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24._o by_o those_o wicked_a jew_n who_o boast_v of_o the_o law_n but_o do_v not_o keep_v it_o and_o let_v all_o profane_a wretch_n consider_v what_o they_o do_v in_o their_o hour_n of_o revel_v or_o at_o any_o other_o time_n when_o they_o scoff_v at_o religion_n and_o make_v a_o jest_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o god_n will_v also_o take_v his_o time_n to_o laugh_v at_o their_o calamity_n and_o to_o mock_v when_o their_o fear_n come_v prov._n 1.26_o 2._o by_o oath_n and_o curse_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o cry_v sin_n of_o the_o age_n when_o many_o can_v hardly_o pronounce_v ten_o word_n without_o swear_v and_o imprecation_n too_o often_o they_o wish_v that_o which_o of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n they_o shall_v dread_v even_o their_o own_o damnation_n in_o course_n of_o talk_n and_o without_o be_v tempt_v or_o provoke_v 3._o to_o these_o sin_n may_v be_v add_v false_a oath_n or_o wilful_a perjury_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o which_o let_v such_o as_o be_v tempt_v 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5.34_o for_o god_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a exod._n 20.7_o 4._o god_n be_v honour_v and_o glorify_v by_o a_o frequent_a repair_n to_o those_o place_n which_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o his_o service_n and_o by_o a_o decent_a behaviour_n in_o they_o not_o come_v to_o church_n out_o of_o mere_a formality_n nor_o employ_v our_o time_n there_o otherwise_o than_o become_v such_o as_o consider_v the_o holy_a end_n for_o which_o christian_n assemble_v that_o be_v to_o glorify_v god_n in_o his_o perfection_n to_o bless_v he_o for_o his_o mercy_n to_o ask_v blessing_n of_o he_o to_o hear_v his_o holy_a word_n and_o to_o celebrate_v his_o sacrament_n 5._o in_o give_v god_n those_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n mat._n 22.21_o and_o not_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o tithe_n and_o offering_n nor_o alienate_a land_n house_n or_o good_n give_v by_o the_o owner_n for_o true_o pious_a use_v mal._n 3.8_o 1_o cor._n 9.13_o 14._o all_o which_o will_v come_v under_o 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