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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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Therefore it is our duty not so much to trouble our selves in enquiring what heads other have, as to labour to make best of ⟨image 102⟩our own. For this in the natural body we see, that if one have an head full of infirmities, and subject to diseases, he will not therefore knock it against the walls, and contemn it: but he thinks; this is my head that God hath given me, and therefore I must not make it worse by ill usage, but strive to make it better by all means I can. O but say they, other children have better parents that be more careful of them. But let such turn back a little, and look to themselves, and examine their own stuff; other, you say have better parents; true. But look to your self a little, and think on the other side, have not other parents also better children, more dutiful and obedient, and more virtuous every way then you be? Put these two together now, and then the mouth will soon be stopped. So the wife; other husbands are more kind and loving, and be better to their wives.
Therefore it is our dutie not so much to trouble our selues in enquiring what heads other haue, as to labour to make best of ⟨image 102⟩our owne. For this in the naturall bodie we see, that if one haue an head full of infirmities, and subiect to diseases, he will not therefore knocke it against the walles, and contemne it: but he thinks; this is my head that God hath giuen me, and therfore I must not make it worse by ill vsage, but striue to make it better by all means I can. O but say they, other children haue better parents that be more carefull of them. But let such turne backe a little, and looke to themselues, and examine their owne stuffe; other, you say haue better parents; true. But looke to your selfe a little, and thinke on the other side, haue not other parents also better children, more duetifull and obedient, and more vertuous euerie way then you be? Put these two together now, and then the mouth will soone be stopped. So the wife; other husbandes are more kinde and louing, and be better to their wiues.