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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. › Commandment 1
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.
A tenth is wandering fancies and Chimera's, the mind pleasing it self with them, and delighting to entertain them, and pursuing them from a design to find satisfaction in them, even in such things as never had, nor it may be, can have a being, except in their own imagination and fancy; such are called by Solomon, Eccles. 6. 9. The wanderings of the desire (opposed to the sight of the eyes, which others delight in) as when men spend their wits and inventions on penning Romances, Love-passions, Stage-plays, Comedies, Masks, Balls, &c. or which is more subtle, yet much practised, when the minds of men frame imaginary and fictitious revenge, delight, eminency, &c. to themselves.
A tenth is wandering fancies and Chimera's, the mind pleasing it self with them, and delighting to entertain them, and pursuing them from a design to find satisfaction in them, even in such things as never had, nor it may be, can have a being, except in their own imagination and fancy; such are called by Solomon, Eccles. 6. 9. The wanderings of the desire (opposed to the sight of the eyes, which others delight in) as when men spend their wits and inventions on penning Romances, Love-passions, Stage-playes, Comedies, Masks, Balls, &c. or which is more subtil, yet much practised, when the minds of men frame imaginary and fictitious revenge, delight, eminency, &c. to themselves.
The means and second causes, Physicians, Armies, Ministers, Stars, and Natural Causes, by which God useth to work (by some called Nature) are oft-times so trusted and leaned to, as they are made mens Idols, nay by many in these days, Judiciary Astrology, Palmistry, &c. are much studied and doted on, and the Scriptures antiquated and laid aside in a great measure.
The means and second causes, Physitians, Armies, Ministers, Stars, and Natural Causes, by which God useth to work (by some called Nature) are oft-times so trusted and leaned to, as they are made mens Idols, nay by many in these dayes, Judiciary Astrology, Palmestry, &c. are much studied and doted on, and the Scriptures antiquated and laid aside in a great measure.