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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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The last duty of servants is to pray for their governors, and for good success upon their labours in their governors business. This is commanded. 1. Tim. 2. Where it is commanded that not every place of authority one is in, the inferior should pray to God for him, if he be bad to convert him, & be merciful to him, if good, to strengthen him, and give him continuance and increase of these graces. Likewise, when servants go about matters of weight concerning their master, they must pray to God for direction and success; as when Abraham trusted his servant with a great matter, namely to fetch a wife for his son: he goes about with prayer to God to direct him; and give him a good proceeding and event; and where God had blessed him; he gives thanks to God and praiseth him. as he would not trust his own strength but calls to God for assistance, so having obtained assistance he lets God have the praise, and then when he was entreated to stay ten days and might have had all courteous and liberal entertainment, yet he would not, but tells them that seeth God had blessed him, and his master expected his coming, they should not now hinder him, and nothing could contain him from his Master that looked for him.
The last dutie of seruants is to pray for their gouernours, and for good successe vpon their labours in their gouernours businesse. This is commanded. 1. Tim. 2. Where it is commanded that not euery place of authoritie one is in, the inferiour should pray to God for him, if he be bad to conuert him, & be mercifull to him, if good, to strengthen him, and giue him continuance and increase of these graces. Likewise, when seruants goe about matters of weight concerning their maister, they must pray to God for direction and successe; as when Abraham trusted his seruant with a great matter, namely to fetch a wife for his sonne: he goes about with prayer to God to direct him; and giue him a good proceeding and euent; and where God had blessed him; he giues thankes to God and prayseth him. as hee would not trust his own strength but cals to God for assistance, so hauing obtained assistance he lets God haue the praise, and then when he was intreated to stay ten daies and might haue had all courteous and liberall intertainment, yet he would not, but tels them that seeth God had blessed him, and his maister expected his comming, they should not nowe hinder him, and nothing could containe him from his Maister that looked for him.