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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So Ruth though she was but Naomi's daughter in law, yet now that Naomi's years and strength were; spent, she being young took pains and travelled for both; and when beside that which she had gotten with her pain and labour Boaz being a merciful man, gave her some victuals, she would not devour all her self, but even spared it from her own belly for her mother; only she took so much as was needful to refresh her body, and to strengthen her in her travail, the rest she reserved for her old mother in law, and knew well that it was better young folks should be pinched, then their old parents lack anything. Therefore we see how God honoured her with the marriage of a Prince and great man in Israel, and gave the Son of God Christ Jesus to be borne of her seed.

So Ruth though she was but Naomies daughter in law, yet now that Naomies yeares and strenght were; spent, shee being young tooke paines and trauelled for both; and when beside that which shee had gotten with her paine and labour Boaz being a mercifull man, gaue her some victuals, shee would not deuoure all her selfe, but euen spared it from her owne bellie for her mother; only shee tooke so much as was needfull to refresh her bodie, and to strengthen her in her trauaile, the rest shee reserued for her old mother in law, and knew well that it was better young folkes should bee pinched, then their old parents lacke anything. Therefore we see how God honoured her with the mariage of a Prince and great man in Israell, and gaue the sonne of God Christ Iesus to be borne of her seede.

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This serves for the sharp reproof of the swinish, and unnatural disposition of many ungracious children, that so long as the parents have any thing to give, and something may be be gotten by them, all that while they will be so kind, and ⟨image 106⟩so loving, and there is such striving and catching, that well is he that can get the old one; but when their parents are drawn dry and they have sucked all from him, and left nothing once, then he is neglected of all, then every day is an year till he be dead, then he is a burden and a clog, and he must be eating and drinking, then he doth nothing but spend, he gets nothing; such foul and currish speeches shall be heard oft times from the mouths of wicked and unnatural children. This is the fowlest dishonour that can be, not to relieve and help the weak and distressed parents. As Christ faith,

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