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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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The second note whereby we may try our love to God is, obedience, as Christ saith. John. 14. 20. He that loves me keeps my commandments: He then that keeps Gods commandments best, he loves God best. But if any will say that he loves God as well as the best, yet he will break the sabbath, and lye, and dissemble, and be a miser, wholly rooting on the earth, and setting himself and all his hart after his covetousness, if no good speech proceed out of his mouth, but only froward and filthy, and vain speeches, if it be so, will we say that we love God? No, the love of God breeds obedience unto God. If one should say that he loved the King as well as any subject in England, yet he would always be practising & inventing treason, and rebellion against him, who could believe him? So, if we will speak foolishly, and vainly break Gods sabbaths, & blaspheme his name, and do such other wickednesses, do we ⟨image 25⟩love God? Nay, so far as any allows himself to do these things, so far he hates God, as he that allows himself in rebellion, hates the prince: so he that maintains any sin whatsoever in himself, he hates God. So that by these two things we may examine our love of God: first, in the means of salvation what good affection we bear unto them.
The second note whereby we may try our loue to God is, obedience, as Christ saith. Iohn. 14. 20. He that loues me keepes my commandements: He then that keepes Gods commandements best, he loues God best. But if any will say that he loues God as well as the best, yet he will breake the saboth, and lye, and dissemble, and be a miser, wholy rooting on the earth, and setting himselfe and all his hart after his couetousnesse, if no good speach proceed out of his mouth, but onely froward and filthie, and vaine speaches, if it be so, will wee say that we loue God? No, the loue of God breeds obedience vnto God. If one should say that hee loued the King as well as any subject in England, yet he would alwaies be practising & inuenting treason, and rebellion against him, who could beleeue him? So, if we will speake foolishly, and vainely breake Gods saboths, & blaspheme his name, and doe such other wickednesses, doe we ⟨image 25⟩loue God? Nay, so far as any allowes himselfe to doe these things, so far he hates God, as he that allowes himselfe in rebellion, hatas the prince: so he that maintaines any sinne whatsoeuer in himselfe, he hates God. So that by these two things wee may examine our loue of God: first, in the meanes of saluation what good affection we beare vnto them.