A37046:488
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.
3. Because this is the way to curb Atheism and Profanity, which the Devil driveth on by these steps; first to think little of God, and then by little and little to inure men to profanity, and habituate them to baffle and affront the Name of God: Hence it is that he takes possession, mainly, of young ones this way; and hardly ye will see any that irreverently middle with the Name of God, but they are gross, or fall at length to be gross in other things.
3. Because this is the way to curb Atheism and Prophanity, which the Devil driveth on by these steps; first to think little of God, and then by little and little to inure men to prophanity, and habituate them to baffle and affront the Name of God: Hence it is that he takes possession, mainly, of young ones this way; and hardly ye will see any that irreverently middle with the Name of God, but they are gross, or fall at length to be gross in other things.
4. God's Name is precious, and given to his people for a great refuge, Prov. 18. 10. therefore will he not have that which is their singular mercy to be abused.
5. God is a Friend in Covenant, yet so as that relation may not in the least wear out his honour and our due distance with him. Deut. 28. 58. Its the great and dreadful Name, the Lord our God.