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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
First, in coming together at unseasonable times; this was a cause that made the land of Canaan vomit out their inhabitants, because they had no regard to observe times, and this was to be punished with death in both parties in the old law, because the time and manner of separation was then instituted. Also in marriage one may deal uncleanly by excess for want of moderation, for as a man may be drunken with his own drink, and he were a drunkard that would sit at home and swill till he were overcome: so likewise a man may be unclean in exercise, though otherwise his marriage be lawful; and this sin though the hand of the Magistrate cannot punish it yet Gods hand often finds it out, and the children divers times prove monstrous and unshapen, or else idiots and naturals, or else very ungodly and stubborn, and thus God meets with these secrete sins when men will not meet with him by repentance.
First, in comming together at vnseasonable times; this was a cause that made the land of Canaan vomit out their inhabitants, because they had no regard to obserue times, and this was to be punished with death in both parties in the olde law, because the time and manner of separation was then instituted. Also in mariage one may deale vncleanly by excesse for want of moderation, for as a man may be drunken with his own drinke, and he were a drunkard that would sit at home and swill till he were ouercome: so likewise a man may be vncleane in exercise, though otherwise his marriage be lawfull; and this sinne though the hand of the Magistrate cannot punish it yet Gods hand often findes it out, and the children diuers times prooue monstrous and vnshapen, or else idiots and naturals, or else verie vngodly and stubborne, and thus Godmeets with these secrete sinnes when men will not meete with him by repentaunce.
The last breach of this commandment is in wantonness, which is the preparation and foundation for all the former, consisting either in things belonging to the body, or the body it self. In things belonging to the body as in the costly apparel, not that there should not be things fitting the estate, and that there were not a diversity of degrees to be had, but in no estate or degree, may one be so excessive as to hinder him from good works of mercy and religion, that one should bestow so much time in trimming the body as he can have no time for trimming his soul, and bestow so much cost in rich apparel as he can spare nothing to bestow on poor servants.