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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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The second use that we must make of this, that God spake all these words is, that therefore we must not be afraid nor ashamed to stand for them, and defend them, as also to practise them in our lives, though the Atheists and the profane swine of the world, mock and scoff at us never so much for the same. For what need we be ashamed to maintain those words▪ which God himself was not ashamed in his own person to speak. If we do, remember what Christ saith, he that is ashamed of me, before men in this world, I will be ashamed of him, before my father in the world to come. If God had but sent his Angels unto us, with any commandment, the gloriousness of such messengers, should have might to make us bold to defend and stand for the message, but sith God did not send an host of Angels, but came himself in his Majesty, accompanied with all his holy Angels, attending and waiting one him, should we not now give much more reverence to those things which he spake, and take much more courage, to stand for the maintenance of his commandments?
The second vse that wee must make of this, that God spake all these words is, that therefore wee must not be afraide nor ashamed to stande for them, and defend them, as also to practise them in our liues, though the Atheists and the prophane swine of the world, mock and scoffe at vs neuer so much for the same. For what neede we be ashamed to maintaine those wordes▪ which God himselfe was not ashamed in his owne person to speake. If we doe, remember what Christ saith, hee that is ashamed of mee, before men in this world, I will bee ashamed of him, before my father in the world to come. If God had but sent his Angels vnto vs, with any commaundement, the gloriousnesse of such messengers, should haue might to make vs bolde to defend and stand for the message, but sith God did not send an hoast of Angels, but came himselfe in his Magestie, accompanied with all his holy Angels, attending and waiting one him, should wee not now giue much more reuerence to those things which hee spake, and take much more courage, to stande for the maintenance of his commandements?
This serves therefore exceedingly to condemn their dastardliness, that are afraid to keep the sabbath, or to do any such duty, because they should be counted puritans. But is it not better that men should hate us without cause, then that God should have a quarrel against us, upon a just cause, is not it much better that they should scoff at us for good, then that God should plague us for evil. What a shame is it for us therefore, that when we he are wicked heretics, speaking against the law of God, and profane Atheists breaking his law, and blaspheming his name, we should pluck in our horns and become mute, as though it were a matter of some great discredit for us, to speak for that, which God himself in his own person, hath spoken unto us.