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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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But contrary to this, is the dealing of such, that may be bidden to do many things, but will do what they list; and then if they be rebuked, murmur, if corrected, straight seek to revenge. This is a beastly and rude thing, not to submit himself to Gods yoke; And those parents which have children abroad, and hear such things of them, let them look to it be time, for certainly those that be stubborn abroad, let them get a little more strength and they will rebel at home; and he that will take the staff by the end, when his Master or Dame come to correct him, if the parents allow this, they shall have their heart full of woe and grief, if ever themselves come to give correction; and this is their excuse commonly; I deserve it not. But if nurture should not be given till most servants confess they deserve it, it should never be given; for as every one is more damnably vile, more cursedly wicked, and all together rooted in sin; so he is more proud and froward, and will least yield himself to be faulty. But deserve it or not, every one hath deserved more at Gods hand, by some other sin, and that God should set him in such a place, and God doth deserve that we should suffer a little for his sake, that set his Son to suffer so much for our sakes.
But contrarie to this, is the dealing of such, that may be bidden to doe manie thinges, but will doe what they list; and then if they be rebuked, murmur, if corrected, straight seeke to reueng. This is a beastly and rude thinge, not to submitte himselfe to Gods yoake; And those parents which haue children abroad, and heare such thinges of them, let them looke to it be time, for certainely those that be stubborne abroad, let them get a little more strength and they will rebell at home; and he that will take the staffe by the end, when his Maister or Dame come to correct him, if the parents allow this, they shall haue their heart full of woe and greife, if euer themselues come to giue correction; and this is their excuse commonly; I deserue it not. But if narture should not be giuen till most seruants confesse they deserue it, it should neuer be giuen; for as euery one is more damnably vilde, more cursedly wicked, and all together rooted in sinne; so he is more proud and frowarde, and will least yeeld himselfe to be faultie. But deserue it or not, euerie one hath deserued more at Gods hand, by some other sin, and that God should set him in such a place, and God doth deserue that we should suffer a little for his sake, that set his sonne to suffer so much for our sakes.