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image_n of_o god_n saint_n chrysostome_n upon_o matthew_n say_v that_o the_o image_n of_o god_n can_v be_v paint_v or_o picture_v in_o gold_n but_o figure_v in_o man_n the_o money_n of_o caesar_n be_v gold_n but_o the_o money_n of_o god_n be_v man_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o jew_n be_v command_v under_o the_o law_n that_o they_o shall_v destroy_v all_o the_o figure_n and_o image_n and_o addict_v themselves_o to_o one_o only_a god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o king_n but_o samuel_n say_v to_o all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n if_o you_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o your_o heart_n and_o remove_v from_o you_o all_o your_o strange_a god_n and_o keep_v your_o heart_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o only_o he_o will_v deliver_v you_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n much_o less_o than_o ought_v christian_n to_o depend_v upon_o such_o sign_n and_o image_n which_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o but_o they_o ought_v rather_o to_o lift_v up_o their_o affection_n unto_o christ_n who_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n a_o exposition_n of_o the_o 3._o commandment_n tu_fw-la ne_fw-la prendras_fw-la point_fw-fr le_fw-fr nom_fw-fr du_fw-fr seigneur_fw-fr ton_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr en_fw-fr vain_a etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a etc._n etc._n in_o this_o commandment_n we_o be_v forbid_v to_o swear_v false_o vain_o and_o by_o custom_n as_o it_o be_v write_v levit._n 19_o the_o man_n that_o be_v accustom_v to_o swear_v shall_v be_v fill_v with_o iniquity_n and_o the_o plague_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n a_o oath_n confess_v god_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o it_o be_v to_o confirm_v a_o thing_n doubtful_a for_o a_o oath_n be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n service_n and_o therefore_o they_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o element_n do_v sin_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o christ_n jesus_n forbid_v we_o to_o swear_v by_o any_o thing_n neither_o by_o the_o heaven_n nor_o by_o the_o earth_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o that_o our_o speech_n be_v yea_o yea_o and_o no_o no_o and_o whatsoever_o be_v otherwise_o be_v sin_n and_o saint_n james_n in_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o his_o epistle_n say_v above_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n swear_v not_o neither_o by_o heaven_n neither_o by_o the_o earth_n neither_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n lest_o you_o fall_v into_o condemnation_n a_o exposition_n of_o the_o 4._o commandment_n sowienne_n toy_n du_fw-fr iour_fw-fr du_fw-fr repos_fw-la etc._n etc._n remember_v thou_o keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n day_n etc._n etc._n they_o that_o will_v keep_v and_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n of_o christian_n that_o be_v to_o say_v sanctify_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n must_v be_v careful_a of_o four_o thing_n the_o first_o be_v to_o cease_v from_o all_o earthly_a and_o worldly_a labour_n the_o second_o not_o to_o sin_n the_o three_o not_o to_o be_v idle_a in_o regard_n of_o good_a work_n the_o four_o 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israel_n dare_v not_o to_o gather_v manna_n therein_o when_o it_o be_v give_v they_o from_o heaven_n the_o second_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v be_v to_o preserve_v ourselves_o from_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o exodus_fw-la remember_v to_o sanctify_v the_o day_n of_o rest_n that_o be_v to_o observe_v it_o by_o keep_v thyself_o careful_o from_o sin_n and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n augustine_n it_o be_v better_a to_o labour_n and_o to_o dig_v the_o earth_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n then_o to_o be_v drink_v or_o to_o commit_v any_o other_o sin_n for_o sin_n be_v a_o servile_a work_n by_o which_o a_o man_n serve_v the_o devil_n again_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o labour_v with_o profit_n then_o to_o range_v and_o roam_v abroad_o idle_o for_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o ordain_v to_o the_o end_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v cease_v from_o worldly_a good_a work_n and_o give_v himself_o unto_o sin_n but_o to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v addict_v 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