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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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Secondly, hence we learn, to drive away such as be such reporters of other mens dealings such tale-tellers, as the holy ghost speaked. As the North wind drives away rain, so doth an angry countenance a slandering tongue. When the air is thick & the clouds look black, and there is a show as if they fill the country with rain, the North wind it riseth and purgeth the air makes the coast clear, and dispels the clouds, and all vanisheth; so must a wise man bear such gravity in his face, as that he may blow away flattering slanderers, when they come full fraught with lies, he must dispel them by his very looks, and not suffer them to unload their naughty and lying stuff in his ears. Therefore if the master perceive any of his servants to delight in secret telling tales in whispering against others, and bringing news to traduce his neighbour, that they may get more credit unto themselves, he must look frowningly upon such clawbacks, and drive them from him, give them no hearing, nor show them no jot of allowance, when they will be ⟨image 187⟩ready to bring such light stuff to ones ears, as they dare to and affirm.
Secondly, hence we learne, to driue away such as be such reporters of other mens dealings such tale-tellers, as the holy ghost speaked. As the North winde driues away raine, so doth an angrie countenance a slaundering tongue. When the aire is thick & the clouds looke blacke, and there is a shew as if they fill the countrie with raine, the North winde it riseth and purgeth the ayre makes the coast cleere, and dispels the clouds, and all vanisheth; so must a wise man beare such grauitie in his face, as that he may blow away flattring slanderers, whē they come full fraught with lies, he must dispell them by his verie lookes, and not suffer them to vnload their naughtie and lying stuffe in his eares. Therefore if the master perceiue any of his seruants to delight in secret telling tales in whispering against others, and bringing newes to traduce his neighbour, that they may get more credit vnto themselues, he must looke frowningly vpon such clawbackes, and driue them from him, giue them no hearing, nor shew them no iot of allowance, when they will be ⟨image 187⟩readie to bring such light stuffe to ones eares, as they dare to and affirme.