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thy_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a these_o word_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o hinder_v any_o man_n from_o swear_v or_o from_o any_o profane_a oath_n because_o god_n have_v forbid_v it_o and_o declare_v he_o guilty_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a but_o that_o i_o may_v deter_v man_n from_o swear_v or_o profane_a oath_n let_v they_o consider_v first_o if_o the_o heathen_n dare_v not_o use_v the_o name_n of_o their_o idol_n for_o fear_v the_o earth_n shall_v tremble_v and_o swallow_v they_o up_o alive_a shall_v the_o sacred_a and_o dreadful_a name_n of_o the_o true_a god_n be_v profane_v by_o christian_a tongue_n and_o not_o afraid_a that_o god_n will_v be_v avenge_v for_o their_o frequent_a abuse_n of_o his_o holy_a name_n in_o the_o old_a law_n he_o that_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a be_v stone_v to_o death_n if_o this_o law_n be_v now_o put_v in_o execution_n how_o many_o thousand_o shall_v we_o see_v stone_v every_o day_n or_o rather_o how_o shall_v we_o hear_v man_n swear_v for_o fear_n of_o be_v stone_v for_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n even_o when_o it_o be_v but_o small_a if_o put_v in_o execution_n will_v be_v able_a to_o restrain_v they_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n which_o god_n have_v severe_o threaten_v and_o punish_v with_o temporal_a and_o corporal_a plague_n for_o by_o reason_n of_o oath_n say_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 42._o 3._o the_o land_n mourn_v and_o every_o one_o that_o dwell_v therein_o languish_v that_o be_v it_o bring_v the_o heavy_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o whole_a nation_n under_o which_o they_o shall_v mourn_v and_o in_o zachariah_n there_o be_v a_o fly_a role_n of_o curse_n upon_o they_o that_o swear_v a_o fly_a role_n to_o denote_v the_o swifness_n of_o it_o for_o it_o fly_v say_v the_o same_o prophet_n towards_o the_o house_n of_o the_o swearer_n and_o it_o shall_v therein_o remain_v and_o shall_v consume_v it_o with_o the_o timber_n thereof_o and_o the_o stone_n thereof_o that_o be_v it_o shall_v bring_v a_o utter_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n to_o his_o house_n wo_n to_o that_o wretched_a family_n into_o which_o this_o fly_a role_n enter_v woe_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o 3._o profane_a oath_n bring_v spiritual_a plague_n upon_o we_o they_o bring_v hell_n along_o with_o they_o and_o if_o we_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o sin_n certain_o we_o shall_v be_v afraid_a to_o burn._n if_o the_o love_n of_o god_n can_v work_v nothing_o upon_o our_o soul_n his_o threaten_n shall_v startle_v and_o affright_v we_o let_v we_o consider_v those_o text_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o unless_o god_n have_v lose_v all_o his_o authority_n with_o we_o they_o ought_v certain_o to_o make_v we_o afraid_a the_o