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a Let none blafpheme that worthy Name, by the which ye are called.

b Whofoever curfeth his God, fhall bear his Sin; and, he that blafphemeth the Name of the Lord, fhall be put to Death.

c Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain.

d Let not the Name of God, nor his Word, nor his Doctrine, be blafphemed.

e Despise not the Church of God: Neither profane his holy things; nor his Ordinances.

f Them that honour me (faith the Lord) I will honour; and they that defpife me, fhall be lightly esteemed.

8 If he that defpis'd Mofes's Law, died without Mercy; of how much forer Punishment fhall he be thought worthy, who hath troden under foot the Son of God, and, hath counted the Blood of the Covenant, wherewith he was fanAtified, an unholy thing, and done defpight unto the Spirit of Grace?

h Whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghoft, it fhall not be forgiven him, neither in this World, neither in the World to come.

i Make no mention of the Names of other Gods; neither let it be heard out of thy Mouth.

Thou shalt not bow down thy felf to any graven Image; neither fhalt thou refpect that which thy Fingers have made; nor ftretch out

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thy Hands to a ftrange God: But ye shall look every Man to his Maker; and your Eyes fhall have respect to the Holy One of Ifrael.

Ye shall deftroy all the Pictures of other Gods, and all their Molten Images.

b I am the Lord, (faith God,) that is my Name; my Glory will I not give unto another, neither my Praise to graven Images.

PRAISE and THANKSGIVING.

Let the People praise thee, O God; let all the People praife thee. Let them give Glory unto the Lord from the end of the Earth, and declare his Praise in the Islands.

d Let every Creature, which is in Heaven, and on the Earth, and under the Earth, and fuch as are in the Sea, and all that are in them, fay, Bleffing, and Honour, and Glory, and Thankf giving, and Wisdom, and Power, and Might, be unto our God, and unto the Lamb, that was flain, for ever and ever.

e Praise our God, all ye his Servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great; and let all Flesh blefs his holy Name for ever and ever. Make known his Deeds among the People; talk you of all his wondrous Works; glory ye in his holy Name: Remember his marvellous Works that he hath done, his Wonders and the Judgments of his Mouth: Shew forth, from Day to Day, his Salvation.

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a I will praise thee, O Lord, with all my Heart. I will fhew forth all thy marvellous Works. I will extol thee my God, O King: I will declare thy Greatnefs. I will speak of the glorious Honour of thy Majefty, and of thy wondrous Works. And Men fhall abundantly utter the Memory of thy great Goodness.

bI will praife thy Name, O Lord, for thy Loving Kindnefs, and for thy Truth. My Tongue fhall fpeak of thy Righteoufnefs, and of thy Praife, all the Day long. My Praise fhall be continually of thee.

Blefs the Lord, O my Soul, and forget not all his Benefits: who forgiveth all thine Iniquities; who healeth all thy Difeafes; who crowneth thee with Loving Kindness, and tender Mercies.

d Oh! that Men would praise the Lord for his Goodness, and for his wonderful Works to the Children of Men!

e Let them facrifice the Sacrifices of Thanksgiving; and declare his Works with rejoycing.

f Let them exalt him alfo in the Congregation of the People, and praife him in the Affembly of the Elders.

8 Let us thew to the Generations to come, the Praifes of the Lord, and his Strength, and his wonderful Works that he hath done.

h One Generation fhall praife his Works to another; to make known to the Sons of Men his mighty Acts, and the glorious Majefty of his Kingdom.

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a Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give Glory; for thy Mercy, and for thy Truth's fake.

Stand up and blefs the Lord your God; who is worthy to be praised.

Give Glory to the Lord your God, before he caufe Darkness, and before your Feet ftumble upon the dark Mountains, and, while ye look for Light, he turn it into the Shadow of Death.

d Be ye thankful unto God; and blefs his Name; giving Thanks always, for all things, unto God and the Father, in the Name of our Lord Jefus Chrift.

e In every thing give Thanks; for this is the Will of God in Chrift Jefus, concerning you. By him, therefore, let us offer the Sacrifice of Praise continually, that is, the Fruit of our Lips, giving Thanks to his Name.

f Thanks be unto God, for his unspeakable Gifts for all things are for our fakes, that the abundant Grace might, through the Thanksgiving of many, redound to the Glory of God.

g Bleffed be the God and Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, who hath bleffed us, with all fpiritual Bleffings, in Christ.

h Every Creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with Thanksgiving: For it is fanctified by the Word of God, and Prayer.

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a He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God Thanks: And he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God Thanks. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatfoever ye do, do all to the Glory of God.

b When thou haft eaten, and art full, then thou shalt blefs the Lord thy God, for the good Land which he hath given thee; and ferve him with Joyfulness, and with Gladness of Heart, for the abundance of all things.

We ought to give Thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be Partakers of the Inheritance of the Saints, in Light: Thanking God, through Jefus Christ our Lord,

d We are bound like wife to thank God always, for our Brethren, becaufe that their Faith groweth, and their Charity towards each other aboundeth.

e It is a good thing to give Thanks unto the Lord, and to fing Praifes unto thy Name, O Moft High; to fhew forth thy loving Kindness in the Morning, and thy Faithfulness every Night.

I will praise the Name of God with a Song, and will magnify him with Thanksgiving: For this fhall please the Lord better than an Ox, or Bullock, that hath Horns and Hoofs.

* Sing unto the Lord, O ye Saints of his, and give Thanks at the remembrance of his Holiness: For Praife is comely for the upright. Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good; fing Praifes unto his Name, for it is pleasant.

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