A37046:638
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.
8. Consider narrations of Scripture-stories, or other stories, questions, tales, &c. wherein the Name of God is mentioned, and possibly when we tell them, to make a sport of them, and to make merry with them; how often is his blessed Name taken in vain in them? certainly the mentioning of his Name were often better forborne, then so irreverently used.
8. Consider narrations of Scripture-stories, or other stories, questions, tales, &c. wherein the Name of God is mentioned, and possibly when we tell them, to make a sport of them, and to make merry with them; how often is his blessed Name taken in vain in them? certainly the mentioning of his Name were often better forborn, then so irreverently used.
9. Consider the usurping of Gods Attributes, or of an interest in him, rashly, as when men confidently, yet without all warrant, assert God is mine; I trust in his mercy, sweet Christ my Saviour, my Mediator: Ah! how often is this, which is the very Crown of grace, to wit, in Gods doing good and showing mercy, abused and profaned most sinfully and shamefully!
9. Consider the usurping of Gods Attributes, or of an interest in him, rashly, as when men confidently, yet without all warrant, assert God is mine; I trust in his mercy, sweet Christ my Saviour, my Mediator: Ah! how often is this, which is the very Crown of grace, to wit, in Gods doing good and shewing mercy, abused and prophaned most sinfully and shamefully!
There is one particular, which yet remaineth to be spoken of on this Third Command, which concerneth Lots, Omens, Superstitious Observations and such like, whereby the Name of God is wronged, in being not only slighted, contemned and taken in vain in these events (which yet are guided by Him) but the Disposal of things, which is due to God, is denied to Him, and Attributed to Chance, Luck, Fortune, and such like.