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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.
Inferiors also when they will not take instruction, omit that duty that should save their souls. As in the body that servant that will not eat food when it is allowed him is a murderer ⟨p. 39⟩of his body; so he that when he is taught and admonished, and casts it of, his blood shall be required at his own hand, and God will proceed against him as against a wicked person and cruel, that hath done no good to his own soul. So much for things of omission.
Inferiours also when they will not take instruction, omit that dutie that should saue their soules. As in the bodie that seruant that will not eate food when it is allowed him is a murtherer ⟨p. 39⟩of his bodie; so he that when he is taught and admonished, and casts it of, his blood shall be required at his owne hand, and God will proceede against him as against a wicked person and cruell, that hath done no good to his owne soule. So much for things of omission.
Things of commission here forbidden, are either Inward as Rash anger. Envy. Outward in Gesture Word Deed to Hurting only Or Killing also of Another. Oneself
Things of commission here forbidden, are eyther Inward as Rash anger. Enuie. Outward in Gesture Word Deede to Hurting only Or Killing also of Another. Onesselfe
The first thing of commission that is forbidden here is inward, and that is hasty and unadvised anger, rash wrath and unjust, as Math. 5. 22. Who ever (saith Christ) is angry with his brother unadvisedly, is culpable of judgement. Guilty of vengeance and wrath of God. Now not all anger but inconsiderate and hasty anger doth offend in this place. Now that is unadvised and sinful anger which either hindereth one from doing good to the person with whom he is angry, by praying for him, or kind admonishing him, or else when it is conceived without sufficient cause, or exceeding either in the time or the measure. As Paul, Let not the Sun go down upon your wrath, nor give place to the devil. That which was for the sudden and present passion is natural, but if it lie soaking and lingering, and sink in deeper into the heart, it grows then to be devilish; and so if ones anger be above that, that the quality of the fault requires, this is rash and comes not through the folly of the party with whom he is angry, but through his folly that is angry. Therefore we must look that we be never angry without a just cause. And then that we proportion our anger to the sin committed against God, not to the injury done to us; for that proceeds from pride, and is no better then revenge, and therefore must more be grieved at