Bunyan's estimate of his immorality and profaneness prior to his conversion, was not made by comparing himself with the infinitely Holy One, but he measured his conduct by that of his more moral neighbours.
Why, then, he will turn from profaneness to the law of Moses, and will dwell as long as God will let him upon his own seeming goodness.
Such a conversion, as he himself calls it, was 'from prodigious profaneness to something like moral life.
Profaneness is an abomination in the sight of God: "For the Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain.
Profaneness draws down the judgments of heaven, "for because of swearing the land mourneth.
And so 'from the prophets of Jerusalem isprofaneness gone forth into all the land' (Jer 23:15).
However, the King begins his reign with great expectations, and hopes of much reformation as to the late vices and profaneness of both Court and country.
It is not too late," said the old officer, "if you will listen calmly, and learn that there is no necessity for such profaneness as you have used.
Do not swear; it is the profaneness of your words, and, I fear me too truly, of your life also, that hurts me.
For the avoiding of all this profaneness in swearing and taking the name of God in vain, the first direction must be this general one, to use all the directions given in chap.
Is it to profaneness or dislike of a holy life, that your company tempt you?
It is no great honour or dishonour to be praised or dispraised by a child, or fool, or a person that for his ignorance or profaneness is become contemptible.
Remember that God is most jealous in his worship, and hateth hypocritical profaneness above all profaneness.
Remember what a mad kind of profaneness it is to jest and trifle about heaven and hell, and to dally with the great and dreadful God.
And in the reformed churches, how common are profaneness and worldliness, and how few are acquainted with the power of godliness!
As for music, which is a lawful pleasure, I have known some think it profaneness to use it privately or publicly with a psalm, that scrupled not using it in common mirth; whenas all our mirth should be as much sanctified as is possible.
In 1690 was founded "The Society for the Reformation of Manners," which published every year an account of the progress made in suppressing profanenessand debauchery by its means.
Profaneness would do when profaneness was in fashion, but now a deceitful profession.
Even in the Roman church how little their authority can do against profaneness and negligence, the same Acosta showeth, l.
If I fraudulently and wilfully take an oath in a sense of my own, contrary to the sense of the imposer, and the common and just sense of the words themselves, I am guilty of perfidiousness and profaneness in the very taking of it.
Respect and admiration are due to both; and we should deem it profaneness to cut down the one, or demolish the other.
One of their first acts was to petition the Parliament that all drunkenness, licentiousness, and profaneness might be severely punished.
The profanenessand dissoluteness of the camp during the sickness are mentioned in many contemporary pamphlets both in verse and prose.
He promised to rectify such corruptions and abuses as might have crept into any part of the administration during the war; and effectually to discourage profaneness and immorality.
One of these said, he verily believed the present calamity occasioned by the South-Sea project, was a judgment of God on the blasphemy and profaneness of the nation.
The King’s proclamation against vice and profaneness is issued out in print;[187] but a deep disease is not to be cur’d with a slight medicine.
A defense of dramatick poetry: being a review of Mr. Collier’s View of the immorality and profaneness of the stage.
A short view of the immorality, and profaneness of the English stage.
Why, then he will turn from profaneness to the law of Moses, and will dwell as long as God will let him, upon his own seeming goodness.
Collier, A Short View of the Immorality, andProfaneness of the English Stage (London: S.
Malignity and profanenessmust not be gratified or encouraged.
When William's profaneness therefore returned to him with his health, he was soon engaged in controversies with this austere prelate.
Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, 153.
On the chapter of profaneness he is fantastic and straitlaced, and so tender of dignities that he will not allow even the god Apis to be disrespectfully mentioned.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "profaneness" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: blasphemy; desecration; impiety; profanation; profanity; sacrilege; unholiness
