Use Use. How impious are they against God, how injurious against their own souls,1 who upon every light occasion, yea and that many times falsely (for common rash swearers are oftentimes false swearers,) do imprecate direful vengeance against themselves, as, I would I might never stir, I would I might never eat bread more, I would I might die presently, I would I might be swallowed up quick, I would I might be damned. Oh fearefull• the Jews of ancient time were so fearful of uttering imprecations, that when in their oaths they had occasion to use them, they would either express them in general terms, thus,h God do so to me, and more also: or else leave them clean out, & make the sentence imperfect, as, if I do this or if I do not that, or if this be so, and there stay. Thusi David, If I enter into the Tabernacle of mine house: If I go up into my bed; If I give sleep to mine eyes: And thus Zedekiah unto the Prophet Jeremiah: kAs the Lord liveth which made us this soul: if I put thee to death, If I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life. Yea thus God himself,l I have sworn, if I lie unto David. And again,m I swear in my wrath if they shall enter into my rest. To show that this is the right translation of that form of speech,n the Apostle alleging that form of Gods oath so translateth it. What doth this teach us, but that we should be very fearful to utter any imprecation against our selves, especially to⟨p. 396⟩ do it falsely or rashly? the Jews, which caused Christ to be crucified, and their posterity to this day have felt the woe and curse of that imprecation which they made against themselves, when they said to Pilate of Christ,o His blood be upon us and our children: So hath God caused the vengeance of many others imprecations to fall upon their own necks, and that in just judgement.
Vse Vse. How impious are they against God, how iniurious against their owne soules,1 who vpon euery light occasion, yea and that many times falsly (for common rash swearers are oftentimes falseswearers,) do imprecate direfull vengeance against themselues, as, I would I might neuer stir, I would I might neuer eat bread more, I would I might die presently, I would I might be swallowed vp quicke, I would I might be damned. Oh fearefull• the Iewes of ancient time were so fearefull of vttering imprecations, that when in their oathes they had occasion to vse them, they would either expresse them in generall termes, thus,h God doe so to me, and more also: or else leaue them cleane out, & make the sentence imperfect, as, if I do this or if I do not that, or if this be so, and there stay. Thusi Dauid, If I enter into the Tabernacle of mine house: If I goe vp into my bedde; If I giue sleepe to mine eyes: And thus Zedekiah vnto the Prophet Ieremiah: kAs the Lord liueth which made vs this soule: if I put thee to death, If I giue thee into the hand of these men that seeke thy life. Yea thus God himselfe,l I haue sworne, if I lie vnto Dauid. And againe,m I sweare in my wrath if they shall enter into my rest. To shew that this is the right translation of that forme of speech,n the Apostle alleadging that forme of Gods oath so translateth it. What doth this teach vs, but that we should be very fearefull to vtter any imprecation against our selues, especially to⟨p. 396⟩ doe it falsly or rashly? the Iewes, which caused Christ to be crucified, and their posterity to this day haue felt the woe and curse of that imprecation which they made against themselues, when they said to Pilat of Christ,o His bloud be vpon vs and our children: So hath God caused the vengeance of many others imprecations to fal vpon their owne neckes, and that in iust iudgement.
- 1Reproof of usual imprecations against ones self.Reproofe of vsuall imprecations against ones selfe.
- h2 Sam. 3 35.
- iPsal. 13. 2, 3, 4. [Greek or Hebrew]Psal. 13. 2, 3, 4. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉
- kler. 3. 8. 16.
- lPsal. 89. 35.
- m& 95. 11.
- nHeb. 3. 11. [Greek or Hebrew].Heb. 3. 11. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- oMat. 27. 25.
