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

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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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Honour. The duties of the natural child commanded in this word, are comprehended under these three heads. First, reverence. Secondly, obedience. Thirdly, thankfulness. for the first. For reverence. Children are commanded to reverence their parents. Now this reverence must be both inward and outward; In the heart, and behaviour of the body. For if the outward begin not at the heart it is hypocritical, and therefore not pleasing to God. And if one pretend the inward reverence and show it not outwardly, this is but dissembling and falsehood; for it cannot be within, but it will show it self without. So that it must be both inward in heart and outward in carriage of ones body. The inward is commanded. Levit. 9. 19. 3. Ye shall fear every man his father and mother and keep my Sabbaths.

Honour. The duties of the naturall childe commanded in this word, are comprehended vnder these three heades. First, reuerence. Secondly, obedience. Thirdly, thankefulnesse. for the first. For reuerence. Children are commaunded to reuerence their parents. Now this reuerence must be both inward and outward; In the heart, and behauiour of the bodie. For if the outwarde begin not at the heart it is hypoctiticall, and therefore not pleasing to God. And if one pretende the inward reuerence and shew it not outwardly, this is but dissembling and falsehood; for it cannot be within, but it will shew it selfe without. So that it must be both inward in heart and outward in cariage of ones bodie. The inward is commanded. Leuit. 9. 19. 3. Yee shall feare euerie man his father and mother and keepe my Sabboths.

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In those words GOD commands the substance of the whole law, both in the first and second table, and for the second table he begins with the first commandment. Fear every man his mo there. One would have thought he should have begun with the father, but though more be due unto him yet because it is a greater not of truth to perform it to the mother, because her infirmities ⟨image 103⟩

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