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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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But yet some objections seem to arise; first, the thing is of some price and the person is wicked, and would be willing to take the advantage and follow the occasion to put me to death.
But yet some obiections seeme to arise; first, the thinge is of some price and the person is wicked, and would be willing to take the aduantage and follow the occasion to put me to death.
Therefore here danger seems to stop ones mouth, and it were better to live in safety then to make restitution with peril of his life. But though the case shall fall out thus, yet the law of restitution admits no such exception, one must restore, yet wisdom must be used in this case, that both the party ⟨p. 79⟩offended may be satisfied and the party which hath offended may be in safety. Therefore some other third person of wisdom and gravity, a man of good account for religion and honesty, must be chosen, to whom the secret may be without peril revealed, and by whose means the wrong done may be fully answered; and he must restore it in the name of the other concealing his name and particular fault, as thus he may speak. There is a man that in time of his ignorance hath wronged and endamaged you, and now that God hath touched his heart with true repentance, he is willing to satisfy you to the full, and therefore hath by me sent you so much as will fully recompense your loss, yet he desires to conceal his name because of peril that might ensue.
Therefore here danger seemes to stoppe ones mouth, and it were better to liue in saftie then to make restitution with perill of his life. But though the case shall fall out thus, yet the law of restitution admits no such exception, one must restore, yet wisdome must be vsed in this case, that both the partie ⟨p. 79⟩offended may be satiffied and the partie which hath offended may be in saftie. Therefore some other third person of wisedome and grauitie, a man of good account for religion and honestie, must be chosen, to whom the secret may be without perill reuealed, and by whose meanes the wrong done may bee fully answered; and he must restore it in the name of the other concealing his name and particular fault, as thus he may speake. There is a man that in time of his ignorance hath wronged and endamaged you, and now that God hath touched his heart with true repentance, he is willing to satisfie you to the full, and therefore hath by me sent you so much as will fully recommpence your losse, yet he desires to conceale his name because of perill that might ensue.