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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.
The scope of this Command then we take to be, To press the manifesting of reverence to God. 1. In a high esteem of his holy Majesty. 2. In a reverent use of all his Ordinances in the right way appointed by him. 3. In a good Conversation adorning this doctrine of the Gospel, and keeping his blessed Name, tha• is named over us, from being evil spoken of, or contemned by others, because o• us, Rom▪ 2. 24. 4. And more especially (that God may be honoured) in a right, reverend, and edifying using of his Name in thinking, sPeaking, praying reading writing, swearing, vowing, &c. and abstaining from all irreverence in these, […] becoming the greatness of God, and using each of them reverently, when called to go about them.
The scope of this Command then we take to be, To press the manifesting of reverence to God. 1. In a high esteem of his holy Majesty. 2. In a reverent use of all his Ordinances in the right way appointed by him. 3. In a good Conversation adorning this doctrine of the Gospel, and keeping his blessed Name, tha• is named over us, from being evil spoken of, or contemned by others, because o• us, Rom▪ 2. 24. 4. And more especially (that God may be honoured) in a right, reverend, and edifying using of his Name in thinking, sPeaking, praying reading writting, swearing, vowing, &c. and abstaining from all irreverence in these, 〈…〉 becoming the greatness of God, and using each of them reverently, when called to go about them.
If it be asked what the mentioning of God's Name reverently is? take these rules to clear it: