Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

1 In that Gods name is thereby taken in vain, which is a direct breach of the third Commandment, for that forbiddeth us to take the name of God in vain. ¹Now then is Gods name taken in vain, when needlessly, without any just cause, it is used by any, against which there is a judgement threatened in the next words, The Lord will not hold him guiltless; i. e. he shall not go unpunished.

1 In that Gods name is thereby taken in vain, which is a direct breach of the third Commandement, for that forbiddeth us to take the name of God in vain. ¹Now then is Gods name taken in vain, when needlesly, without any just cause, it is used by any, against which there is a judgement threatned in the next words, The Lord will not hold him guiltless; i. e. hee shall not goe unpunished.

1. 1Exod. 20. 7

2 Swearing in our ordinary discourse is the very Livery of the Devil, and badge of profaneness, which the Wise man hinteth unto us, Eccles. 9. 2. where, as he maketh it a sure sign of a godly man, to fear an oath, so of a wicked and profane person, not to fear an oath, but to make no conscience of it. And truly, ordinary swearing may well be a badge and note of a profane person, for such an one will make little or no conscience of any sin, who maketh no conscience of this sin of swearing, which is so vain and unprofitable a sin: for the excuse whereof the swearer cannot plead any outward good, neither profit, as the covetous worldling; nor honour and preferment, as the ambitious person; nor pleasure, as the voluptuous; and therefore we may well conclude, that he who makes no conscience of swearing, will make little conscience of any other sin; for he that will sin for nothing, as the swearer doth, certainly will sin for something. Nay, what sin will not he commit for profit, pleasure, or preferment, who sticks not to profane the holy name of God for nothing?