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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, this reverence must appear in the outward behaviour and carriage of the body. Else for one to pretend fear in the heart, and not declare it by the outward gestures, this is not sound dealing, but hypocrisy and falsehood. Therefore the inward account must show it self in the body, and in the actions of the body. As first, in not answering again, if they be at any time reproved, for any thing done amiss, they must not have a gainsaying proud and undutiful spirit, but in all good speeches and submissive carriage, manifest their inward reverence. But contrary to this is the unreverent behaviour of most servants, especially to poor men. if the master be poor and mean, and of small account in the world, the servants take themselves for his companions, and not as inferiors, they think themselves not bound to show any duty of subjection unto him; in standing bare, in bowing to him, and rising up be fore him; where as indeed, the poor mans servant is bound to be as dutiful to him, as if he were a Prince; for Gods commandment respects not wealth, and the outward things, but only Gods ordinance.
Secondly, this reuerence must appeare in the outwarde behauiour and cariadge of the body. Else for one to pretende feare in the heart, and not declare it by the outward gestures, this is not sounde dealing, but hipocrisie and falshood. Therefore the inward account must shew it selfe in the bodie, and in the actions of the bodie. As first, in not aunswering againe, if they be at any time reproued, for any thing done amisle, they must not haue a gainsaying proude and vndutifull spirit, but in all good speches and submissiue cariadge, manifest their inward reuerence. But contrarie to this is the vnteuerent behauiour of most seruants, especially to poore men. if the maister be poore and meane, and of small account in the world, the seruants take themselues for his companions, and not as inferiours, they thinke themselues not bounde to shew any dutie of subiection vnto him; in standing bare, in bowing to him, and rising vp be fore him; where as indeed, the poore mans seruant is bounde to be as dutifull to him, as if he were a Prince; for Gods commandement respects not wealth, and the outward things, but only Gods ordinance.
Indeed if rich men did carry the person of God upon them,