xoo .. ' . ' ~reat~r ,p_l:ague.~o:~~no~ theypr~fper:i'tftneir ~nn~,and thei~ beart ts made·moreh~rd and vncurable. And·thus the word · ofGod is abufed. 'Now-._ ~~h~ remedie again!l this abufe; ·is~ that wee labour to applse Gods word to the right ends whereunto it is appointed ~ And ifwe will know thefe ends 1 wemay fee them, z.Tim.3.16.'The whole Scripture is giue~ h1 inffiiration tJ.fGod,and~· pr·ofitahleto te~ch;to improue,to cor. ref1,and inftrufl-m righteotifoe!fo; that tiJe md'n ofGtdmaJie a!Jfolute,being madeperfert vnto a!good worlz!.Herche fhewes how we fbould imploy the Scriptutes,ofGod : and firfl ge– nerally,he faith,they beprofitable: iliewing that the wordof ·,God muA: neuer be medled withall,·but for fome profit. In when the all confere'nces,wherein wealleage theScriptures; this mu{l Scrip 1 t 1 ures ·be the clofing and frmcting vp ofall; That there bee fome arc a ea• h r b d b h b ged to a good done,t at 10me o y -et e .etter for them,that fome right end. fruite bee reaped thereby: but where fruite is not the end, Gods ·word is not rightly applied. Then particularly hee fueweth,wherein this·profit confifls. FirH,ic fcrueth to ttach, that is, to enlighten the vnderflanding, that o:ne may get morekn9vvledge·, and his minde bee better inform~d. Se– condly,teconuince, that is, to refute,and beate-dowile here. :fies and falfe opinions. Thirdly, tDcerreff, thads, to aine;nd ·theoffenders, and redref1e their euill manners. Fourthly,ts inffrufl, that is, to fhew how one fhould as well·performe the good,as forfake theeuill, and to leade fuch a godly and righteous conuerfation, as that God may haue praife, men maybe edified,and hit'nfelfemay be comforted, both in life )··and death~Thefeare thofe endsofthe fcripture,in thewhich whofoeuer ~mployeth itJhall not difhonour6od, nor hurt 'hisowne foule;btit glorifie G<>d,and him{elfe be ntade per.. · fc&, and readie to euery good worke. Thus mucHfor taking Gods name in vaine,by abuflng his word. - · - .Abu~ng of • S~condly,Gods name is thus taken invaine,by~bufing the u:Ies of h1s udes: as,God, fehrJHflh)Iefus,Lord,and fuch other. A~4 ~k:~i:O that, either in admiration; as v\hen vpon any fudde~·(d... name in dent,or fl range report,we breakeforth into fuch vainefpee-3 ~~~l~~~a~ che ~,GoodLord, 0 Iefus, 0 Chrifl>Lord haue mercievpG!i ·tion. vs, what -a thing was that? wberein wee uame Gods titles, · · without
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