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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 second duty of the people is to obey the doctrine of the minister; else they be no faithful keepers of the eight commandment, unless they make conscience to yield obedience ⟨image 126⟩to the doctrine of their minister taught truly out of the word of God. This is commanded Heb. 13. 17. Obey them that have the oversight of you and submit your selves. &c. He wills them to obey their ministers, namely in doctrine, and he adds the reason, because they watch for your soul, sith ye stand upon their guard to defend your souls from destruction; therefore submit your selves, and obey not so much the men, as the doctrine and instruction delivered out of Gods word in their calling. And secondly, if you do not this, you shall be so far from giving joy to the heart of your minister (which good people should do) as that you shall pierce his soul with sorrow, and be a means to eat up his heattwith; for what greater anguish can come to the ministers soul then this, that when he exhorts his people to holiness they be unholy, he teacheth them to be spiritually minded, and they be set altogether on the world, he shows them that they must rule themselves and families after the law of God, and follow their own lust▪ this of all afflictions doth most wound & break the heart of a godly and faithful minister, that in love to his flock preacheth Gods word sincerely unto them. I but would some say; what need we care for his being aggrieved? Nay, this is it that many desire, and wish nothing more then that, they knew how to vex the minister. But saith he, make not so light account of grieving the minister, for that is not profitable for you; he hath the sorrow of it, but you the loss, he is driven to run oftener unto God by your ill entreaty, and to seek for the love of god when men do neglect them; but in the mean while, he cannot with that spirit and courage pray to God for you, and so powerfully and cheerfully preach the word of God unto you.
The second dutie of the people is to obey the doctrine of the minister; else they be no faithfull keepers of the eight commandement, vnlesse they make conscience to yeelde obedience ⟨image 126⟩to the doctrine of their minister taught truely out of the word of God. This is commanded