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A03465 The historie of Adam, or the foure-fold state of man, vvell formed in his creation, deformed in his corruption, reformed in Grace, and perfected in glory. By Mr. Henry Holland, late preacher at Saint Brides Church in London Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? 1606 (1606) STC 13587; ESTC S104152 275,758 386

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manner Whether thy mouth hath beene accustomed to sweare the great and fearefull oathes by God or by any of the most precious parts of Iesus Christ If thy conscience plead guiltie this Law condemns thee and thou art in the hands of God to receiue sentence and execution euery day Ciuill oathes by this bread as Carnalists Superstitious othes by faith as Papists Secondly whether thou hast beene accustomed to sweare the ciuill oathes by the creatures or the superstitious oathes by the Masse faith and truth and such like If thy conscience pleads guiltie this Law condemns thee and thou art in the hands of God to receiue sentence and execution euery day To deceiue Thirdly whether thou hast sworne at any time purposely to deceiue any man whether thou hast sworne any thing whereof thou hadst no certaine knowledge Swearing doubtfully or whereof thou hast doubted whether thou hast sworne to doe any thing which thou didst neuer meane to doe Neuer meane to performe our oath Vnlawfull oathes kept whether thou hast not broken vnlawfull oathes and wicked vowes or hast not done that which by a solemne and religious oath and vow thou hast promised to doe Whether thou hast not in thy place and calling any way prophaned the name of God either in the not obseruing of lawfull oathes or in vsing vaine oathes to gaine libertie For libertie riches wealth or any preferment in this life If thy conscience plead guiltie this law condemns thee and thou art in the hands of God to receiue sentence and execution euery day Exorcists Fourthly whether thou hast vsed any kind of exorcismes coniurations adiurations or any of those damnable arts of magick or by them sought or expected any help to further thy selfe to any purpose Whether thou hast at any time iested Iested at holy thing scoffed and scorned holy things God and his holy word in familiar talke or otherwise Whether thou hast made a profession of the Gospell to couer a wicked and sinfull life False professiō or by thy conuersation hast giuen cause to the enemies of the Gospell to blaspheme if thy conscience cry guiltie this law condemns thee and thou art in the hand of God to receiue sentence and execution euery day Cursing Light regard of Gods works and iudgements Fiftly whether thou hast vsed any forme of imprecation and cursing of thy selfe or other men whether thou hast not lightly regarded the great iudgements of God falling on many sinners in this life or hast past by them as things happening by fortune and chance without due and reuerent regard of Gods prouidence power and iustice If thy conscience cryes guiltie this Law condemns thee and thou art in the hand of God to receiue sentence and execution euery day Next consider well whether thou hast omittted the duties commaunded in this Law Admonition publike as whether thou hast according to thy place and calling rebuked admonished and chastened all kindes of sinne and specially the aforenamed sins whereby the great name of God is dishonoured if thou hast not done this dutie thy conscience cries guiltie and thou art in the hands of God to receiue sentence and excution euery day Sixtly Admonition priuate whether thou hast vsed the most Christian and holy dutie of priuate admonition to thy brother offending God or thy selfe or any man liuing and in that holy forme and manner to conuert him win him and saue him as God hath prescribed in his word if thou hast not done is dutie thy conscience cries guiltie and thou art in the hand of God to receiue sentence and execution euery day Seauenthly To refuse a holy oath whether thou hast refused a religious and an holy oath or hast denied to sweare in veritie iudgement and iustice as God commaundeth for the defence of the truth Lawe and iustice and for the end of controuersies which cannot otherwise bee ended if thou hast not done this thy conscience cries guiltie Eightly whether thou hast not sought all occasion to magnifie the excellencies greatnesse To magnifie Gods excellency To renounce the truth and goodnesse of God manifested vnto vs in his word and in his work if thou hast not done this thy conscience cries guiltie whether thou hast at any time denied God or the profession of Iesus Christ and his Gospell beefore men when thou hast beene called before the enemies of Gods truth and examined or whether thou hast made a free profession and confession of the holy truth and of thy faith if thou hast not done this thy conscience cries guiltie Ninthly and lastly whether thou hast beene cold or luke warme or zealous professor of the Gospell Zeale whether thou hast examined thy zeale and hast found it to bee most hot against thy selfe euen searching the most secret corruptions constant and continuing most carefull and most reioycing in the welfare of Gods Church and people if this zeale be not in thee thy conscience cries guiltie and this Law holds thee fast bound vp in thy sinnes and for a condemned man looking for some fearfull destruction at the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ who shall come in flaming fire to render vengeance to all them which haue not obeyed his holy Gospell oh therefore what wings of the morning or vtter darknes can carrie thee away and hide thee from that guilt which God hath here vowed not to hold guiltlesse or how canst thou remaine so benummed as not to feare and dread the same the sinne thou seest is written with a penne of iron and hee that runneth may reade it this curse is a winged booke flying euery where to call for iudgement and is not thy name written therein thou canst not thou maist not thou oughtest not to let slip this oportunitie now with candels and lanthornes to search in thy darke conscience and in euery corner therein what and which of those sinnes haue entred therein they cannot maske themselues or deceiue thee they haue no wedding garment on and if thou examine them thou shalt find them speechlesse aske them how they came into thy heart and therefore for the preuenting of Gods iudgement iudge thy selfe and take these thouhgts being shamefully naked and binde them hand and foote to cast them from thee vpon him from whose diuellish seducement and suggestion they first of all were begotten in thee so shalt thou wash thy coate in the blood of the Lambe and haue the holy Ghost to direct thee for euermore Quest 102 Let me heare the words of the fourth law and next what the principall scope of it is what the parts and the sence of the words of the law Ans The words are these Remember the Saboth day to keepe it holy sixe dayes shalt thou labour and doe all thy worke But the seauenth day is the Saboth * Of. for the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not doe any worke thou nor thy sonne nor thy daughter thy manseruant nor