A69076:955
A treatise of Christian religion
A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole body and substance of divinity. By T.C.A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole bodie and substance of diunintie. By T.C.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1616
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
A. The Maintenance of his Name and honour with our tongue; which is performed by a careful and heedy watch; as to avoid the profanation and abuse of the things aforesaid, by our tongue; so to apply them with all reverence and circumspection, to such uses as they are appointed unto by God.
A. The Maintenance of his Name and honour with our tongue; which is performed by a carefull and heedie watch; as to auoid the prophanation and abuse of the things aforesaid, by our tongue; so to apply them with all reuerence and circumspection, to such vses as they are appointed vnto by God.
Q. What necessity was there to have a special Commandment, for the direction of the tongue in this first part of the Law, which concerneth the worship of God?
Q. VVhat necessity was there to haue a speciall Commandement, for the direction of the tongue in this first part of the Law, which concerneth the worship of God?
A. Because (as the Apostle saith) it is an untamed 1evil, and unbridled; and therefore a whole Commandment cannot be employed amiss for the direction of it, in the use of the Name of God. And seeing in the second Table, there is a Commandment tending almost wholly to restrain the abuse of our ⟨p. 105⟩tongues towards our neighbour; there is much more need of a precept, both for the direction and restraint of it, in the matters concerning God, and his most glorious Name.
A. Because (as the Apostle saith) it is an vntamed