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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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As the Sodomites though they lived in the most rich and plentiful country under the sun, and that which was fruitful of all increase, yet they could show no work of mercy, no good that they could do, why? because they were proud, and thought all too little that went to themselves, and for their own delight, & therefore can spare nothing to supply another's need. So it is seen that many poor men, yet are able to do more good, have more to lay out upon mercy, then many other that have rich revenues, and why? because these with their revenues have an other thing, that is pride, which drinks them dry, so that they may truly say they have nothing to give, they are ⟨p. 51⟩driven to wants and necessities that they can never get before hand, they have it not, and how should they give it? But why have they it not? whose is the fault? It is therefore because they have fed the wasting humour of pride, and that eats up all which they should bestow on Gods poor Saints. Therefore who ever would keep this commandment let him strive against pride for that will make him unable to do good, and make him dry to minister matter for every contention.
As the Sodomites though they liued in the most rich and plentifull countrey vnder the sunne, and that which was fruitefull of all encrease, yet they could shew no worke of mercy, no good that they could doe, why? because they were proud, and thought all too little that went to themselues, and for their own delight, & therefore can spare nothing to supply anothers need. So it is seene that many poore men, yet are able to doe more good, haue more to lay out vpon mercie, then many other that haue rich reuenues, and why? because these with their reuenues haue an other thing, that is pride, which drinks them drie, so that they may truly say they haue nothing to giue, they are ⟨p. 51⟩driuen to wants and necessities that they can neuer get before hand, they haue it not, and how should they giue it? But why haue they it not? whose is the fault? It is therefore because they haue fedde the wasting humor of pride, and that eates vp all which they should bestow on Gods poore Saints. Therfore who euer would keepe this commandement let him striue against pride for that will make him vnable to doe good, and make him drie to minister matter for euerie contention.