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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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But that we may be freed from this evil tongue set on fire on hell, we must pray God first, to set a watch before our tongues, that we may not speak unadvisedly: And secondly, to give us a good heart. For according to the abundance of the heart so the mouth speaks, that is, the guider of the tongue, and as it were the warehouse to the mouth; & look what stuff good or bad is laid up in the warehouse, that you shall see stirring abroad in the shop. The tongue no man can tame, but God can tame it. To him therefore we must run that he will take away the evil of our hearts, and set such a watch over us, as that we may speak good & wholesome speeches profitable to Gods glory, and the good of our brethren. So this commandment is broken in word. Now it follows how it is broken indeed, and that first when one strikes to the heart only without death. This hurting of our neighbour in revenge God hath appointed to be punished of the Magistrate, by inflicting the same hurt upon him, that he in his heart of revenge hath done to another. An eye for an eye, an hand for hand, foot for foot, &c. And that most justly to, that he should drink of his own cup. He thinks it a light matter in his passion to strike out ones eye, ⟨image 141⟩therefore he shall feel himself how small a thing it is.
But that we may be freed from this euill tongue set on fire on hell, we must pray God first, to set a watch before our tongues, that we may not speake vnaduisedly: And secondly, to giue vs a good heart. For according to the aboundance of the heart so the mouth speaks, that is, the guider of the tongue, and as it were the warehouse to the mouth; & looke what stuffe good or bad is laid vp in the warehouse, that you shall see stirring abroad in the shop. The tongue no man can tame, but God can tame it. To him therefore we must runne that he will take away the euill of our hearts, and set such a watch ouer vs, as that we may speake good & wholsome speaches profitable to Gods glory, and the good of our brethren. So this commaundement is broken in word. Now it followes how it is broken indeede, and that first when one strikes to the heart only without death. This hurting of our neighbour in reueng God hath appointed to be punished of the Magistrate, by inflicting the same hurt vpon him, that he in his heart of reuenge hath done to another. An eye for an eye, an hand for hand, foot for foot, &c. And that most iustly to, that he should drinke of his owne cuppe. He thinkes it a light matter in his passion to strike out ones eye, ⟨image 141⟩