A37046:496
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.
2. Asseverations (called vehement Assertions) are expressed thus, As the Lord live••, As that Light shi•e••, in Conscience, Faith, &c.
3. Simple assertions are such as in truth, truly, indeed, which but speak the thing simply, and affirm that to be true or false that is asserted, and so belongeth to the 9th Command only, as such.
4. Imprecations are either directed to ones self conditionally, as if such a thing be truth, th•n l•t me perish; Shame befall me, if I do not this or this; or towards others, especially in these, Shame befall thee, the Devil take thee, a Vengeance on thee, and other expressions abominable to mention.
4. Imprecations are either directed to ones self conditionally, as if such a thing be truth, th•n l•t me perish; Shame b•fall me, if I do not this or this; or towards others, especially in these, Shame b•fall thee, the Devil take thee, a Vengeance on thee, and other expressions abominable to mention.