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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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Secondly, sith God doth promise a blessing upon those that sanctify his sabbath, that they shall thrive in the Lords house, and in religion, and in other worldly matters, so far as may stand with true prosperity, sith he hath spoken this, & that must stand which goes out of his mouth, therefore it is for their comfort, that the blessing of God shall attend upon them whether they have little or much; If they have abundance, the abundance shall be for their good, to be more abundant in good; and if they have but from hand to mouth, God will so provide, that yet they shall not want necessary things, but he that brings the day, will bring food and maintenance for the day, so that he need not care for to morrow, but cast his care upon God, whose truth it concerns to care for him: and this they are sure off, they shall have a soft hart, and a quiet conscience, and shall receive comfort from Gods promises, and if one thrive in Gods house, he need not care carkinglie and distrustfully, how he shall do in his own house. One may know how he shall speed at home, by looking how he serves ⟨image 99⟩God in the Church. If he keep an holy rest, with an holy hart, holily, he shall have rest to his soul, peace & joy to his conscience, and be set in so sure an outward estate, as that nothing shall befall him for his hurt.
Secondlie, sith God doth promise a blessing vpon those that sanctifie his sabboth, that they shall thriue in the Lords house, and in religion, and in other worldlie matters, so farre as may stand with true prosperitie, sith he hath spoken this, & that must stand which goes out of his mouth, therefore it is for their comfort, that the blessing of God shall attend vpon them whether they haue little or much; If they haue abundance, the abundance shall bee for their good, to be more abundant in good; and if they haue but from hand to mouth, God will so prouide, that yet they shall not want necessarie things, but he that brings the day, will bring foode and maintainance for the daie, so that he neede not care for to morrow, but cast his care vpon God, whose truth it concernes to care for him: and this they are sure off, they shall haue a soft hart, and a quiet conscience, and shall receiue comfort from Gods promises, and if one thriue in Gods house, he neede not care carkinglie and distrustfullie, how he shall doe in his owne house. One may know how he shall speede at home, by looking how hee serues ⟨image 99⟩