The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…

Name: The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
Author: John Dod

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.

John Dod 1549?–1645London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603

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AN EXPOSITION UPON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. › Commandment 5 › Exod. 20. 12. Honour thy father and thy mother, &c.AN EXPOSITION VPON THE TEN COMMANDEMENTS. › Commandment 5 › Exod. 20. 12. Honour thy father and thy mother, &c.

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The duties of the magistrate follow; for he hath his charge to, and much is required of him to whom much is given. First then, his duty is to look to godliness, that religion and pure worship of God be confirmed and maintained in his land, as 1. Tim. 2. 2. Paul wills to pray for these in authority that we may live a godly life under them. And now that which we must pray to God for. that they may do, is their duty to do. First then a magistrate according to the authority of his place must have a care of godliness, and look that the pure worship of God be set up, and all false and idolatrous worship suppressed. And thus did the godly and christian king in time before. As Josiah and Hezekiah, and others whose first and eagerest work was to pull down all idols, and to exhort and command their people to practise the pure and holy worship of GOD according to his word; and where this is not done, the duties of the second Table must needs be neglected.

The duties of the magistrate follow; for he hath his charge to, and much is required of him to whome much is giuen. First then, his dutie is to looke to godlinesse, that religion and pure worship of God be confirmed and maintained in his land, as 1. Tim. 2. 2. Paule wills to pray for these in authoritie that we may liue a godly life vnder them. And now that which we must pray to God for. that they may doe, is their dutie to doe. First then a magistrate according to the authoritie of his place must haue a care of godlinesse, and looke that the pure worship of God be set vp, and all false and idolatrous worship suppressed. And thus did the godly and christian kinge in time before. As Iosiah and Hezekiah, and others whose first and eagerest worke was to pull downe all idols, and to exhort and command their people to practise the pure and holy worshippe of GOD according to his worde; and where this is not doone, the duties of the seconde Table must needes bee neglected.

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The second duty of the magistrate is to maintain peace and quietness, to provide for the unity and concord of their subjects, as in the same place of Timothy, that we may live a godly peaceable and a quiet life. Now they may provide for peace by pulling down and repressing the wicked with their

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