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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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Thirdly, a man lies against himself by excusing, as when men in a kind of proud humility vvill deny their gifts, with an intent to get more credit; oh alas I have no gifts, no wit, ⟨p. 86⟩no learning, a simple scholar and weak memory, and such like, contrary to that one knows & thinks; now this depressing ones self falsely is not humility but iniquity, for one should make himself neither better nor worse than God hath made him, but if he have good calling to speak of himself plainly as the matter is in truth. And now if when they lye of themselves, & say they have no wit, no learning, no good parts &c. & one saith why in truth it is true, you say well, it is right you have none of all these things. Indeed they would think such a man did them great wrong, & scarce take him for their friend. For his desire is that others should cross him and say, nay say not so you are an excellent man worthy to be regarded &c. and so he will discommend himself long enough, if he hear an other commend him, for this is it which he delights to hear.
Thirdly, a man lies against himselfe by excusing, as vvhen men in a kinde of proud humilitie vvill denie their gifts, vvith an intent to get more credit; oh alasse I haue no gifts, no vvit, ⟨p. 86⟩no learning, a simple scholler and vveake memorie, and such like, contrarie to that one knows & thinkes; now this depresing ones selfe falsely is not humilitie but iniquitie, for one should make himself neither better nor worse thē God hath made him, but if he haue good calling to speake of himselfe plainly as the matter is in truth. And now if when they lye of themselues, & say they haue no wit, no learning, no good parts &c. & one saith why in truth it is true, you say well, it is right you haue none of all these things. Indeed they would thinke such a man did them great wrong, & scarce take him for their friend. For his desire is that others should crosse him and say, nay say not so you are an excellent man worthie to be regarded &c. and so he will discommend himselfe long enough, if he heare an other commend him, for this is it which he delights to heare.