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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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First, for the inward breach of this commandment, that is, lusting after another mans goods in the heart, the secret desire of that which is none of ours, though one seek not to get it wrongfully. For as in the former commandment, the filthy concupiscence of the heart was counted adultery before God, though filthy practises did not break forth: so here he that inwardly longeth after his neighbours goods, is a thief before Gods judgement ⟨p. 58⟩seat though he stay his hand from taking of them. So in 2. Pet. 2. 14. He describing wicked men saith, they have hearts exercised in covetousness. Though they durst give such liberty to their hands, yet it was the occupation of their hearts to be always stealing, always desiring an other mans goods, even as the thoughts and desires of a christian are busied in thinking of the life to come, and of their latter end, and how to glorify God while they live, so there desires and hearts were always wandering and pursuing after an other mans goods, this was all the exercise of their heart. So Micah. 2. 2. They eovet fields and take them by force.
FIrst, for the inward breach of this commaundement, that is, lusting after another mans goods in the heart, the secret desire of that which is none of ours, though one seeke not to get it wrongfully. For as in the former commaundement, the filthie concupiscence of the heart was counted adulterie before God, though filthie practises did not breake forth: so heere he that inwardly longeth after his neighbours goods, is a theefe before Gods iudgement ⟨p. 58⟩seat though he stay his hand from taking of them. So in 2. Pet. 2. 14. He describing wicked men saith, they haue hearts exercised in couetousnesse. Though they durst giue such libertie to their hands, yet it was the occupation of their hearts to be alwaies stealing, alwaies desiring an other mans goods, euen as the thoughts and desires of a christian are busied in thinking of the life to come, and of their latter end, and how to glorifie God while they liue, so there desires and hearts were alwaies wandring and pursuing after an other mans goods, this was all the exercise of their heart. So