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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 a foul fault in him that cannot occupy himself in any better business then traducing his neighbours, and it is as naught in the receiver, when he receives them with kind looks, and gives them some countenance, and maintains them in this wicked course, it is the part of a fool to believe every thing, one must not be so light of credit. Indeed in matters pertaining to our good that God hath set down in his word, the quicklier, and the easier one can believe them, the better it is, but for these idle tales, that tend to nothing but to breed uncharitable conceits against our brethren, let them have no entertainment, unless they come guarded with sound and good reasons, and proofs, for we say of theft, the receiver makes the thief, so is it in lying to, the receiver makes the liar, for if the liars could have no utterance of his ware, & no man would deal with him in such traffic, but shake him up with a sharp reproof, he would soon be a weary of his trade, but now because his ware goes away so fast, and he can have good sale for them, he is in very good liking with his old occupation, and falls to coining again. Thus this commandment is broken in receiving lies concerning an other.
This is a foule fault in him that cannot occupie himselfe in any beter businesse then traducing his neighbours, and it is as naught in the receiuer, when he receiues them with kinde lookes, and giues them some countenance, and maintains them in this wicked course, it is the part of a foole to beleeue euerie thing, one must not be so light of credit. Indeed in matters pertayning to our good that God hath set downe in his word, the quicklier, and the easier one can beleeue them, the better it is, but for these idle tales, that tend to nothing but to breed vncharitable conceits against our brethren, let them haue no enterteinment, vnlesse they come garded with sound and good reasons, and proofes, for we say of theft, the receiuer makes the theefe, so is it in lying to, the receiuer makes the lyar, for if the lyars could haue no vtterance of his ware, & no man would deale with him in such trafficke, but shake him vp with a sharpe reproofe, he would soone be a wearie of his trade, but now because his ware goes away so fast, and he can haue good sale for them, he is in verie good liking with his olde occupation, and falls to coyning againe. Thus this commaundement is broken in receiuing lyes concerning an other.