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punish_v they_o can_v have_v good_a thought_n of_o he_o but_o will_v fret_v at_o his_o power_n and_o justice_n which_o they_o can_v get_v free_a of_o though_o it_o be_v like_a after_o their_o sentence_n be_v past_a this_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o part_n of_o their_o curse_a estate_n and_o do_v increase_v meritorious_o their_o judgement_n as_o blasphemy_n in_o the_o way_n do_v these_o way_n of_o break_v this_o command_n speak_v unto_o be_v more_o gross_a and_o extraordinary_a we_o shall_v now_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o such_o as_o be_v more_o common_a in_o our_o practice_n and_o these_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n the_o first_o be_v more_o gross_a when_o the_o name_n of_o god_n or_o any_o thing_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o god_n as_o his_o ordinance_n word_n sacrament_n prayer_n etc._n etc._n be_v profane_v out_o of_o duty_n this_o be_v do_v 1._o when_o these_o be_v mock_v or_o scorn_v which_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o profane_v his_o name_n 2._o when_o the_o scripture-phrase_n 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whereby_o man_n divert_v from_o god_n to_o idolatry_n give_v to_o idol_n what_o be_v his_o due_n or_o turn_v their_o back_n on_o he_o or_o slight_a his_o command_a worship_n as_o in_o the_o first_o second_o and_o four_o command_v but_o this_o do_v immediate_o and_o direct_o and_o by_o commission_n terminate_v on_o god_n himself_o most_o dare_o and_o presumptuous_o as_o it_o be_v baffle_v and_o affront_a he_o who_o have_v make_v himself_o know_v by_o his_o name_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o fruit_n sign_n or_o symptom_n yea_o and_o cause_n of_o the_o most_o gross_a atheism_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o enmity_n against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v his_o enemy_n property_n to_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a psalm_n 139._o 20._o it_o can_v be_v in_o the_o height_n but_o where_o atheism_n be_v and_o the_o awe_n of_o god_n be_v not_o and_o where_o there_o be_v much_o of_o it_o there_o be_v proportionable_o much_o atheism_n it_o speak_v forth_o plain_o that_o there_o be_v no_o right_a knowledge_n or_o 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