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A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…
A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience.A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience.
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1675
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.
1 That we may the better understand the breaches of this Commandment, we would first take a view of God's Excellency and Attributes, and see how we sin against all these, for we should walk worthy of God, Col. 1.10. And here ye may observe, that his infinite Wisdom is wronged by not submitting to him, or not taking direction from him, his Power by not employing him, his Grace by not trusting him, or abusing it to wantonness, his Omniscience by wishing he saw not some things, hiding them from men, and not fearing him, counterfeiting in his service, &c. so is his Justice wronged by expecting mercy without making use of a Sacrifice, not fearing his threatenings, not scaring at sin, but hazarding on his wrath; and the like may be instanced in all the rest ⟨p. 43⟩of his Attributes, which are all sinned against, either by ignorance, or by omission of something they call for, or by the Commission of something unbecoming them.
1 That we may the better understand the breaches of this Commandment, we would first take a view of God's Excellency and Attributes, and see how we sin against all these, for we should walk worthy of God, Col. 1.10. And here ye may observe, that his infinite Wisdom is wronged by not submitting to him, or not taking direction from him, his Power by not imploying him, his Grace by not trusting him, or abusing it to wantonness, his Omniscience by wishing he saw not some things, hiding them from men, and not fearing him, counterfeiting in his service, &c. so is his Justice wronged by expecting mercy without making use of a Sacrifice, not fearing his threatnings, not scaring at sin, but hazarding on his wrath; and the like may be instanced in all the rest ⟨p. 43⟩of his Attributes, which are all sinned against, either by ignorance, or by omission of something they call for, or by the Commission of something unbecoming them.