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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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A third branch and effect of meekness is to seek after peace, to be a peace maker, to study to preserve and maintain unity and love, as it is said in the Psal. Seek peace and follow it, ⟨p. 45⟩as if he had said, peace is a Jewell most precious, that if one labour for it he may find but else he cannot. I but will some one say, how can I get it? it flies from me I would fain be friends and he will not, I offer peace and kindness, but he is froward, and I can find no good entreaty at his hands: well, yet follow after though it run from you for a while, pursue still and at length you shall find it and that to your great comfort., Now then a man follows after peace, when he avoids all things that might breed jars and minister occasion of offence; now many men there be, that would seem to have peace and have men think well of them and deal kindly with them, but they care not how they behave themselves, and what they do to offend and grieve every one, and to stir them up against them, but kindness will do every thing that may win peace and avoid all things that may hinder it, or breed strife, yea he that is truly meet will rather in matters belonging to himself, part with his right in some part and be content to want some thing that is due unto him, then he will raise up contention and strife. And he that doth not thus is not truly courteous, and therefore also not much set by of God.
A thirde braunche and effect of meekenesse is to seeke after peace, to be a peace maker, to studie to preserue and maintaine vnitie and loue, as it is said in the Psal. Seeke peace and follow it, ⟨p. 45⟩as if he had said, peace is a Iewell most precious, that if one laboure for it he may find but else he cannot. I but will some one say, how can I get it? it flies from me I would faine be friends and he will not, I offer peace and kindnesse, but he is froward, and I can finde no good entreatie at his hands: well, yet follow after though it runne from you for a while, pursue still and at length you shall finde it and that to your great comfort., Now then a man followes after peace, when he avoids all things that might breede iarres and minister occasion of offence; now manie men there be, that would seeme to haue peace and haue men thinke well of them and deale kindly with them, but they care not how they behaue themselues, and what they doe to offend and greiue euery one, and to stirre them vppe against them, but kindnesse will doe euery thing that may winne peace and auoide all thinges that may hinder it, or breede strife, yea he that is truly meete will rather in matters belonging to himselfe, part with his right in some part and be content to want some thing that is due vnto him, then he will raise vp contentiō and strife. And he that doth not thus is not truly curteous, and therefore also not much set by of God.