The name of God is taken for that whereby God is called, _and by which his nature and perfections are made known to men_. These names are either his _titles_ or his _attributes_. His _titles_ are his name. Some of these are absolute, as JAH, JEHOVAH, GOD, I AM. Others are relative, and have respect to us, such as CREATOR, LORD, KING, FATHER, REDEEMER. His _attributes_ are his name. Some of these are incommunicable, as _Eternity_, _Immutability_, etc. Others are communicable, as _Goodness_, _Mercy_, _Truth_, etc. The Hebrews generally gave to God the name JEHOVAH, which signifies _the existing one_. With them it was the _ineffable name_, and not to be pronounced; and hence, in its stead, they generally used ADONI--LORD. The name JEHOVAH is applied to Christ both in the Old and New Testament Scriptures. God is taken, 1. _Properly_, for the whole Trinity; 2. _Personally_, for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. 1. PROFANE SWEARING FORBIDDEN. JER. XXIII, 10. For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. HOSEA IV, 2. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. LEV. XXIV, 10. And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 11. And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12. And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. 13. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 14. Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 16. And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death. ZECH. V, 3. Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. MATT. V, 34. But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35. Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.