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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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And thus much for the things forbidden in this commandment, and also commanded; that thou do the one, and avoid the other certain things must be avoided, which are occasions of the breach of it, and hinder one from keeping it.
And thus much for the things forbidden in this commandement, and also commaunded; that thou doe the one, and auoid the other certaine things must be auoided, which are occasions of the breach of it, and hinder one from keeping it.
And the first of these is Pride; for so much pride as there is in any, so much matter is there of the branch of this commandment, for so the holy ghost saith, that only from pride contention comes, and he that is proud, is always ready to stir up strife, for he will do wrong to any, but he will suffer wrong of none. So secondly, he so spends and ruinates his estate by serving his proud lust, that he hath nothing to bestow in works of mercy, by setting up himself too high, he brings his estate so low, that he cannot afford to do any good, he is always in want & need, still shifting, and cast behind hand, because he is too lavish in spending in needless things to serve himself.
And the first of these is Pride; for so much pride as there is in any, so much matter is there of the brāch of this cōmandement, for so the holy ghost saith, that onely from pride contention comes, and he that is proud, is alwaies readie to stirre vp strife, for he will doe wrong to any, but he will suffer wrong of none. So secondly, he so spends and ruinates his estate by seruing his proud lust, that he hath nothing to bestow in works of mercy, by setting vp himselfe too high, he brings his estate so low, that he cannot afford to doe any good, he is alwaies in want & need, still shifting, and cast behinde hand, because he is too lauish in spending in needlesse things to serue himselfe.