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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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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.
The use of this, is first to confute Popish religion, and to prove that they be altogether carnal and sinful people, and make no conscience of any law of God. Because for the second commandment, they doth wholly allow themselves to break that, for the scope and sum of that commandment is, that we should serve God, not according to our own inventions, but according to his commandment, but for their religion, what is it? but a mere device of mens brains, and what doth it consist of? but of the precepts of men. For where doth the word of God teach them to make Images, lay mens books, nay doth not God directly call them teachers of lies: and what warrant ⟨image 14⟩have they for their Masses and pilgrimages and such other stuff whereof their religion doth depend. Therefore they be hypocrites and make no conscience of any of Gods commandments. And most of them that be any thing devout Papists make no care of the Sabbath, but have more regard of their idle holidays which the Pope hath appointed, than of the Sabbath day which God hath appointed. So far most carnal professors amongst us, who almost is there that regards the Sabbath and careth to break it, any further then the law of man will take hold of them, and some be afraid least if it be known they shall be reproved for it publicly, and the Minister will let them hear of it in the Church, but if they could keep themselves close from the Magistrate and Minister, would not most men willingly be following their business that day.
The vse of this, is first to confute Popish religion, and to proue that they be altogether carnall and sinfull people, and make no conscience of any law of God. Because for the second commandement, they doth wholy allow themselues to breake that, for the scope and summe of that commandement is, that we should serue God, not according to our owne inuentions, but according to his commandement, but for their religion, what is it? but a meere deuice of mens braines, and what doth it consist of? but of the precepts of men. For where doth the word of God teach them to make Images, lay mens bookes, nay doth not God directly call them teachers of lies: and what warran• ⟨image 14⟩haue they for their Masses and pilgrimages and such other stuffe whereof their religion doth depend. Therefore they bee hipocrites and make no conscience of any of Gods commandements. And most of them that be any thing deuout Papists make no care of the Sabboth, but haue more regard of their idle holydayes vvhich the Pope hath appointed, thē of the Sabboth day vvhich God hath appointed. So far most carnall professours amongst vs, vvho almost is there that regards the Sabboth and careth to breake it, any further then the law of man will take hold of them, and some be afrayde least if it be knowne they shalbe reproued for it publiquely, and the Minister will let them heare of it in the Church, but if they could keepe themselues close from the Magistrate and Minister, vvould not most men vvillingly be following their businesse that day.