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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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So the Pharisees and high priests, would not themselves come before Pilate and forswear themselves and bear false witness against our Saviour, their faces were not so hardened yet they had not so far cast of all fear of men and regard of their own estimation. But if they could meet with on that had so bold a face & so wicked a mind, if they could get him for love or money, by hiring and entreating, or flattering, they were very well content and rejoiced, they had found men so fit for their purpose, that would father a lye in the face of the world, and they be abetters of it to. So Ahab and Jezebel would not so much debase ⟨image 186⟩themselves, as to swear falsely against Naboth; but if they could get any lewd fellows, that would become perjured for the matter, they would not refuse the offer, but took the advantage against Naboth to put him to death. This serves to confute such as have open ears, and will let in any lie that comes from the tale bearers mouth and give it harbour to, and if occasion serve, set it forth again, and rehearse it to others, upon so bare a proof, making no other trial of it.
So the Pharises and high priests, would not themselues come before Pilate and forsweare themselues and beare false witnesse against our Sauiour, their faces were not so hardned yet they had not so farre cast of all feare of men and regard of their owne estimatiō. But if they could meet with on that had so bold a face & so wicked a mind, if they could get him for loue or monie, by hiring and intreating, or flattering, they were very well content and reioyced, they had found men so fit for their purpose, that would father a lye in the face of the world, and they be abetters of it to. So Ahab and Iesabel would not so much debase ⟨image 186⟩themselues, as to sweare falsely against Naboth; but if they could get any lewd fellows, that would become periurd for the matter, they would not refuse the offer, but tooke the aduantage against Naboth to put him to death. This serues to confute such as haue open eares, and will let in any lie that comes from the tale bearers mouth and giue it harbour to, and if occation serue, sette it forth againe, and rehearse it to others, vpon so bare a proofe, making noe other triall of it.