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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 again an adulterer is a thief for foisting in his child into an other mans lands or goods, that, that which one hath laboured for, and taken pains for, and hoped to leave to his own seed and his posterity after him, he should bestow upon his most mortal foe. For of all men in the world, he would be most unwilling if he knew of it to bestow it on him, much rather would he give it to a stranger whom he never knew before, then unto one that had so shamefully abused him; and could better find in his heart to leave his goods unto a vagrant beggar, then to one whom unwittingly now he feeds and cloths, and who shall enjoy all his labour. This sin of adultery therefore is a most foul sin in regard of the wrong one doth to man, and to ⟨image 153⟩God also, who hath so great a regard of marriage, that it be faithfully observed for the comfort each of other, as that he thought it not sufficient that they shall bind themselves in promise one to the other, but he will have them also enter into a covenant with him, to be true one to the other, which if they violate and contemn, it is a most odious thing in Gods account.
And againe an adulterer is a theefe for foisting in his child into an other mans lands or goods, that, that which one hath laboured for, and taken paines for, and hoped to leaue to his own seed and his posteritie after him, he should bestow vpō his most mortall foe. For of all men in the world, he would be most vnwilling if he knew of it to bestow it on him, much rather would he giue it to a stranger whom he neuer knew before, then vnto one that had so shamefully abused him; and could better find in his heart to leaue his goods vnto a vagrant begger, then to one whom vnwittingly now he feedes and cloths, and who shall enioy all his laboure. This sinne of adulterie therefore is a most foule sinne in regarde of the wrong one doth to man, and to ⟨image 153⟩God also, who hath so great a regard of mariage, that it be faithfully obserued for the comfort each of other, as that he thought it not sufficient that they shall binde themselues in promise one to the other, but he will haue them also enter into a couenant with him, to bee true one to the other, which if they violate and contemne, it is a most odious thinge in Gods account.