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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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Therefore as one must labour, not to let his hands have liberty to take in any thing that belongs to any man, be he never so far distant from him, so especially he must restrain them from that which belongs to his father or master, or some such to whom he was bound with a more strong and near bond then to other men; for it is a more wicked stealth, that is done against a friend, then that against a stranger. And thus much for stealth by taking.
Therefore as one must labour, not to let his hands haue libertie to take in any thing that belongs to any man, be he neuer so farre distante from him, so especially he must restraine them from that which belongs to his father or master, or some such to whom he was bounde with a more strong and neere bonde then to other men; for it is a more wicked stelth, that is done against a freinde, then that against a straunger. And thus much for stealth by taking.
Now an other kind of thievery there follows nothing inferior to this, by unlawful retaining and keeping in ones hand that which is none of his. Whether it be with holding of things found or lent, or of wages or things that way due unto an other. For though a man keep himself unspotted in this respect that no man can charge him to have taken away one penny from his neighbour either privily or violently, yet if he going by the way side find a thing that he knows not whose it is, then when he takes it up, and after hears who is the right owner ⟨p. 73⟩of it, and doth not restore his own goods to him again, all his former good dealing in other things will not excuse him from being accounted a thief, and stealing from his neighbour. For God hath commanded to bring back the thing that goes astray, and to make restitution of that which is lost; and if he did not so, before his offering could be accepted, he was to restore the principal and add the fifth part more unto it.
Now an other kind of theeuerie there followes nothing inferiour to this, by vnlawfull retaining and keeping in ones hand that which is none of his. Whether it be with holding of things found or lent, or of wages or thinges that way due vnto an other. For though a man keepe himselfe vnspotted in this respect that no man can charge him to haue taken away one pennie from his neighbour either priuily or violently, yet if hee going by the way side finde a thing that he knowes not whose it is, then when he takes it vp, and after heares who is the right owner