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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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Secondly, in strange apparel, as in Zephaniah the priest, the kings children are rebuked, for that having more money and maintenance then their neighbours; they did not bestow it in doing any Work of mercy to the poor, or providing any ⟨image 156⟩thing of profit for the commonwealth, but only in setting out themselves by new fashions, that no new trick or odd foolish devise could come up, but they must have it straight, yea they never thought themselves well until they were beginners of some new fangled invention concerning their coats, that other folks might look at them and lust after them, and these kind of persons howsoever they seem fine in their own eyes, yet they be filthy in Gods eyes: Also in excessive diet too much meat and drink, for as one cannot lay on more fuel, but he shall have a greater flame, so stuffing ones self with meat and drink will make the heart more outrageous in all evil lusts. As the prophet saith, They rise up full, and then they neighed after their neighbours wives, as a fed horse after a mare; for though this be an homely comparison, yet the holy Ghost useth it to make the sin more loathsome.
Secondly, in straunge apparrell, as in Zephaniah the priest, the kings children are rebuked, for that hauing more money and maintenance then their neighbours; they did not bestow it in doing any Worke of mercie to the poore, or prouiding any ⟨image 156⟩thing of profit for the commonwealth, but onely in setting out themselues by new fashions, that no new tricke or odde foolish deuise could come vp, but they must haue it straight, yea they neuer thought themselues well vntill they were beginners of some new fangled inuention concerning their coates, that other folkes might looke at them and lust after them, and these kinde of persons howsoeuer they seeme fine in their owne eyes, yet they be filthie in Gods eyes: Also in excessiue diet too much meat and drinke, for as one cannot lay on more fuell, but he shall haue a greater flame, so stuffing ones selfe with meate and drink will make the heart more outragious in all euill lusts. As the prophet saith, They rise vp full, and then they neighed after their n••ghbours wiues, as a fed horse after a mare; for though this be an homely comparison, yet the holy Ghost vseth it to make the sinne more loathsome.