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The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
AN EXPOSITION OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, Delivered in several LECTURES. › Preface
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6. A sixth Rule is, that beside the duty expressed, there is more implied in the affirmative Commands; and beside the sin pitched on, there is more forbidden in the negative Precepts, even all duties and sins of these kinds, in whatsoever degree: As for example, in the affirmative Commands: 1. Where the duty is commanded, all the means that may further it are commanded likewise: Hence under care to preserve our Brother, Levit. 19. 17. 18. it is commanded that we should reprove him, &c. 2. Where any thing is commanded as a duty, all duties of that kind are commanded, as keeping holy the Lords Day, is commanded in the fourth Commandment: there hearing, praying, watchfulness all the Week over, and all things belonging unto the Worship of God that day, such as Tithes, that is, maintenance for a Ministry, calling of fit Ministers, building Churches, &c. are required, though they be not all duties of that day. 3. Where a duty is required, the owning and suitable avowing of the duty is required also: and so believing in God, and the profession of Faith are required in the same Commandment, Rom. 10. 10. 4. Where the duty of one Relation is required (as of Children's subjection) there is required the duty of the other Relation (as of Parents) yea, and also of all under that name.
6. A sixth Rule is, that beside the duty expressed, there is more implyed in the affirmative Commands; and beside the sin pitched on, there is more forbidden in the negative Precepts, even all duties and sins of these kinds, in whatsoever degree: As for example, in the affirmative Commands: 1. Where the duty is commanded, all the means that may further it are commanded likewise: Hence under care to preserve our Brother, Levit. 19. 17. 18. it is commanded that we should reprove him, &c. 2. Where any thing is commanded as a duty, all duties of that kind are commanded, as keeping holy the Lords Day, is commanded in the fourth Commandment: there hearing, praying, watchfulness all the Week over, and all things belonging unto the Worship of God that day, such as Tythes, that is, maintenance for a Ministry, calling of fit Ministers, bulding Churches, &c. are required, though they be not all duties of that day. 3. Where a duty is required, the owning and suitable avowing of the duty is required also: and so believing in God, and the profession of Faith are required in the same Commandment,