A37046:694
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.
Let us make some use of all this in a few words. 1. Then see, and gravely consider what sin this is, what wrath it deserveth, how far, and how wide in its guilt it extendeth it self, and what severe reckoning will be for it? O then! what is your hazard, and what will be your sentence when this Judgement shall be set, and when the Judge cometh to pronounce it? tell me, who of you will be able to purge your selves of this guilt? This Sentence may, and will one day make many of you to tremble, when the Lord will say; Man, thou tookest my Name in vain in such a Company; at such a Play and Sport, in such a Contest, in such an Oath, yea, in such a Prayer, &c. Here is your Sentence, I will not hold you guiltless, but guilty for this cause; This, this is the Truth of God, if we believe his Word, yea, whether we believe it or not.
Let us make some use of all this in a few words. 1. Then see, and gravely consider what sin this is, what wrath it deserveth, how far, and how wide in its guilt it extendeth it self, and what severe reckoning will be for it? O then! what is your hazard, and what will be your sentence when this Judgement shall be set, and when the Judge cometh to pronounce it? tell me, who of you will be able to purge your selves of this guilt? This Sentence may, and will one day make many of you to tremble, when the Lord will say; Man, thou tookest my Name in vain in such a Company; at such a Play and Sport, in such a Contest, in such an Oath, yea, in such a Prayer, &c. Here is your Sentence, I will not hold you guiltness, but guilty for this cause; This, this is the Truth of God, if we believe his Word, yea, whether we believe it or not.
Let me therefore speak two words further to all of you, Old and young, Godly and Profane, Rich and Poor, &c. O take more notice of, this sin, and be more watchful against it, think more of it, and look more to every way it may be fallen into; and by all means study to prevent it, fear to name the great and dreadful Name of the Lord our God irreverently; tremble when ye hear it named; and when ye read, hear, pray, or do any duty, as ye would eschew this Curse and Threatening, and be found guiltless in the day of the Lord, eschew this sin of taking his Name in vain.