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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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Therefore this condemns the foolishness of those, that will bring up flatterers, and keep company with such slavish persons, as will be always giving them false and undeserved commendations, & that before their face to: And then let such a sinful person come & fawn upon him, and cast forth a many lies, Oh you deal wisely, you take a good course, you play the good husband, and you provide for your self. Then let Gods ministers reprove them as long as they will, and their faithful friends admonish them, they bear of all with this, and they will follow their own ways, and why so? you reprehend me, and found fault, but I cannot see it is such a fault as you speak of, for I know there be that commend you, flattering sycophants, and dissembling clawbacks, that will speak any thing for advantage, and any thing is good, if they hope to get by it. And why will you be so foolish to believe those that speak for your hurt, in that thing that your conscience ⟨image 188⟩either doth know, or may know to be altogether false. This is that which hardens the heart, this keeps from repentance, this makes one obstinate, that he will go on, and nothing shall turn him, when he harkens to such as will sooth him up in any thing, care not what they speak, so they may please, and so suffers himself rather to be deceived and seduced by them then admonished and led in the right way by God.
Therefore this condemnes the foolishnesse of those, that will bring vp flatterers, and keepe companie with such slauish persons, as will be alwaies giuing them false and vndeserued commendations, & that before their face to: And then let such a sinfull person come & fawne vpon him, and cast forth a many lies, Oh you deale wisely, you take a good course, you play the good husband, and you prouide for your selfe. Then let Gods ministers reproue them as long as they will, and their faithfull friends admonish them, they beare of all with this, and they will follow their owne waies, and why so? you reprehend me, and found fault, but I cannot see it is such a fault as you speake of, for I know there be that commend you, flattering sycophants, and dissembling clawbackes, that will speake any thing for aduantage, and any thing is good, if they hope to get by it. And why will you be so foolish to beleeue those that speake for your hurt, in that thing that your conscience ⟨image 188⟩eyther doth knowe, or may knowe to be altogether false. This is that which hardens the heart, this keepes from repentance, this makes one obstinate, that he will goe on, and nothing shall turne him, when he harkens to such as will sooth him vp in any thing, care not what they speake, so they may please, and so suffers himselfe rather to be deceiued and seduced by them then admonished and led in the right way by God.