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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And first of the people. The first thing that the people must perform to their minister, is to have a tender and reverent account of them. And this is commanded 1. Thess. 5. 12. where ⟨image 125⟩the Apostle gives this in charge. Now I beseech you brethren know them that labour among you, and that are over you in the Lord, and admonish you that you have them in singular love for their works sake. as if he said, I speak not this so much for the ministers sake; for whether ye love him or account of him, or not, so long as God accounts and esteems highly of him he is well; but I desire you even for your own good, that for those faithful men of God which labour amongst you, to whom God hath given the spirit of grace and admonition, and whom God hath set to watch over your souls, let not them be forgotten and neglected amongst you, but take knowledge of them and observe them, and that for their works sake. For in truth they of all men deserve most to be regarded and accounted of, in regard of the profit that they bring, and the work they perform, which howsoever it be not outward, and commonly brings no money to the purse; Yet it is inward, and brings peace unto the soul. For unto them is committed the word of reconciliation and life, and they are made disposers of the treasures of God, that bring comfort and rejoicing to the heart. If then they be means to give Christ Jesus unto you, if they help you to heaven, if they purge the soul, and build you up in grace, if they beat down sin, and overthrow the power of Satan in you, ought you not then to love them, and that for their work and your profits sake?
And first of the people. The first thing that the people must performe to their minister, is to haue a tender and reuerent account of them. And this is commaunded 1. Thess. 5. 12. where ⟨image 125⟩the Apostle giues this in charge. Now I beseech you brethren know them that labor among you, and that are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you that you haue them in singuler loue for their works sake. as if he said, I speake not this so much for the ministers sake; for whether ye loue him or account of him, or not, so long as God accounts and esteemes highly of him he is well; but I desire you euen for your own good, that for those faithfull men of God which labour amongst you, to whom God hath giuen the spirit of grace and admonition, and whom God hath set to watch ouer your soules, let not them be forgotten and neglected amongst you, but take knowledge of them and obserue them, and that for their works sake. For in truth they of all men deserue most to be regarded and accounted of, in regard of the profit that they bring, and the worke they performe, which howsoeuer it be not outward, and commonly brings no money to the purse; Yet it is inward, and brings peace vnto the soule. For vnto them is committed the word of reconciliation and life, and they are made disposers of the treasures of God, that bring comfort and reioycing to the heart. If then they be meanes to giue Christ Iesus vnto you, if they helpe you to heauen, if they purge the soule, and build you vp in grace, if they beat downe sinne, and ouerthrow the power of Sathan in you, ought you not then to loue them, and that for their worke and your profits sake?