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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 this however it be not grievous as the former, because it doth not break the covenant of God, and is not punishable with bodily death, yet it is a fearful sin liable to the curse of God and damnation. For so 1. Cor. 6. No fornicator shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: It is such a sin as shuts one out of Gods kingdom, and casts him down headlong to hell, and the everlasting vengeance of God. And the ill effects of adultery afore named, namely a diseased body, a poor estate, a blemished name, and damned soul, and the drawing and murdering of an others soul do agree to this sin to. Oh but they will marry the party, and so all shall be well, and they will make an amends. But this cannot make an amends, for nothing can wash away the pollution of the soul, but the blood of Christ. But if you do marry the party, why will you give the first fruits of your body to the flesh and the devil, and the refuse to God? it is a shameful thing, to serve sin with the chief of his strength, and God with the remainder. How can they look for a blessed proceeding from so foul a beginning?
And this howeuer it be not grieuous as the former, because it doth not breake the couenant of God, and is not punishable with bodily death, yet it is a fearefull sinne lyable to the curse of God and damnation. For so 1. Cor. 6. No fornicator shall enter into the kingdome of heauen: It is such a sinne as shuts one out of Gods kingdome, and casts him downe headlong to hell, and the euerlasting vengeance of God. And the ill effects of adulterie afore named, namely a diseased bodie, a poore estate, a blemished name, and damned soule, and the drawing and murdring of an others soule doe agree to this sinne to. Oh but they will marrie the partie, and so all shall be well, and they will make an amends. But this cannot make an amends, for nothing can wash away the pollution of the soule, but the bloud of Christ. But if you doe marrie the partie, why will you giue the first fruits of your bodie to the flesh and the diuell, and the refuse to God? it is a shameful thing, to serue sinne with the chiefe of his strength, and God with the remainder. How can they looke for a blessed proceeding from so foule a beginning?