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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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Thus this law is broken by unjust accusing. It is next broken by unjust defending of wicked men and bad causes, when one will use his name and credit and praise to uphold such a man, whose name soul and body and all are worthy to fall into hell. This is condemned 17▪ 15. Where speaking of this kind of men that be liars in request and false witnesses in favour, that be of so good a nature as that they will heal all things, make up all gaps and make a gloss for any matter, they will ⟨p. 89⟩condemn no man, nor find fault with nothing, of such he saith, he that Justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just men, they both are abomination unto God. He shows that this dealing which men call a good nature is even as abominable to God as if they should condemn goodness and good men. And therefore such men get but a little, they carry away the credit with men, but they are as much out of credit with God, as they with credit with man; and God will bring about that they shall have a spot in themselves of that wickedness which they allow in an other, for at length God causes both the sin and the shame to break out, and then their former honour is all dashed.
Thus this law is broken by vniust accusing. It is next broken by vniust defending of wicked men and bad causes, whē one will vse his name and credit and prayse to vpholde such a man, whose name soule and bodie and all are worthie to fall into hell. This is condemned 17▪ 15. Where speaking of this kind of men that be lyars in request and false witnesses in fauour, that be of so good a nature as that they will heale all thinges, make vp all gaps and make a glosse for any matter, they will ⟨p. 89⟩condemne no man, nor finde fault with nothing, of such he saith, he that Iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust men, they both are abomination vnto God. He shewes that this dealing which men call a good nature is euen as abominable to God as if they should condemne goodnesse and good men. And therefore such men get but a little, they carrie away the credit with men, but they are as much out of credit with God, as they with credit with man; and God will bringe about that they shall haue a spot in themselues of that wickednes which they allow in an other, for at length God causes both the sinne and the shame to breake out, and then their former honour is all dasht.