A20559:72
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thy GOD.
The former argument of obedience, was taken from Gods nature, that he was eternal in justice to punish sinners, & in mercy to reward his children. Now this is from his goodness, I am thy God, so almighty, infinite, eternal, and perfect, ⟨image 17⟩as that I abase my self to take care for thee, to have a loving hart to thee, and to be thy father, if thou wilt be my child, to be thine husband, if thou wilt be my spouse, one that have promised to give thee all good things, and to remove all ill things from thee, this is, to be thy God. If God had set down only his infinite majesty, and greatness, and his glorious, and incommunicable name, that would have feared us, and made us fly from him. But now he encourageth us, by this that he is our God, and gives us these commandments because he loves us.
THe former argument of obedience, was taken from Gods nature, that hee was eternall in iustice to punish sinners, & in mercy to reward his children. Now this is from his goodnesse, I am thy God, so almightie, infinit, eternall, and perfect, ⟨image 17⟩as that I abase my selfe to take care for thee, to haue a louing hart to thee, and to be thy father, if thou wilt be my child, to be thine husband, if thou wilt be my spouse, one that haue promised to giue thee all good things, and to remoue all ill things from thee, this is, to be thy God. If God had set down onely his infinite magestie, and greatnesse, and his glorious, and incommunicable name, that would haue feared vs, and made vs flie from him. But now hee encourageth vs, by this that hee is our God, and giues vs these commandements because he loues vs.