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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
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.
§. Sect. 1 Of the sanctifying of Gods Name, which is taken diversly in the Scriptures, &c. and how it ought to be done.
§. Sect. 1 Of the sanctifying of Gods Name, which is taken diuersly in the Scriptures, &c. and how it ought to be done.
The third Commandment requireth that we sanctify Gods Name, and glorify him out of his public and solemn service, in the whole course of our lives and conversation. The Name of God signifieth divers things in the Scriptures, as first, God himself and his attributes, which are his Essence. Secondly, his Glory. Thirdly, his Titles, as Jehovah, Elohim, Jah. Fourthly, his Word. Fifthly, his Religion. Sixthly, his Works. And to take it in vain, is to use it in our thoughts, words, and works, rashly, lightly, and without judgement, or in vain, and to no end, or falsely, wickedly, and contumeliously to his dishonour, which is here forbidden. Contrariwise in this Commandment, God requireth that we sanctify and glorify his holy Name: and as it is Holy, Reverend, and Glorious in it self, so to use it holily and reverently, in all our thoughts, words, and actions. And on the other side he forbiddeth us to use Gods Name, that is, his attributes, Titles, Word, Religion, and Works vainly, that is, rashly, irreverently, and lightly, upon no just cause, or else profanely, falsely, and contemptuously to Gods dishonour. The main duties required of us, are first, that we effectually know, believe, and remember God and his attributes, and also often think and meditate on them, holily and 1reverently, that we make profession of God and his attributes, and upon all occasions speak of them in like manner; and that we walk worthy such an holy knowledge and profession in our lives and conversations. 2Secondly, that we desire Gods glory in our hearts, and endeavour 3to set it forth by all means; making it the matter of our speech, and glorifying him by our praises and thanksgiving, and the end also of all our words and actions. Thirdly, that we use Gods Titles and Names judiciously, in matters of weight and importance, after a serious and reverent manner, and to a good end. Fourthly, that we use Gods Word religiously and holily, reading, meditating, and conferring of it with a desire, study, and endeavour to know, remember, and practise it. That we make it our Schoolmaster, to teach and instruct us in all truth, our chief