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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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This is often spoken against in the Proverbs, a false witness shall not escape; these be most pestilent and hurtful vipers & these sting and do mischief on every side, these pervert the jurors, delude the judge, do wrong to the cause, and are hurtful on every side, put all out of order and turn all upside down, by their falsehood; this therefore shall be first and greatest in the punishment, because they have been first and greatest in the sin.
This is often spoken against in the Prouerbs, a false vvitnes shall not escape; these be most pestilent and hurtfull vipers & these sting and doe mischeefe on euerie side, these peruert the iurers, delude the iudge, doe vvrong to the cause, and are hurtfull on euery side, put all out of order and turne all vpside downe, by their falshoode; this therefore shalbe first and greatest in the punishment, because they haue beene first and greatest in the sin.
And this God abhors when men be so audacious and so injurious, as publicly to sin against God, and to chose rather to please men in sinning, than please God in a good cause. When the false love or fear of man shall do more with them to make them sin, then the fear and love of God can prevail to keep them from sinning. All these do publicly offend. Now ⟨image 183⟩private offence false and that is either in unjust accusing or unjust defending, That unjust accusing privately is called slandering and backbiting, when one vvil speak evil of his neighbour that is free from that evil. This backbiting is a great breach of this commandment and the backbiter offends in an high degree.
And this God abhorres vvhen men be so audatious and so iniurious, as publikely to sin against God, and to chose rather to please men in sinning, thē please God in a good cause. When the false loue or feare of man shall doe more with them to make them sin, then the feare and loue of God can preuaile to keepe them from sinning. All these doe publikely offende. Nowe ⟨image 183⟩