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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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This confutes those that never pray God to give a blessing to their governors, and to bestow grace upon their masters, ⟨p. 15⟩and hence it justly comes to pass, that they want many good things from their masters which they should have, because they perform not all the duties of a good servant, in that they call not upon God for their master. And those are also reproved that will be desirous to be employed in their masters affairs, and to have dealing in businesses committed to them, but they are so presumptuous in a carnal confidence of their own ability, that they run boy strously and rudely upon matters, not entreating the help of the great God in things of great moment, and then it is just that God should cross them, because they take away that he never sanctified, and if they will not ask a blessing, is not it righteous that he should turn their wit into folly, and though they go about it prudently, cross and overturn all their policy, because they trust more in policy then in his blessing? The servant therefore must crave Gods assistance, that he may use good means, after a good manner, and with good success. And an other use here is to be made of those which have been servants, but now are not; this is their duty, even to go back and see, wherein they have failed in any of these things, and for that ask mercy at Gods hand and crave pardon, else they shall be liable to these two evils.
This confutes those that neuer pray God to giue a blessing to their gouernours, and to bestow grace vpon their masters, ⟨p. 15⟩and hence it iustly comes to passe, that they want many good things from their masters which they shoud haue, because they performe not all the duties of a good seruant, in that they call not vpon God for their master. And those are also reproued that will be desirous to be employed in their masters affaires, and to haue dealing in businesses committed to them, but they are so presumptuous in a carnall confidence of their owne abilitie, that they runne boy strously and rudely vpon matters, not entreating the helpe of the great God in things of great moment, and then it is iust that God should crosse them, because they take away that he neuer sanctified, and if they will not aske a blessing, is not it righteous that he should turne their wit into folly, and though they goe about it prudently, crosse and ouerturne all their policy, because they trust more in policie then in his blessing? The seruant therfore must craue Gods assistance, that he may vse good meanes, after a good manner, and with good successe. And an other vse heere is to be made of those which haue beene seruants, but now are not; this is their dutie, euen to goe backe and see, wherein they haue fayled in any of these things, and for that aske mercie at Gods hand and craue pardon, else they shall be lyable to these two euils.