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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, in word by provoking terms as Christ, Mat. 5. with hell fire. And Paul 1. Cor. 6. Ranks them in the number ⟨p. 42⟩of adulterers, buggerers, and such like filthy persons, and saith that no railer shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. And Christ saith, One shall give an account for every idle word. Then if God be so just a Judge that he will not bear with idle and fruitless speeches, that are scattered in the earth to no purpose, how do they think to speed that have not only abundance of wast words, but their mouths also are full of cursing and bitterness upon every small occasion; if they be crossed but in the smallest matters, and a little •ogged, their mouth runs over with all vile railing and cursed speaking such as it is not meet to name them among Christians. Those therefore that find themselves guilty of this that they be so easily provoked, to such foul and reproachful terms, must confess before God, that they be miserable breakers of this commandment. For this though it be a dry blow, yet it is a sour blow and strikes to the heart, and dries up the blood with sorrow and vexation.
Secondly, in word by prouoking tearmes as Christ, Mat. 5. with hell fire. And Paule 1. Cor. 6. Rankes them in the number ⟨p. 42⟩of adulterers, buggerers, and such like filthie persons, and saith that no rayler shall enter into the kingdome of heauen. And Christ saith, One shall giue an account for euerie idle word. Then if God be so iust a Iudge that he will not beare with idle and fruitlesse speches, that are scattred in the earth to no purpose, how do they thinke to speed that haue not only aboundance of wast words, but their mouthes also are full of cursing and bitternesse vpon euerie small occasion; if they be crost but in the smallest matters, and a little •ogged, their mouth runnes ouer with all vilde rayling and cursed speaking such as it is not meet to name them among Christians. Those therefore that finde themselues guiltie of this that they be so easily prouoked, to such foule and reprochfull tearmes, must confesse before God, that they bee miserable breakers of this commaundement. For this though it be a drie blow, yet it is a sowre blow and strikes to the heart, and dries vp the bloud with sorrow and vexation.