__ ThethiraCimm4ndtment. . 9S _ Ifthere grow thornes inGodsviney~rd, the_~xeofG~ds vengeancemeetes with them llraight; and r.hcy ofall other,. fuall moil fearefully and horribly be deGroyed. Ifmen will be briars, then let thent keepe themfelues in the wild wall&; and not pretfe into Gods garden: for ifthey 'doe, vndoub– te.dly they fhall bee cut downe and call into the fire. Thus - ~uch for the firfr kinde ofdHho~ouring and taking Gods name in vaine,vi~.by life. , , The fecond followeth, by fpeech, and that 6rfi without t. anoath, by fpeaking vnreuerendy ofGods word, titles, at- S>peech.. tributes,orworkes,wichout due regard or e!Hmation of the thing one fpeakes. Fidl ofthe Word, in fpeaking ofit idlcly,curiouOy,vainely,to picke oucnccdleffeque!lions, rather .to thew wit and learning, in obietling vainely again!l the truth, then to minHler any grace to others, or learne any goodneffc to himfelfe. But this vaine and fruitldTe iangling,_ is a .great abufe ofthe holy Scripture : . w~en one hath no care to make the end of his fpeech the.glorie ofGod. F~r, high talk! llecommeth nrJI a forJle. It is an vnfeem.ely and an abfurd thing to heare a propbane finner difputing of the will and wifedome ofGod; when h1mfelfe is a proud and foolifh contemner thereof. And thefe vngodly difcourfers, that can fay nothing for the truth,but al a.n4only againAit, are not afuamed to-brag, y theycan hold argument ag3infl the befl Prcachers,and fet thetn downe: none can preach fo foundly, but they will except againil his doCtrine, and that by allegation ofthe wordofGod. _ , But let them firll get the law ofGod written in their ~wn he:uts,and then let them open their mouthe.s in wifedome, and illflruet others. As, God faith,Dcur.6.6. Let theft words /Je in thine he11rt, and thou foalt rehear[e th:mcoNtinual!J. Firft,then let one labour tohaue the vfc ofGods word in himfelf,and tomake it his owne,& lay it vp in his hcarr; and , then he may with comfort bring it foorth and conferre it to . ~ others,Elfe,ifone be an idle talker and 'a fooliib vaine difpu– · ~er .ofthat he neuer had any ·experience of, nor wo1·king in · himfelf: themore he fpeakech,y worfe it is, the tnore pc dif– , j ~onorechGod,abufethhiswo.r.d, & hurtetl) hi~ owne foule. , G 3 firfi,.
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