Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

Lastly, Shut up our whole discourse with application; and the great God assist in the work, and bless that which shall be done. Amen.

Our first enquiry then will be, what are we to understand by profaneness. In answer whereunto we will consider the word, which in Latin is prophanus, and as some learned Critics observe, is as much as procul à Fano, far from the Temple or holy place, far from God; that which is far from the mind and will of God, that which God doth not approve, will have nothing to do with, which speaks those that love and practise it a company of persons at a distance from God. The word in the Greek is [Greek or Hebrew]. Now saith Aretius, [Greek or Hebrew] signifieth pure, such a purity as is in the stars of Heaven, or a serene Sky, and the syllable Be doth change the signification and import of the word, and accordingly we do well understand by it that which is unclean, impure, polluted, filthy. So that profaneness is uncleanness, of which there are two sorts.

Our first enquiry then will be, what are we to understand by prophaneness. In answer whereunto we will consider the word, which in Latin is prophanus, and as some learned Criticks observe, is as much as procul à Fano, far from the Temple or holy place, far from God; that which is far from the mind and will of God, that which God doth not approve, will have nothing to do with, which speaks those that love and practise it a company of persons at a distance from God. The word in the Greek is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Now saith Aretius, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 signifieth pure, such a purity as is in the stars of Heaven, or a serene Sky, and the syllable Be doth change the signification and import of the word, and accordingly we do well understand by it that which is unclean, impure, polluted, filthy. So that prophaneness is uncleanness, of which there are two sorts.