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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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These and such like practises, are close and colourable that mans law doth not take so much hold upon, but Gods law doth forbid and condemn. An other and the last kind of stealth is with out all colour of law, when one will have it, because he will, though he can allege no shadow of right or title to it. As by violence and strong hand to take away that belongs not to one. This was the sin of Ophni and Phinehas, that when God had commanded them to take sodden meat they would have it raw, and if the people said, nay I pray you let God be served, and let things be done according to the custom, nay would they say, but if you will not give it us, we will take it whether you will or no. Here they could plead no manner of interest, and therefore it is said the sin of the young man was great in the sight of God. So to steal by the high way side, and to take may mens cattle, or any such like dealing. This is a known sin, and because such commonly have nothing to say for themselves, but must needs plead guilty straight; They are soonest brought to repentance and amendment.
These and such like practises, are close and colourable that mans law doth not take so much holde vppon, but Gods law doth forbid and condemne. An other and the last kinde of stealth is with out all colour of law, when one will haue it, because he will, though he can alledge no shadow of right or title to it. As by violence and strong hand to take away that belongs not to one. This was the sinne of Ophni and Phineas, that when God had commaunded them to take sodden meat they would haue it raw, and if the people said, nay I pray you let God be serued, and let things be done according to the custome, nay would they say, but if you will not giue it vs, we wil take it whether you will or no. Heere they could pleade no manner of intrest, and therefore it is said the sinne of the young man was great in the sight of God. So to steale by the high way side, and to take may mens cattle, or any such like dealing. This is a knowne sinne, and because such commonly haue nothing to say for thēselues, but must needs plead guilty straight; They are soonest brought to repentance and amendment.
An other kind of lawful stealing which is done without colour of right is more privy and close, the former was violent and open, and that is either by taking or retaining. By taking when one lays thievish hands on that thing which his conscience tells him, he hath no right unto it, but it belongs altogether to an other man; of this theft the Prophet speaks.