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Rh World, much les to mix it daily and hourly (as the common Swearers do) with their Sports and Paions, their Riots and Excees.

2. The ame Thing is to be aid of the Name of Jeus Chrit, the Son of God, and the Saviour of Mankind; concerning whom the Scriptures declare, (Phil. ii. 9.) That God hath highly exalted him, and given him a Name which is above every Name; that at the Name of JESUS every Knee hall bow, of Things in Heaven and Things in Earth, and Things under the Earth. A Declaration that hould teach every Chritian the greatet Reverence to that holy and bleed Name, through which alone he can be aved. And yet how little is this remembred or regarded by many careles and profane Chritians, who allow themelves in a wicked Habit of bringing in the acred Name of JESUS and CHRIST to expres their Wonder, and confirm their Promies or Purpoes, in the mot light and trivial Matters.

Or if they forbear to ue the Names of God, of Jeus, and Chrit, they will not cruple to wear by their Maker, or their