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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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That this is so, it is proved plainly in Deuter. five. verse two and twenty. Where Moses having repeated this law, sets down two privileges that it had above all other scripture, to win the more authority unto it. First, he saith these words, the Lord spake unto all your multitude, noting this unto them, that whereas the ceremonial and judicial laws were delivered by the ministry of Angels, and the other scriptures, by the means of the men of God the Prophets, these words and these commandments, God himself, as it were in his own person full of Majesty and terror, accompanied with all his Angels, in a flame of fire, did pronounce so terribly in the bearing of them all, as that they trembled, and came to Moses, requesting him that they might no more hear God speaking on this manner, for if they did assuredly they should die for fear, wherefore in this first regard they must be exceedingly reverenced, because Gods own voice did speak them.
That this is so, it is proued plainelie in Deuter. fiue. verse two and twentie. Where Moyses hauing repeated this law, sets downe two priuiledges that it had aboue all other scripture, to winne the more authoritie vnto it. First, hee saith these words, the Lord spake vnto all your multitude, noteing this vnto them, that whereas the ceremoniall and indiciall lawes were deliuered by the ministery of Angels, and the other scriptures, by the meanes of the men of God the Prophets, these wordes and these commaundements, God himselfe, as it were in his owne person full of Magestie and terrour, accompanied with all his Angels, in a flame of fire, did pronounce so terribly in the bearing of them all, as that they trembled, and came to Moyses, requesting him that they might no more heare God speaking on this manner, for if they did assuredly they should die for feare, wherefore in this first regard they must bee exceedingly reuerenced, because Gods owne voice did speake them.
Secondly, for the writing of them, they were not written as other scriptures, which Saint Peter saith, holy men of God write according to the instinct of Gods holy spirit within them, but God him self did write them, as it were with his own finger, not using thereto either men or Angels as instruments. Yea at the first he made the Tables himself also, (that there might be nothing seen, wherein was not the immediate work of God,) wherein they were written, but afterwards when Moses brake them before the Israelites, that had made the golden Calf, to show that they by their idolatry had broken the covenant, and were worthy to be cast off, then though God did bid Moses make the second Tables, yet himself write the law, not using thereto the ministry of any of his creatures, showing that in this regard they be more specially GODS words, and so more to be regarded: And besides this testimony, divers reasons may be used, to show that these are GODS own invention, and words after an extraordinary manner.