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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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Now the way to preserve one against all these abuses of Gods name, is to fear an oath, as in Ecclesiasticus, setting a good man and opposing him to a sinner, he gives him this mark, that he fears an oath, and if one be a frayde to accustom his tongue to swearing, he shall not easily be overtaken with wicked and much less perjured swearing, but he that hath so lavish a tongue as it can with as much facility and nimbleness pour forth oaths as any other words, he is in continual danger to fall into that foul and most odious and hateful sin of perjury. And thus we have heard how this commandment is broken.
Now the way to preserue one against all these abuses of Gods name, is to feare an oath, as in Ecclesiasticus, setting a good man and opposing him to a sinner, he giues him this marke, that he feares an oath, and if one be a frayde to accustome his tongue to swearing, he shall not easily be ouertaken with wicked and much lesse perjured swearing, but he that hath so lauish a tongue as it can with as much facilitie and nimblenesse poure foorth oathes as any other words, he is in continuall daunger to fall into that foule and most odious and hatefull sinne of perjurie. And thus wee haue heard how this commandement is broken.
Now where God forbids any ill, he commands the contrary good. Therefore we must see what it commands. It commands generally to glorify Gods name. As is showed in the Table following.
Now where God forbids any ill, he commands the contrary good. Therefore we must see what it commands. It commands generally to glorifie Gods name. As is shewed in the Table following.
Gods name is glorified in life, by a godly & holy living in christian profession. speech or without an oath in speaking of Gods words titles attributes works reverently and to good use and edification. in the lawful use of an oath, by observing these rules in the persons or making that he be a christian & believer, else he cannot swear lawfully. taking that he do require and will accept an oath, else there is no calling. thing that it be first, true in judgement and knowledge. secondly, a matter of wait and importance. thirdly, taken with great fear and reverence of gods name.