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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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Yet Jacob made conscience of his duty, and endured his covetousness for twenty years space, and served him to with all his might, so that he was pnicht by heat in the day, by cold in the night, and if sleep departed from his eyes, and if ever any thing were spoiled by wild beasts, he made it good; yet Laban all this while did nothing but seek to eat him up and to raven all from him that he could. Then God comes and tells him, that though Laban was thus churlish yet he could have wages enough and because he served God, God will pay him though man do not, and so he ⟨image 113⟩did and that throughly and fully; for by Gods own hand and providence most of Labans best cattle were turned to Jacob, and so he grew far more wealthy, & had a larger recompense then ever he looked for. So that if on serve two masters he shall commonly have double wages. For God will incline the heart of his masters to favour him when he is faithful, and himself also will fully reward him with abundant blessing in his soul and body and conscience and name and posterity after him. For no man ever served God in a calling, but he may as well pray for Gods blessing and as surely look for it, be the work never so mean and base, that he goes about, as the minister when he preacheth or prayeth or administereth the sacrament or doth any work of his calling.
Yet Iacob made conscience of his dutie, and endured his couetousnesse for twentie yeares space, and serued him to with all his might, so that hee was pnicht by heat in the day, by cold in the night, and if sleepe departed from his eyes, and if euer any thing were spoild by wilde beasts, he made it good; yet Laban all this while did nothing but seeke to eate him vp and to rauen all frō him that he could. Then God comes and tels him, that though Laban was thus churlish yet he could haue wages enough and because he serued God, God will pay him though man doe not, and so hee ⟨image 113⟩did and that throughly and fully; for by Gods owne hand and prouidence most of Labans best cattle were turned to Iacob, and so he grew far more welthy, & had a larger recōpence then euer he looked for. So that if on serue two maisters he shall commonly haue double wages. For God will incline the heart of his maisters to fauour him when he is faithfull, and himselfe also will fully reward him with abundant blessing in his soule and bodie and conscience and name and posteritie after him. For no man euer serued God in a calling, but hee may as well pray for Gods blessing and as surely looke for it, be the worke neuer so meane and base, that he goes about, as the minister when he preacheth or prayeth or administreth the sacrament or doth any worke of his calling.