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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Rahab also so soon as she had any spark of religion, and the fear of the true God, defended the spies, and that with the hazard of her own life; for when the king would fain have gotten them, and he had a purpose to make them sure enough, she hid them, and saved their life, and by that ⟨image 147⟩means also saved her self and all her household, and had this privilege, that after Christ Jesus came of her stock and posterity. But on the contrary, most cursed and hellish of all are these, that be so far from helping and succouring Gods afflicted saints, as that they rejoice at their trouble, & recount it one to another as a very joyful tidings, that makes them merry, and they put an hand to it, and to their power help it forward; these be cruel wretches inspired with the malice of the devil, and unless they repent shall be miserable wretches hereafter freed with the vengeance of God as a reward of their cruelty.
Rahab also so soone as she had any sparke of religion, and the feare of the true God, defended the spies, and that with the hazard of her owne life; for when the king would faine haue gotten them, and he had a purpose to make them sure enough, she hid them, and saued their life, and by that ⟨image 147⟩meanes also saued her selfe and all her household, and had this priuiledge, that after Christ Iesus came of her stock and posteritie. But on the contrarie, most cursed and hellish of all are these, that be so farre from helping and succouring Gods afflicted saints, as that they reioyce at their trouble, & recount it one to another as a verie ioyfull tidings, that makes them merrie, and they put an hand to it, and to their power helpe it forward; these be cruell wretches inspirde with the malice of the diuell, and vnlesse they repent shall bee miserable wretches hereafter freed with the vengeance of God as a reward of their crueltie.
The third and last duty here commanded, is to show mercy to the needy, that want, according to your ability, and their necessity. This Christ commands,