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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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Secondly, for such as are impotent, and by reason either of age or weakness, or want of limbs cannot labour, or else if they have strength and use of it, cannot earn so much as to maintain them and their family; they must be helped by the provident care of the magistrate, and christian orders for that case, that they be not constrained to beg their bread; for it is a most dishonest and base thing, to see men stand whining at the door like dogs for bread, and this corrupts their manners, and is contrary to all good nature, and destroys the seeds of any good disposition in them, festering the mind with idleness, and drawing a thick skin of impudence over their faces. Therefore to prevent these evils and hurts, the wise and merciful diligence of the magistrate must take order for their timely and christian relief. And thus much for superiors with authority. The superiors without authority follow, and their inferiors and those are either
Secondly, for such as are impotent, and by reason eyther of age or weaknesse, or want of limmes cannot labour, or else if they haue strength and vse of it, cannot earne so much as to maintaine them and their family; they must be helped by the prouident care of the magistrate, and christian orders for that case, that they be not constrained to beg their bread; for it is a most dishonest and base thing, to see men stand whining at the doore like dogs for bread, and this corrupts their manners, and is contrarie to all good nature, and destroyes the seeds of any good disposition in them, festring the minde with idlenesse, and drawing a thicke skinne of impudence ouer their faces. Therefore to preuent these euils and hurts, the wise and mercifull diligence of the magistrate must take order for their timely and christian reliefe. And thus much for superiours with authoritie. The superiours without authoritie follow, and their inferiours and those are eyther
in Gifts. Or Age.
in Giftes. Or Age.