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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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Nor any thing that is his.
Seeing he had before touched the matters of greatest weight in their kind, and under them comprehended the rest, now he generally toucheth things of less worth, any thing little or great, worth much or worth little, that is not the question, but if it be thy neighbours, thou shalt not have any motion to hurt thy neighbour in it.
Seeing he had before touched the matters of greatest waight in their kinde, and vnder them comprehended the rest, now hee generally toucheth things of lesse worth, any thing little or great, worth much or worth little, that is not the question, but if it be thy neighbours, thou shalt not haue any motion to hurt thy neighbour in it.
So that we must observe hence, that the least motion after the least thing of our neighbours is sin; men will (it may be) yield that the coveting of a neighbours house, wife, servant is ⟨p. 102⟩naught for these be matters of some wait, but for a little corn, a little grass, an apple a point &c. These they say be trifles not to be stood upon; nay there is nothing so small, but it is some thing and being comprehended under the word any thing must not be coveted. Therefore God to meet with these objectors, as in the fourth commandment, so hear hath branched out so many particulars and at length comprehended all other things not named in a general term, that men might have no shift or evasion, but sith God forbids all coveting in trifles or weighty matters might confess that all is sin.
So that we must obserue hence, that the least motion after the least thing of our neighbours is sin; men will (it may be) yeelde that the coueting of a neighbours house, wife, seruant is