An exposition of the morall lavv, or Ten Commandements of almightie God set dovvne by vvay of exercitations, wherein is contained an explanation of diverse questions and positions for the right understanding thereof, together with an explication of these scriptures which depend upon, or belong unto every one of the commandements, all which are cleared out of the originall languages, the customes of the Iewes, and the distinctions of the schoolemen / by Iohn Weemse ...
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- An exposition of the morall lavv, or Ten Commandements of almightie God set dovvne by vvay of exercitations, wherein is contained an explanation of diverse questions and positions for the right understanding thereof, together with an explication of these scriptures which depend upon, or belong unto every one of the commandements, all which are cleared out of the originall languages, the customes of the Iewes, and the distinctions of the schoolemen / by Iohn Weemse ...
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- Weemes, John, 1579?-1636.
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- London :: Printed by T.Cotes for Iohn Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the three Golden Lyons in Cornehill, neere the Royall Exchange,
- 1632.
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- Ten commandments -- Early works to 1800.
- Jewish law.
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"An exposition of the morall lavv, or Ten Commandements of almightie God set dovvne by vvay of exercitations, wherein is contained an explanation of diverse questions and positions for the right understanding thereof, together with an explication of these scriptures which depend upon, or belong unto every one of the commandements, all which are cleared out of the originall languages, the customes of the Iewes, and the distinctions of the schoolemen / by Iohn Weemse ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14909.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024.
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The Contents of the particular Exer∣citations contained in this first Booke of explication of the first Table of the Morall Law.
- EXERCITAT. I. Of the excellency of the Morall Law above all other lawes. Pag. 1.
- EXERCITAT. II. The manner how the Lord gave the Law. p. 9.
- EXERCITAT. III. The Law was written in Tables of stone. p. 13.
- EXERCITAT. IIII. The preface of the law. p. 19.
Commandement. I.
- EXERCITAT. V. We should have God onely for our God. p. 28.
- EXERCITAT. VI. God is to be loved with the whole heart. p. 36.
- EXERCITAT. VII. Of the highest degree of mans love to God. p. 48.
- EXERCITAT. VIII. Wee cannot love God and Mammon. 52
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Commandement. II.
- EXERCITAT. I. Idolatrie in generall. p. 59.
- EXERCITAT. II. No spirituall worship is to bee given to any creature in∣visible. p. 65.
- EXERCITAT. III. No visible thing in the heaven or in the earth to bee wor∣shiped. p. 69.
- EXERCITAT. IIII. No Image can be made to represent God. p. 74.
- EXERCITAT. V. That Idolatrie is most opposite to God. p. 78.
- EXERCITAT. VI. How base Idols are in the sight of God. p. 82.
- EXERCITAT. VII. What force Idols have to allure those who worship them, and to draw them after them. p. 85.
- EXERCITAT. VIII. The many evils which the people got of idolatrous Egypt. p. 87.
- EXERCITAT. IX. A comparison betwixt the golden calves set up in the wil∣dernesse, the golden calves in Dan and Bethel, and the Popish Idols. p. 90.
- EXERCITAT. X. Of the increase of Idolatry, and how it spread through the world. p. 93.
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- EXERCITAT. XI. Whether Gideon made the Ephod an Idol or not? p. 97.
- EXERCITAT. XII. Whether Naaman might bow in the house of Rimmon or not? p. 100.
- EXERCITAT. XIII. Of mixtures of religion. p. 104.
- EXERCITAT. XIIII. Of the motives which mooved the heathen to worship I∣dols. p. 108.
- EXERCITAT. XV. Whether things idolatrous may be converted to any use ei∣ther in the service of God, or may wee convert them to our owne use. p. 111.
- EXERCITAT. XVI. The reason why the Lord will not suffer idolatrie. p. 117.
- EXERCITAT. XVII. The punishment for the breach of the second commande∣ment. p. 122.
- EXERCITAT. XVIII. Of the extent of Gods justice, and his mercy to those who breake and keepe his commandements. p. 131.
Commandement III.
- EXERCITAT. I. How the Iewes superstitiously abuse the name of God, Ie∣hova. p. 138.
- EXEXCITAT. II. Of the Iewes superstitious and deceitfull oaths. p. 140.
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- EXERCITAT. III. What great sinne it is to curse God. p. 144.
- EXERCITAT. IIII. That men should not curse the creatures. p. 147.
- EXERCITAT. V. Of Perjury. p. 152.
- EXERCITAT. VI. Of Blasphemy. p. 157.
- EXERCITAT. VII. To give God his right titles and attributes. p. 161.
- ...EXERCITAT. VIII.
- Of a lawfull oath. p. 163.
- Of the word AMEN, whether it bee an oath or an asseve∣ration. p. 170.
- De juramento coacto. p. 171.
- De juramento incanto. p. 172.
- EXERCITAT. IX. Of the gestures which they used in swearing. p. 174.
- EXERCITAT. X. Of Vowes. p. 177.
- EXERCITAT. XI. Of Iephthes vow. p. 184.
- EXERCITAT. XII. Of Davids vow. p. 188.
- EXERCITAT. XIII. Of the punishment for the breach of the third commande∣ment. p. 191.
Commandement IIII.
- EXERCITAT. I. Of the word Sabbath, how it is taken in the Scriptures. p. 197.
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- EXERCITAT. II. When the Sabbath day beginneth. p. 200.
- EXERCITAT. III. Of the morall, judiciall, and ceremoniall part of the Sab∣bath. p. 208.
- EXERCITAT. IIII. Of the difference betwixt the Sabbath and other feast dayes. p. 214.
- EXERCITAT. V. Of the sanctification of the Sabbath. p. 218.
- EXERCITAT. VI. That man is commanded to labour sixe dayes. p. 222.
- EXERCITAT. VII. No worke to be done upon the Sabbath. p. 225.
- EXERCITAT. VIII. Whether the Sabbath was from the beginning or not. p. 239.
- EXERCITAT. IX. Of the change of the Sabbath to the first day of the weeke. p. 234.
- EXERCITAT. X. Workes of necessity doe not violate the Sabbath. p. 237.