The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…

Name: The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
Author: John Dod

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.

John Dod 1549?–1645London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603

[14], 92 [i.e. 184], 102 [i.e. 204] p. · 153k words · STC 6967.5 · ESTC S5010

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AN EXPOSITION UPON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. › Commandment 5 › Exod. 20. 12. Honour thy father and thy mother, &c.AN EXPOSITION VPON THE TEN COMMANDEMENTS. › Commandment 5 › Exod. 20. 12. Honour thy father and thy mother, &c.

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This likewise may serve for some comfort to these governors, that are in a poorer or lower condition; that God hath challenged unto them as much honour in their place as to the greatest prince in the world. For the poor mans wife is as much bound by God to honour her husband, as the Queen to honour the king. And the meanest parents and masters are as much to be accounted of in their families, as if they had all the wealth and honour in the world. Therefore they should bear their poverty so much the more patiently, Because no poverty or lowness of their estate, can give licence to the inferiors to account any whit the worse of them; and if the inferiors do for this cause despise them, they sin against God, do injury unto them, and GOD will be revenged of them accordingly.

This likewise may serue for some comfort to these gouernours, that are in a poorer or lower condition; that God hath challenged vnto them as much honour in their place as to the greatest prince in the world. For the poore mans wife is as much bound by God to honour her husband, as the Queene to honour the king. And the meanest parents and maisters are as much to be acounted of in their families, as if they had all the welth and honour in the world. Therefore they should beare their pouertie so much the more patiently, Because no pouertie or lownesse of their estate, can giue licence to the inferiours to account anie whit the worse of them; and if the inferiours doe for this cause despise them, they sinne against God, doe iniurie vnto them, and GOD will be reuenged of them accordingly.

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So much for that, God bids the inferior to honour his superior, And the child his father, howsoever matters stand in other respects.

So much for that, God bids the inferiour to honour his superiour, And the child his father, howsoeuer matters stand in other respects.

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