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A13432	Christian admonitions against the tvvo fearefull sinnes of cursing and swearing most fit to be set vp in euery house, that the grieuousnesse of those sinnes may be both remembred, and auoyded, whereby the hatred of them may possesse the heart of euery Christian / [by] Iohn Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1630 (1630)	STC 23741.5; ESTC S3140	2,568	1

Christian Admonitions against the tvvo fearefull sinnes of Cursing and Swearing most fit to be set vp in euery house that the grieuousnesse of those sinnes may be both remembred and auoyded whereby the hatred of them may possesse the heart of euery Christian. Against Cursing FIrst if thou wilt liue in a holy feare and reuerence of the Name of God thou must consider what thou art and learne to know thy selfe for hee that truely knoweth himselfe is a man of very happy acquaintance for by this thou shalt know thy selfe to be Earth Gen. 2. 7. conceiu'd in sinne Psalme 51. 5. Borne to paine Iob 5. 7. Euill Eccles. 9. 3. Wretched Rom. 7. Filthy Iob 15. Corrupt abominable and doing nothing good Psal. 14. Mortall Ro. 6. Vaine Psal. 62. Wicked Esay 9. Vnprofitable Rom. 3. Vanitie altogether more light then Vanitie Psal. 62. Sinfull 1 Kings 8. Miserable 1 Corinth 15. Dust and Ashes Gen. 18. Gods enemy Rom. 8. A child of wrath Ephesians 2. 3. A worme Iob 25. Wormes meate Esay 51. Nothing yea lesse then nothing Esay 40. 17. Hauing thus by the Touch-stone of Gods Word tryed and examined thy miserable estate and condition and therewithall knowing thy selfe then on the other side consider as neere as thy frailty will permit the power of God in creating thee his mercy in Redeeming thee his loue in preseruing thee his bounty in keeping thee his promise to glorifie thee in heauen if thou honour him on earth and his Iudgements to condemne thee if thou blaspheme and dishonour him Our Sauiour Christ being the Head of Blessednesse and of all that are or shall be blessed how is it possible that any Accursed or Cursing person can be a member of that Blessed Head who hath expressely forbidden vs to Curse but to bless them that Curse vs Luke 6. Math. 5. Rom. 12 And in the 109. Psalme It is said of him that accustomes himselfe to Curse Cursing was his delight therefore shall it happen vnto him he loued not blessing therefore it shall be farre from him And seeing no man can merit the least part of blessings temporall how or with what face can one that liues accursedly or vseth cursing here hope for a Kingdome of Eternall blessednesse hereafter It is fearefull to heare how and with what cold dulnesse many men doe pray for blessings either for themselues or for others and contrarily with what vehemency they will Curse as some haue willed and wished themselues Gods Plague the Pox and other mischiefes and some haue too often bid the Deuill take them God Sinke them Renounce Confound Consume Refuse and Damne them and yet these silly gracelesse earth-wormes haue an ambicious deceitfull ayme to be blessed partakers of the blessed Kingdome of Heauen Therefore if thou hast a desire of Eternall blessednesse know that the way thither is not by Cursing if thou hast a hope to escape the dreadfull sentence of Goe yee Cursed Math. 25. Then giue thy mind to prayer and blessing and then shalt thou haue the ioyfull welcome of Come ye blessed inherit the Kingdome prepared for you from the beginning of the world To the which God of his mercy bring vs all Amen Against Swearing HAuing with a Christian humilitie considered thy owne base and contemptible estate and condition then thinke with thy selfe what an Incomprehensible Glorious Infinite and Almighty Maiestie thou offendest and blasphemest with thy vngodly Swearing who hath said that he will not hold him guiltlesse that takes his Name in vaine And much better were it at the last day for that miserable wretch that he had beene created a Toade a Viper or the most loathsome creature then to appeare before that great and dreadfull Tribunall and there to be accused by the Deuill and his owne conscience for Swearing and for Forswearing and Blaspheming the blessed Name of the Eternall God where no excuse can serue no Aduocate can plead no Proxey or Essoyne is to be graunted but presently the guilty Caitif is commanded to vtter darkenesse and perpetuall torments There is some excuse for the ignorant Iewes that crucified our Sauiour because they knew not what they did but for a prosessed Christian who knowes God to be his Creator and that Iesus Christ paid no lesse then the peerelesse most precious blood of his heart for mans Redemption how can any one that knowes and beleeues these things hope for saluation by that blood wounds heart and body which he so much and so often blasphemes and teares betwixt his accursed teeth So that there is no Traytor so bad or treason so great as is against the Maiestie of heauen nor hath the Deuill any that doth him more pleasing seruice then an odious and common Swearer doth and herein he goes beyond all the Deuils in hell in impiety and contempt of God for Saint Iames saith Chap. 2. 19. That the Deuils doe beleeue there is a God and that they also tremble in feare of his mighty power but the Swearer though he doe know and beleeue there is a God yet he beleeues not his Word or feares or trembles at his Iudgements Besides these endlesse torments ordained in hell for odious Swearers God hath promised to afflict them in this life for he saith The plague shall neuer go from the house of the Swearer Ecclesiasticus 23. So that the gaine of a Swearer is nothing but the eternall wrath os God the hatred of all good men the ill example to others and the vexation and discredit of himselfe his kindred and friends with a fearefull reward hereafter except true repentance obtaine mercy What a foolish absurditie is it for a man being crost in any worldly affaires or gaming or other businesse either materiall or triuiall to reuenge himselfe vpon God and carelesly and blasphemously fly in the face of his Maker with Oathes and Execrations If we did consider what God hath done for vs we would not so vnthankefully requite him if wee called to minde his gracious promise of glory euerlasting to those that loue and feare him we should then hold his Name in such reuerence as becomes Christians if his fearefull threatnings against the takers of his Name in vaine could terrifie vs no doubt but we would be more carefull and circumspect in our liues and conuersations as that we would be allured by his mercies or restrained by his Iudgements GOd hath naturally placed and inclosed the tongue of man within the stone walls of his teeth and without those walls there are also the two earthen Bulwarkes or Rampieres of his lippes he hath appointed Reason to be the tongues guide and guardian and hee freely offers his Grace to be Reasons counsellour gouernour wherefore let vs flee to the Throne of Grace and beseech the God of Grace that he will cause his sauing Grace to guide our Reason that our Reason may rule our tongues that Cursing may be cashered Swearing suppressed that by Gods Spirit our lippes may be opened that with our mouthes his Name may bepraysed that Gods holy Name may be glorified and our sinfull soules eternally saued through the merits of our great and blessed Redeemer Iesus christ To whom with the Father and the blessed Spirit be all Honour Power Maiestie Glory Dominion and Thankesgiuing ascribed and rendred as is due of men and Angels both now and for euermore Amen Amen IOHN TAYLOR Printed at London by Eliz. Allde for Henry Gosson and are to be sold at his shop vpon London Bridge