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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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For mans life consisteth not in the greatness of his portion or the multitude of his wealth, but in the blessing of god which will make a little go far, & do more good then a great deal with out it, and he that hath this, what ever outward wants seem to be, he is well. Indeed if the promise were▪ your wealth shall not fail and friends shall not forsake you, this were no great cause of comfort, here a man could not but fear when his safety consisted in the constancy of such unconstant things. But if God hath promised to be with us what should we fear, what any creature can do against us? So Paul speaks of himself, that he had learned in all things to be content, Philip. 4. This is a point of great learning, and he is a good scholar in Christs school that hath gone so far, as that he can like well of Gods doings whatsoever. This is a thing that only Gods spirit can teach one to be so well apaid with his own, as that he do neither envy at this, that an other hath more, nor repine, and grudge that himself hath less.
For mans life cōsisteth not in the greatnesse of his portion or the multitude of his wealth, but in the blessing of god which will make a little goe farre, & doe more good then a great deale with out it, and he that hath this, what euer outward wants seeme to be, he is well. Indeede if the promise were▪ your welth shall not faile and friends shall not forsake you, this were no great cause of cōfort, here a mā could not but feare when his saftie consisted in the constancie of such vnconstant thinges. But if God hath promised to be with vs what should we feare, what any creature can doe against vs? So Paule speakes of himselfe, that he had learnd in all thinges to be content, Philip. 4. This is a point of great learning, and he is a good scholler in Christs schole that hath gone so farre, as that he can like well of Gods doinges whatsoeuer. This is a thing that only Gods spirit can teach one to be so well apaide with his owne, as that he doe neither enuie at this, that an other hath more, nor repine, and grudge that himselfe hath lesse.