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3. In your overly, rash, and slight way of using obtestations and grave entreaties, merely or mostly for the fashion, or by way of complement, or in petty and trivial things; as when ye say, for God's sake, for God's blessing do this or that, only as a customary by▪ word; this is no doubt more then on ordinary taking of God's Name in vain in common discourse, because ye take on you to bind others in the Name of God, not considering what ye are doing; and in a matter not necessary, and of no weight exposing the Name of the Lord to contempt, and thereby tempting others to care but little for it; this is a most horrid and crying sin amongst our ordinary Beggars, whereof others also are guilty, who are not suitably affected with it, and do not in their places seriously endeavour to have it mended; as also this is, when we desire one another lightly & irreverently to do such & such a little thing▪ in the Name of God, as to sit down or rise up, in God's Name, &c. which things are alas too too frequent.

3. In your overly, rash, and slight way of using obtestations and grave intreaties, meerly or mostly for the fashion, or by way of complement, or in petty and trivial things; as when ye say, for God's sake, for God's blessing do this or that, only as acustomary by▪ word; this is no doubt more then on ordinary taking of God's Name in vain in common discourse, because ye take on you to bind others in the Name of God, not considering what ye are doing; and in a matter not necessary, and of no weight exposing the Name of the Lord to contempt, and thereby tempting others to care but little for it; this is a most horrid and crying sin amongst our ordinary Beggars, whereof others also are guilty, who are not sutably affected with it, and do not in their places seriously endeavour to have it mended; as also this is, when we desire one another lightly & irreverently to do such & such a little thing▪ in the Name of God, as to sit down or rise up, in God's Name, &c. which things are alasse too too frequent.