The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…

Name: The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
Author: John Dod

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.

John Dod 1549?–1645London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603

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AN EXPOSITION UPON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. › Commandment 3: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold h…AN EXPOSITION VPON THE TEN COMMANDEMENTS. › Commandment 3: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine, for the Lord will not hold h…

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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.

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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.

Gods name is glorified in life, by a godly & holy liueing in christian profession. speach or without an oath in speking of Gods words titles attributs works reuerently and to good vse and edification. in the lawfull vse of an oath, by obseruing these rules in the persons or making that hee be a christian & beleeuer, else hee cannot sweare lawfully. taking that he do require and will accept an oath, else there is no calling. thing that it bee first, true in judgement and knowledge. secondly, a matter of wait and importance. thirdly, taken with great feare and reuerence of gods name.

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First, for life, a christian is bound here to behave himself so, that his whole conversation may bring glory to the name of God. He must so profit in knowledge and conscience by the word of God, which he professeth, & make such a good proceeding in pure religion, as that he may beautify his religion by a blameless and unspotted behaviour. Thus in

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