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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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Secret as by poison or some cunning device, such as was Ahab's device, he would not openly murder Naboth, but he lets Jezebel have his ring and consents and conceals the matter of that cursed and bloody fetch against Naboth. Therefore the holy Ghost terms Ahab no better then a murderer. In like case David would not slay Uriah with his own hands nor by any of his own subjects, but he puts him a forlorn hope casting him in such peril that he could not escape, and that with a desire of his death to, and then by this plot to cover all, but God discovered both to himself and to the whole world to, that David was guilty of murder.
Secret as by poyson or some cunning deuice, such as was Ahabs deuice, he would not openly murther Naboth, but he lets Iesabell haue his ring and concents and conceales the matter of that cursed and bloudie fetch against Naboth. Therefore the holy Ghost tearmes Ahab no better then a murderer. In like case Dauid woulde not slaye Vriah with his owne hands nor by any of his owne subiects, but he puts him a forlorne hope casting him in such perill that he could not escape, and that with a desire of his death to, and then by this plotte to couer all, but God discouered both to himselfe and to the whole world to, that Dauid was guiltie of murther.
But the grossest and most barbarous of all is when one with his own hands openly doth take away the life of a man. This was condemned Gen. 6. and a reason added, Thou shalt not kill a man for he was made in the image of God.
But the grossest and most barbarous of all is when one with his owne hands openly doth take away the life of a man. This was condemned Gen. 6. and a reason added, Thou shalt not kill a man for he was made in the image of God.