g6 The thirdComm4ndtment• .. ' I Firft, thenGodsname is taken in vaine, by the abu fe or t~~~~~~~fhis werd,incuriousand fruitlcffepratingofit.Therfore one ~ods ,~ard ~unneuer talkeofGodsword,but that he maybring fome :fh~:~~~~e gloric to God, and fome good edification to men. As the invaine. Apoflle faith: Edi{ieone IINotbrr i11your moft holJ faith. Vn.. lude ~o. leffe this beour fcope,when euer we take Gods word in our Mocking at Gods wo,.d. ' ~iPet.3~4. mouth,co build vp one another in godlinelre;wc peruert the word ofGod,and take his name in vaine. Secondly,Gods name is pollutedbyvs,when wee fpeake ofhis word in mockage,after a iefling and fcoffi ng manner. As thofe did, of whomPeter fpeakes, that derided the do- .chine oft he laAiudgement: Ho, fay they, eA1l things conti. nllea hk.:;-Jince the fatherJ: vvhenwill his cornmingbe? as if tl~ ey ilioulJ haue faid, Wehcare a largedifcourfe, and here . is ~uch aJoe :unong thefePreachers now a daics.,about the _great :md fearefull dayofiudgement, whcreim (as they fay) all men muH bee called to account for their w01kes. But . ' where is this. glorious appearance? what danger comes by their terrible threatning ? what profit hath ·any by their largepromifes? And thus,becaufe God dotb not pr.efently paHe fentence, and execute it, by calling the wicked into hell, andby recciu'ing the godJy·to the ioyes ofheauen, foo– lilh vaine men, ~hat haue ·no faith;make ameriment and a fport to laugh at this doctrine. So in Efo._r, becaufehce told themofdeath>the Atheifh fell to mocking: Come,fay they, jfweemufl die, then let vs take our pleafure ..,,hilewe may: Ef;tyl~·!:./et vs. e~te tt11·d drink!) and be_ merrie: for to_morrBJ:P,foulea.nd !Jodieandti//m.uf! C(Jml to nathing: wee Will plie it while the 'iime frrues. And thus thefe irreligious beaAs call off all die · ex-hortations oft he Pr<>phet,hy idling and f.coffing. So,many lewd perfon-s, in th~fe daies, are readie to abufe the words ofChrifi (where he fait~ , Ifonegiue thee~blow on the one che,·ke, tt~rne to him the other alfo) to deride Chrilli~ns,and to difgrace ChrHHan patience.Oh fbameldfc perfons! Will not the reuerence of ChrHl feare them from the abufe offuch words,as lie with his owne mouth vttered? Thefe be the wordsofGod/poken and pennedby the 1 wife- : dome of the:holy Ghoft, £~,~he dixeaionan~ infir~CH~
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