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An exposition of the ten commandements of God vvherein the principall and most materiall doctrines are set downe; by Edvvard Elton, bachelor in diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word at Saint Marie Magdalens Barmondsey neare London.; Plaine and easie exposition of sixe of the commandements of God in tables
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Elton, Edward, d. 1624.
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Exod. 20.5 visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children vppon the third generation and vpon the fourth of them that hate me that is taking notice of iniquitie and punishing the iniquitie of the fathers vpon their children going on in their sinnes to the third and fourth generation 2 Loue Exod. 20.6 shewing mercy vnto thousands to them that loue me keep my commandements that is doing good to many generations of the faithful successiuely going on in the steps of their godly parents and obeying God as they did The third Commandement The Negatiue part The third Commandement containes First a precept or commandement Secondly a commination or threatning denounced against the breakers of it The precept forbids all manner of prophanation and abuse of Gods name standing in the abuse of his titles hi attributes his workes and his word and his holy ordinances First his titles are abused when men take them into their mouthes and vse them in their speech vnreuerently and without due respect and that either without an oath or with an oath 1 Without an oath as when men mention any of Gods titles in their common talke rashly Deut. 28.58 carelesly and vnreuerently and that either In a foolish admiration vpon some sudden accident or strange report saying Good God oh Lord oh Iesus Philip 2.10 In idle wishes and imprecations Gen. 16.5 as when men wish il to themselues or to others and vse the name of God in their wishes In cursing as when men say Gods curse light on such c. Iam. 3.9.10 2. Sam. 16.7.8 In praising God for euill things 1. Sam. 23.21 2 With an oath as when men sweare by them in their speech lightly and prophanely and that either 1 By God calling for a witnesse of vaine and friuolous things Ierem. 23.10 Hoze 4.2 Mat. 5.37 by vsuall swearing in their common talke 2 By calling God for a witnesse of their furious anger 1. Sam. 14.34 1. Sam. 25.34 by passionate swearing 3 By calling God for a witnesse of an vntruth Zâ—ch 5.4 Leuit. 19.12 by swearing falsly or forswearing themselues which is done 1 By swearing that which they know or thinke to be false Mat. 26.72 and that either directly against their knowledge or deceitfully 2 By swearing to do that which they meane not to do Psal 15.4 3 By swearing to do a thing which they also meane to do 2. Chro. 36.13 Ezech. 17.13.14.15 and is lawfull to be done and yet afterwards do it not and this is periurie except in these two cases 1 If after the oath taken God make the thing promised impossible to be done 2 If the thing that men sweare to do be not simply required to be done but either the doing of that thing or some other thing proportionable vnto it The highest degree of periurie is Leuit. 24.11.15.16 when men forsweare themselues in publike before a Magistrate The highest degree of vnreuerent vsing of Gods titles is blaspheming of them by speaking basely contumeliously or reprochfully of any of them Secondly his Attributes are abused when men thinke or speake of them otherwise then beseemes the perfect purity and holines of them namely by thinking or speaking of any of them rashly and vnreuerently or by peruerting any of them to a wrongfull vse And the Attributes of God that are most commonly thus abused are 1 His power which is abused 1 Either Exod. 5.2 Psal 12.4 2. King 18.30 34.35 2. King 7.2 when men call the greatnesse of it into question 2 Or when men speake of it carnally and carelesly or contemptuously 2 His prouidence which is abused when men being vnder the hand of God do fret and shew themselues displeased with the worke of his prouidence and that 3 Either by murmuring against it directly in plaine termes Deut. 1.27 2 Or by speaking grudgingly against the worke of his prouidence vnder other names as vnder the name of Chance or Fortune 3 His iustice which is abused Psal 50.21 Mal. 3.13.14 Iob. 21.14 when men either thinke or say that God approues of sinne or wicked sinners 4 His mercy which is abused 1 Either when men peruert it and misapplie it presuming vpon it to harden their hearts in sinning Deut 29.19.20 2 Or when men speake basely or contemptuously of Gods mercie 5 His patience which is abused when on Gods patience and forbearance for a time to punish them for their sins Zephan 1.12 Rom. 2.4 men thinke or say that God will neither do good nor euill 3 His works are abused when men thinke or speake of any of them or vse any of them vnreuerently and without due respect and the works of God which are thus abused are 1 Either the wonderfull and vnsearchable workes of God within himselfe Rom. 9.19.20 Rom. 11.33 namely his eternall election and reprobation which are thought or spoken of vnreuerently when men cauill against them and seek to bring them within the compasse of their shallow reason 2 Or the outward works of God which are thought or spoken of or vsed vnreuerently either when men see not God in his workes or when they vse them not as they ought to be vsed And these workes of God that are thus abused are 1 Either the workes of creation the creatures of God which are abused 1 When men thinke or speake basely of any of them Num. 11.6 Psal 78.18 and debase their goodnesse and discommend them 2 When men deride the wormanship of God in any of them Gen. 21.9 2 King 2.23 especially in man or woman in regard of some naturall defect deformitie or infirmitie of body or minde 3 When men beholding any of Gods creatures Psal 19.1 Psal 139.14 giue not him the due praise and glorie of his wisedome and power appearing in them 4 When men peruert any of the creatures of God to a wrong vse either contrarie to or differing from the good vse for which God hath ordained them Gen. 1.14 Isai 47.13 as to enchantment c. 5 When men sweare by them Ierem. 5.7 especially by the body of Christ and the parts and members of his blessed body 2 Or the workes of Gods administration prouidence and those are 1 Either the workes of his prouidence that fall out and come to passe in the common course of this life 1. Sam. 15.17.18.19 2 Sam. 12.7.8.9.10 Isa 5.1.2.3.4 Mat. 21.33.34 which are abused when men haue such an opinion of those works which hath no ground for it either in the word of God or in the course of nature as that it is vnluckie to pul on the shooes awrie in the morning 2 Or the works of Gods mercie his blessings which are abused 1 When men receiue them vnthankfully and requite them vnkindly 2 When men sweare by any worke of mercie as by the death of Christ or by any good gift of God as by their faith c. 3 The workes of Gods iustice which are abused
Iosh 22.17 Luke 13.1.2.3 when men lightly passe ouer the iudgements of God seene in the world 4 His word and his holy ordinances which are abused when men thinke or speake of them or any part of them or vse any of them or any part of them otherwise then beseemes the holinesse of them and the excellent vse of them they being such as do most clearely and familiarly make God himselfe and all his goodnesse knowne vnto vs. And this is done either generally or particularly 1 Generally First 2. Chron. 36.16 Act. 2.13 Psal 5.16.17 2. Tim. 3.7 Heb. 5.12 2. Sam. 12.14 Ierem. 34.16 Rom. 2.24 Tit. 1.16 when men vse them vnreuerently or scornfully Secondly when men vse them fruitlesly and are not bettered by them in knowledge faith c. Thirdly when men make profession of religion and yet liue wickedly Fourthly when men shrinke in case of perill and deny God the honour of their suffering for his truth Mat. 10.33 Ioh. 12.42 Gal. 2.12.13 Mat. 7.6 Luke 22.67 Fiftly when men professe the truth of God or speake of good thing vnseasonably or at times not conuenient 2 Particularly as First the word of God is abused and that 1 When men take any part of it into their mouthes 1. Pet. 4.11 Isai 22.12.13 2 Pet. 3.4 and vse it in their speech either vnreuerently idlely and vainly or in mockage 2 When men peruert it or any part of it to a wrong vse 1 When men vse any part of it to curious and needlesse questions 1. Tim 6.4 1. Tim. 1.4 Tit. 1.4 2 * Mat. 5.39 When men vse any part of it to iesting and prophane mirth 3 * Eccles 3 4. 1. Tim. 5.8 Exod. 22.25 Deut. 23.19 Mark 3.5 Ephes 4 26. Psal 50.18 When men vse any part of it for the maintenance and defence of any error heresie or sinne 4 When men turne any part of it to a charme or sorcery Secondly the Sacraments which are abused 1 By giuing that vnto them which belongs not vnto them as 1 When men giue to them power to conferre and giue grace by the verie worke wrought Rom. 4.10.11 Ephes 5.26 1. Pet. 3.21 2 When men giue to them an absolute necessitie and hold them absolutely necessarie to saluation Iohn 3.8 3 When men giue to them adoration as the Papists do Mat. 4.10 2 By peruerting of them and applying them to a wrong vse as namely to such things or to such vses as God hath not appointed them as Baptisme to the consecrating of bells to driue away diuels c. Thirdly Prayer which is abused 1 When men pray for such things as are not agreable to the will of God as for the dead Iam. 4.3 Iohn 5.14 2 When men vse prayer to vnlawfull ends as sorcery enchantment c. Hereunto is added the abuse of the holy lot which is an ordinance of God appointed for speciall ends c. which is abused 1 When men vse it vnreuerently Pro. 16.33 as in light and trifling matters or in way of sport 2 When men peruert it Pro. 18.18 1. Sam. 10.21 and vse it to wrong ends as to search their fortune and what successe they shall haue in their affaires by casting a die The affirmatiue part of the third Commandement It requireth a sober 1. Cor. 10.31 religious and honorable vsage of Gods holy name Mat. 6.10 Num. 25.28 1. King 19.10 and that in all things we giue him his due glorie and that grounded on a true zeale of Gods glorie and standing 1 In yeelding due reuerence to the name of God 2 In making a wise and holy confession of the truth of God First yeelding due reuerence to the name of God and that either in speech or action In speech which is Pro. 31.26 Psal 71.15 when men hauing occasion to vse the name of God do wisely make mention of it and reuerently and to good vse and edification and that either without an oath or in the lawfull vse of an oath Without an oath which is to be expressed in speaking of his holy titles which is Deut. 28.58 Rom. 9.5 when men vse them in their speech onely in serious matters and with feare and trembling and to the good of men and praise of God 2 Of his attributes Psal 40.9.10 Psal 66.16 Psal 107.8 when men break forth into such a declaratiō of Gods power wisedom goodnesse c. as both themselues and others are or may be thereby stirred vp to magnifie those holy attributes and more earnestly to praise God for the same 3 Of his word and the parts of his worship Deut. 6.7 Psal 37.30.31 Pro. 10.21 which is when men speake of them with such care and reuerence as beseems the holinesse and excellency of them and apply them onely to those good vses for which God hath ordained them 4 Of his workes Exod. 15.1 to 23. Psal 136. wholl Psal 145.17.20.21 which is when men speake of them of what sort or kind soeuer they be with reuerence and with an approbation of the good and excellencie of them and do giue God the due praise of his wisedome power and goodnesse appearing in the same In the lawfull vse of an oath which is when men sweare by the name of God hauing a lawfull calling thereunto and do it lawfully And men haue a lawfull calling to sweare 1 When the Magistrate vpon a iust occasion doth require an oath by the order of iustice Gen. 43.3 1. Sam. 24.22.23 and doth minister the same lawfully so as it be not against pietie or charitie 2 When their owne calling generall or particular necessarily requires an oath as namely 1 When the taking of an oath may further Gods glorie and worship Gal. 1.20 1. Thess 2.5 or may serue to proue some doctrine of saluation in whole or in part 2 When the taking of an oath serues to maintaine and further a mans owne or others saluation 2. Cor. 1.23 Psal 119.106 in soule or in body 3 When the taking of an oath serues to further brotherly loue Gen. 21.23.24 Gen. 31.53 and to confirme lawful peace and societie betweene party and partie countrey and countrey 4 When a man by an oath and not otherwise Rom. 1 9. 1. Thess 2.10 may maintaine his own good name and life or goods And that men may sweare lawfully Gal. 1.20 2. Cor. 1.23 they must know that an oath is A calling of God to witnesse for the necessarie confirmation either of the vnknowne truth of their speech touching things of great importance or the truth of the promise they make to do some thing or things that are of weight likewise and lawfull and possible and a wishing God to punish them if either they lye or wittingly and willingly do otherwise then they promise and it is either An affirming oath Or a promising oath And they must looke that they sweare 1 In truth Ierem. 4.2 which implyeth 1 That