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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
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.
Fourthly, We may also consider the breach of this Command, by taking a view of what is opposite to every thing required; and so want of Reverence in Worship▪ want of Zeal against error of false worship, not stretching our selves in all lawful endeavours to entertain and maintain the true worship of God, are here forbidden; so likewise the putting in, and keeping in unworthy Ministers; the traducing▪ holding out, and putting out of Faithful Men; the with-drawing and Sequestring their maintenance from them; the diminishing of it, or straitening them in it. Horrid sins, though little thought of, and lightly looked on by Men, drawing no less deep before God then obstructing the free course of the Gospel, breaking up the treaty of peace betwixt God and Sinners, carried on by Faithful Ministers, as the Ambassadors of Jesus Christ; and saying on the matter that he shall not see of the fruit of the travel of his soul in the salvation of the souls of men to his satisfaction, so far as they can impede it by outing and discountenancing his Ministers, the instruments made use of by him for bringing about that last warrantably; and thus also, all Sacrilege, Simony, and the like, cometh in as breaches of this Command; and all Partiality in Church proceedings, Toleration of Errors, countenancing the spreaders of them, slighting of discipline, conversing unnecessarily and unwarrantable with such as are Excommunicate, and all unwarrantable innovating in the external worship of God; and when we are not aiming and endeavouring to have our Children and Servants, and all under our charge, brought under subjection and conformity to the Ordinances and Service of God as well as our selves.
Fourthly, We may also consider the breach of this Command, by taking a view of what is opposite to every thing required; and so want of Reverence in Worship▪ want of Zeal against errour of false worship, not streatching our selves in all lawful endeavours to entertain and maintain the true worship of God, are here forbidden; so likewise the putting in, and keeping in unworthy Ministers; the traducing▪ holding out, and putting out of Faithful Men; the with-drawing and Sequestring their maintenance from them; the diminishing of it, or straitning them in it. Horrid sins, though little thought of, and lightly looked on by Men, drawing no less deep before God then obstructing the free course of the Gospel, breaking up the treaty of peace betwixt God and Sinners, carryed on by Faithful Ministers, as the Ambassadors of Jesus Christ; and saying on the matter that he shall not see of the fruit of the travel of his soul in the salvation of the souls of men to his satisfaction, so far as they can impede it by outing and discountenancing his Ministers, the instruments made use of by him for bringing about that last warrantably; and thus also, all Sacriledge, Simony, and the like, cometh in as breaches of this Command; and all Partiality in Church proceedings, Tolleration of Errours, countenancing the speaders of them, slighting of discipline, conversing unnecessarily and unwarrantable with such as are Excommunicate, and all unwarrantable innovating in the external worship of God; and when we are not ayming and endeavouring to have our Children and Servants, and all under our charge, brought under subjection and conformity to the Ordinances and Service of God as well as our selves.