The danger of taking God's name in vain. As it was delivered in a…

5. By Impre•a•i••• or Cursings; either of themselves, or others; either Positively, or Conditionally; and that whether Gods Name be expressly men […] implied in them: for because the accomplishing of such things as are Imp••ca•ed belongs to his Providence necessarily; hence he is really in […] in all such Execrations: There are indeed […], and those Personal, Recorded in the Word of God; but they are not to be drawn down into a president, ⟨p. 9⟩except we were extraordinarily Inspired, as they were who uttered them; and indeed, they are but a Rhetorical denunciation of Gods Judgments, by inspiration; and oftentimes against such for whom they did mean while pray, There are also general Imprecations against Gods, and his people implacable enemies, which are exemplary; such as that, Judg 5.31 so let all thine Enemies perish Oh Lord! But there are those that are profane: and such is a mans cursing of himself; though it be Hypothetically; as when men wish that they may dye upon the spot, or that they may never speak a word more, or any other thing of like nature, if such a thing which they say be not true, or if they do not do this or that: hitherto belong Job's and Jeremiah's cursing of their day, which was a discovery of the remainders and prevalency at that time of corruption in them; for men to confirm any thing they say with such Imprecations, is more than yea and na•, which our Saviour Christ tells us is enough, & assures us that any thing more […] sin, Mat. 5.•7. there is also a profane Imprecation upon others too much in practice, and that horrid one, so frequent in the mouths of some, Dam you, where the Name of God is intended, though suppressed, who alone hath the power of Damnation, or whatever other ⟨p. 10⟩mischief is wished to men: it is contrary to Scripture Precept, which hath commanded us, saying, Bless and Curse not,