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The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House…
The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, January 27. 1646. at Margarets Westminster, being the day of their solemn monthly fast. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Covent-Garden.The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, Ianuary 27. 1646. at Margarets Westminster, being the day of their solemn monthly fast. / By Obadiah Sedgvvick, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Covent-Garden.
London: printed by M.F. for Samuel Gellibrand, 1647
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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. The account or height of some of them: They amount to no less then execrable blasphemies: to ignominious, contemptuous, disgraceful reproaches of God, and Christ, and the holy Scriptures: Believe me, blasphemy is a daring sin: It presseth very close and too sore upon God: He that blasphemeth the Name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, Lev. 24 16. The words according to the original are, He that strikes through the Name of Jehovah: Blasphemy is that bold sword which is hacking of God himself, which is as it were cleaving of him asunder: The School-men tell us, that blasphemy breaks out 3. ways.
1. The account or height of some of them: They amount to no lesse then execrable blasphemies: to ignominious, contemptuous, disgracefull reproaches of God, and Christ, and the holy Scriptures: Beleeve me, blasphemy is a daring sin: It presseth very close and too sore upon God: He that blasphemeth the Name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, Lev. 24 16. The words according to the originall are, Hee that strikes through the Name of Jehovah: Blasphemy is that bold sword which is hacking of God himself, which is as it were cleaving of him asunder: The School-men tell us, that blasphemy breaks out 3. ways.
1. Cùm attribuitur Deo, quod ei non convenit, when we affirm that of God, which is unbeseeming of God, which is incompatible with his holy and divine Nature: As to make him a creature, or a liar, or cruel, unjust, unmerciful, sinful, or the cause of sin.
1. Cùm attribuitur Deo, quod ei non convenit, when we affirm that of God, which is unbeseeming of God, which is incompatible with his holy and divine Nature: As to make him a creature, or a lyer, or cruell, unjust, unmercifull, sinfull, or the cause of sin.