wicked Mentioning or otherwife Ufing his Titles, Attributes, Ordinances, or Works', by Blafphe my ", Perjury "; all finful Curfings, Oaths, my", Vows,

built the high places of Tophet which is in the valley of the fon of Hinnem, to burn their fons and daughters in the fire, which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. Col. 2. 20. Wherefore if ye be dead with Chrift from the rudiments of the world; why, as though living in the world, are ye fubject to ordinances v. 21. (Touch not, tafte not, handle not: v. 22. Which all are to perifh with the ufing) after the commandments and doctrines of men.

2 Kings 18. 30. Neither let Hezekiah make you truft in the Lord, faying, The Lord will furely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Affyria. v. 35. Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord fhould deliver Jerufalem out of mine hand? Exod. 5. 2. And Pharaoh faid, Who is the Lord, that I fhould obey his voice to let Ifrael go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Ifrael go. Pfalm 139. 20. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

k Pfal. 50.16. But unto the wicked God faith, What haft thou to do to declare my ftatutes or that thou fhouldft take my covenant in thy mouth v. 17. Seeing thou hateft inftruction, and cafteft my words behind thee.

Ifa. 5. 12. And the harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wine are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither confider the operation of his hands.

2 Kings 19.22. Whom haft thou

reproached and blafphemed and against whom haft thou exalted y voice,and lift up thine eyes on high? even against the holy One of Ifracl Lev. 24. 11. And the Ifraelitifh wo mans fon blafphemed the name of the Lord, and curfed and they brought him unto Mofes.

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Zech. 5.4. I will bring it forth, faith the Lord of hofts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief,and into the house of him that fweareth falfly by my name: and it shall re main in the midst of his house, and fhall confume it, with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof. Zech. 8. 17. And let none of you ima gine evil in your hearts against your neighbour, and love no falfe oath: for all these are things that I hate, faith the Lord.

• I Sam, 17. 43. And the Philiftine faid unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comeft to me with ftaves! and the Philiftine curfed David by his gods. 2 Sam, 16. s. And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whole name was Shimei the fon of Gerar, he came forth, and curfed ftill as he came.

P fer. S. 7. How fhall I pardon thee for this? thy children have for faken me, and fworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and affembled themselves by troops in the harlots houses. Fer. 23.10. For the land is full of adulterers, for because of fwearing the land mourn eth: the pleafant places of the wil dernefs are dried up, and their

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ows and Lots; Violating of our Oaths and Vows lawful; and fulfilling them if of Things unlaw1 '; Murmuring and quarrelling at, curious Prying

ing into, and Mifapplying of God's Decrees and Providences; Mifinterpreting, Mifapplying or any way perverting the Word or any Part of it to profane Jefts, curious or unprofitable Que ftions, vain Janglings, or the Maintaining of falle Do

w Deut. 29. 29. The fecret things epiftles, fpeaking in them of the belong unto the Lotd our God: but things: in which are fome thing those things which are revealed belong hard to be understood, which the unto us and to our children for ever, that are unlearned and unftable that we may do all the words of this

law.

Rom. 3. 5. But if our unrightebufnefs commend the righteoufnefs of God, what fhall we fay is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? I fpeak as a man. V. 7. For ifthe truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I alfo judged as a finner? Rom. 6.1. What shall we fay then? fhall we continue in fin, that grace may abound: God forbid.

Eecl. 8. 11. Because féntencé against an evil work is not executed fpeedily; therefore the heart of the fons of men is fully fet in them to do evil. Eccl. 9. 3. This is an evil among all things that are done under the fun, that there is one event unto all: Yea, alfo the heart of the fons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that, they go to the dead. Pfalm 39. throughout. I faid, I will take heed to my ways, that fin not with my tongue :--

Mat. 5. 21. to the end. [See Quest. 99. letter °.]

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wreft, as they do alfo the other fe ptures, unto their own deftruction Mat. 22. 24. to the 31. Saying, Ma fter, Mofes faid, If a man die, ha ving no children, his brother fhall marry his wife, and raife up feed unto his brother. v. 25. Now the were with us feven brethren, and the firft, v. 28. Therefore in the refurrection, whofe wife fhall the be of the feven? for they all had her. v. 29. Jefus anfwered and faid unto them, Ye do ert, not knowing the fcriptures, nor the power of God, v. 30. For in the refurrection

Ifa. 22. 13. And behold, jo and gladnefs, Alaying oxen, and killing theep,eating fiefh, and drink ing wine; let us eat and drink, for to morrow we fhall die. Fer. 43.34 And as for the prophet, and the prieft, and the people that fhall fay The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his houfe v. 36. And the burden of the Lond fhall ye mention no more: for every mans word fhall be his bur den for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hofts our God. v. 38. But fith ye f The burden of the Lord; therefore thus faith the Lord, Becaufey fay this word, The burden of the

* Ezek. 13. 22. Becaufe with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous fad, whom I have not made fad; and ftrengthned the hands of the wicked, that he fhould not re- Lord, and I have fent unto y turn from his wicked way, by pro- faying, Ye fhall not fay, The bu mifing him life. den of the Lord.

2 Pet. 3. 16. As also in all his

Doctrines; Abufing it, the Creatures, or any Thing ontained under the Name of God, to Charms, or nful Lufts and Practices f; the Maligning &, Scorn

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gabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil fpirits, the name of the Lord Jefus, faying, We adjure you by Jefus whom Paul preacheth.

1 Tim. 1. 4. Neither give heed fables, and endless genealogies, ich minifter queftions, rather an godly edifying, which is in ith: fo do. v.6. From which (faith) me having fwerved, have turned f 2 Tim. 4. 3. For the time will ide unto vain jangling; v.7. De- come when they will not endure ting to be teachers of the law, un found doctrine; but after their rftanding neither what they fay, own lufts shall they heap to them» whereof they affirm. 1 Tim. 6. felves teachers, having itching ears. He is proud, knowing nothing, v.4. And they shall turn away their it doting about queftions and ears from the truth, and fhall be ifes of words, whereof cometh turned unto fables. Rom. 13. 13. vy, ftrife, railings, evil furmi- Let us walk honeftly as in the day; igs, v. s. Perverfe difputings of not in rioting and drunkenness, en of corrupt minds, and defti- not in chambering and wantonness, te of the truth, fuppofing that not in ftrife and envying. v. 14. But in is godliness: from fuch with- put ye on the Lord Jefus Chrift, aw thy felf. v. 20. O Timothy, and make not provifion for the ep that which is committed to thy flesh,to fulfil the lufts thereof. 1 Kings aft, avoiding profane and vain 21. 9. And fhe wrote in the letblings and oppofitions of fcience ters, faying, Proclaim a faft, and ily fo called. 2 Tim. 2. 14. Of fet Naboth on high among the ese things put them in remem- people: t. 10. And fet two men tance, charging them before the fons of Belial, before him to bear ord, that they ftrive not about witness against him, saying, Thou ords, to no profit, but to the fub- didft blafpheme God and the king: rting of the hearers. Tit. 3.9. and then carry him out, and stone It avoid foolish questions, and him that he may die. Jude v. 4. nealogies, and contentions and For there are certain men crept rivings about the law; for they are in unawares, who were before of ›profitable, and vain. old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lafcivioufnefs, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jefus Chrift.

• Deut. 18. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. here shall not be found among ou any one that maketh his fon or is daughter to pass through the re, or that useth divination, or an bferver of times, or an inchanter, ra witch. v. 11. Ora charmer, or confulter with familiar fpirits, or wizard, or a necromancer. v. Iz. For all that do these things are an bomination unto the Lord, &c. As 19.13. Then certain of the va

8 Acts 13.45. But when the Jews faw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and fpake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blafpheming. John 3. 12. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and flew his

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ingh, Reviling, or any wife Oppofing of God's Truth, Grace, and Ways ; making Profeffion of Religion in Hypocrify, or for finifter Ends', being

brother and wherefore flew he him because his own works were evil, and his brothers righteous.

h Psalm 1. 1. Bleffed is the man that walketh not in the counfel of the ungodly; nor ftandeth in the way of finners, nor fitteth in the feat of the scornful. 2 Pet. 3. 3. Knowing this first, that there fhall come in the last days fcoffers, walking after their own lufts.

i 1 Pet.4: 4. Wherein they think it ftrange that you run not with them to the fame excess of riot, speaking

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faved, to fill up their fins alway for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermoft. Heb. 10.29. Of how much forer punishment, fu pofe ye, fhall he be thought worthy who hath troden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewit he was fanctified, an unholy thing and hath done defpight unto the fpirit of grace?

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2 Tim. 3. 5. Having a form of godlinefs, but denying the power thereof; from fuch turn away Mat. 23. 14. Wo unto you fcribes and Pharifees, hypocrites; for ye devour widows houfes, and for a pretence make long prayer; there fore ye fhall receive the greate damnation. Mat. 6. 1. Take heed that you do not your alms before men, to be feen of them: other wife ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. v. 2. Therefore, when thou doft this alms, do not found a trumpet be fore thee, as the hypocrites do, in the fynagogues, and in the streets that they may have glory of me Verily I fay unto you, they have their reward.

k Acts 13.45. But when the Jews faw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and fpake against thofe things which were fpoken by Paul, contradicting and blafpheming. v. 46. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and faid, It was neceffary that the word of God fhould first have been spoken to you: but feeing ye put it from you, and judge your felves unworthy of everlafting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. v. 50. But the Jews ftirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raifed perfecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of prayeft, thou shalt not be as the hy their coafts. Acts 4. 18. And they pocrites are: for they love to pr called them, and commanded them ftanding in the fynagogues, and not to speak at all, nor teach in the the corners of the ftreets, that they name of Jefus. Acts 19. 9. But may be seen of men. Verily I far when diverfe were hardned, and unto you, they have their reward believed not, but spake evil of that v. 16. Moreover, when ye faft, be way before the multitude, he de- not as the hypocrites, of a fad coun parted from them, and feparated tenance: for they disfigure their the difciples difputing daily in the ces, that they may appear unto me fchool of one Tyrannus. 1 Thef. to faft. Verily, I fay unto you, the 2. 16. Forbidding us to fpeak to have their reward. the Gentiles, that they might be

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