing but our own strength to help us; there is not the greatest sin nor the greatest misery that shall hurt us or prevail over us, if we have the strength and power of God to hold us up. Therefore christians should take comfort in their afflictions. Can God raise up his body when it is dead in the earth, and glorify it when it is rotten in the grave, & can he not raise him out of some debt or misery of his estate? Oh but then he loves the body? and doth he not love it as well now? Then he will use his power, and is it curbed in, & shortened now? Nay, God useth his infinite power now, for the help and preservation of his children, as he will use it then for their glorification. If we cannot believe God can help us now, how will we say we can believe he will raise our rotten bodies out of the grave, sith we have the same power and promise for the one as the other. Therefore it is a great fault and shame for christians to sit down discouraged; why, is gods power lessened? is his hand shortened? hath not he said that a little that the righteous hath, is better then all the great riches of the wicked? Gods blessing can do more then wealth, and he alone is better to us then if we had all the world without him.
Theres not the least sinne or miserie but would be to hard for vs, if we haue nothing but our owne strength to help vs; there is not the greatest sinne nor the greatest miserie that shall hurt vs or preuaile ouer vs, if we haue the strength and power of God to hold vs vp. Therefore christians should take comfort in their afflictions. Can God rayse vp his bodie when it is dead in the earth, and glorifie it when it is rotten in the graue, & can he not raise him out of some debt or miserie of his estate? Oh but then he loues the bodie? and doth he not loue it as well now? Then he will vse his power, and is it curbed in, & shortned now? Nay, God vseth his infinite power now, for the help and preseruation of his children, as he will vse it then for their glorification. If we cannot beleeue God can help vs now, how will we say we can beleeue he will raise our rotten bodies out of the graue, sith we haue the same power and promise for the one as the other. Therefore it is a great fault and shame for christians to sit down discouraged; why, is gods power lessened? is his hand shortned? hath not he sayd that a little that the righteous hath, is better then all the great riches of the wicked? Gods blessing can doe more then wealth, and he alone is better to vs then if wee had all the world without him.