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Show .u~s .: M~.u~tifd ~of'Dhhs; '\f ~m 'II. J6?!· - whi<:h, that yt may be t~ !OO!"«J110I~ifrqfu", Perjutt;l doth utterly con~ demn all Manner of O~ths; Tbat it iJ not Laf»[11/ tD S~ar, ·. ncuber /Jy GoJ,. . 110~ by tbuft J']Jirtgh•bicb.jfflJJ "tO, f}Je Cot1JIJfM So"· to -)i;: Tbi:ngJ rf kft Religion, that is, Neither by Heavcn1 buonfe II n the Se11t. tjG~d ~ nar bJtbe 1 Eartl~· buauft it1s M.Footfl~/1 111/1' hr Jer~falem, h(uufe u" tbt C~ty_ of the Great Ki,g; that ts to fay, of lum tbtt.lutb made ttli ThiR§r. Ne1t6h as tilt l;teatben Bivoot, by tbe Head of al)(>t\l,er ~n, ~her~of tl!ou.hafl no ..Authority 1 but · it js cQnfi:crated to God.~ tllllt'ltiath ma~e .all Thmgs as~. . would,; for thoucartft •not make one Wbire Hatt Bla~ iionhe ,<onrrart: ,And becaufe all Thihg> are confeccued ro Qod;,rhe Maker) rhou. c\ujiht<lll: to be.Jeadul t~ Swear by any J:hing. AntL 'WlrJt needeth ahy Oath among them, Wbert 110 .M.n, btcit«f•rO/ 1befr: SiJtJftliP~j., can difllr4/. \ 'nor o.o Mln . ~an ddire to deseire, though •hey m•ght du u > Such JS then Strlcenly and • Ped<Elnefs, fpeci~lly in thofc Things ofithe: w.hkh they declare themJillves robe Defpifers.) Th<rtfere ailont )'Ou,-EMrt omd SzmplnSfief<b Olltbt to be t!_OI't Holy and 1fiue Surt rb.ni tb.c Devout 11.ndhoknm Oath om011g ibt-1 Jewli: "FO.(among.ybu, whofe HeartS and. Moufhs ,oUght to llgrre, there- iilRO' Qther Ufe o£Spee<h, but to eXjlrefs your Minds eachcro brher. In 'foGr -Bat~ins-, ye, need. no· _Oath, \Y~ need n~:.E"Xecration, Or Curii. .n ~,, dr fuch ~like, to bind the Prom1fer, ~r to :iffbre 1\lm to whom the Pl~mnle ts ma~s: . Two Words .be tfufficienr, Jlq, nxd. Tfn, whereby 1hou · .demelt thar wht<h · dlou dolt not prDmifc, and whereby rhou . ~olt pedorm that wllich rhoudidlt <Jiromife by \'l:rin..Word, that thou wouldi!,dd : For there. ~ no Man lefs • bound by h•s16mple and bare Wold, 1han rhe Je"' Sw.at.lng by all Holy Things,, and. he whom thou1 make!t rhy iP.tomife unro, doth rruft thee as 18."[- her< \)llUCb as iflhau hadft made a Solemn Oath, l Jf there be any. .morefbtfi~1s ~!amly for· theft, it m11jl needs come of Evil and Sin: For be that Swuretb1 ~btr ht s~!er\~;'!n lt.binkttb Evi!.-'tlf /Jim (0 tobolfl be Swealttb, t6T .elfe, he tbat rtqutrJrhl tbe any Account, -Oaib, -JotbdifJ!i;rji.: ·.BMt 110/ICJII/ .rbef~ ougb't to be in you,;w~om 1 woilf4 haiJe ptr{<fl in aU1 &iw~'· Thmfore wbefl_lrzztf<rly Jlfrbid'SOJ<ari•g, I do>n6t 1~bo/ ifo tbt Law ... bzc'b dozb urttrly probzbnl'tnW'Y, I but 1 nzake Jbe LAW·"'f'h J•U, :and I rorWdrzrJO .zl!<w farth<r.from f}l<it, ttb!ch th~ bzro d.rb puifb .. '' :ri Leqou•.Miodhe pur~Jind plaut, aod let fOilt Heatt anriyour Moutb'l!o Comm. on both togefhc:r. nltt 110 Mfln tDitb fdgn'd Wads dc&eitl1 bis Ntigbhour: BUt 5.tm. S· Tjptcilr{}j, ..• yBttnbren; ..Sp:t.trJl\ror, lt/J._/;y litt!~ and linle" you ntcM/IiJm)'olN :ft!iJ~s to•Foifrrdr. •· Among <Jeau· and lfentbtns, for FtdHity's Sake,.' there rls..ao. Oatb. Put; Bill a1}Jo1JA CbriOians1 UJbicb aul,ht ne.iJber to diflru{l t111J ftian, nor to deaive, it U a Vain Thing to Swenr. Whoia.vet Is :l~t'lftomtd tto Swe;1~) is C®6n·Gei~::m to the Per!l of For~Wearin-g. & Jo~ ·l{r~id .r.'ll ~···•. f!.o(VJltlj to ~eqt;.&y God.zll&zn'an< . .dff?m,~~·4 li4htJMJrters, hNI, alf6 ir~· .,o ·, 1 }tam Jrom all Xmd of Swcnnng, that you Sr»car 'lttlthtf fly Jitamnt."!'~lb6r .~;,·11 ., :~ -br&irtll,.Ptr anj~t51r'I'blzlt, tb41. fhr c,,.,.n l'topl•:tr/itm fo~ •.noWf;nnJ -ro••<lll' B•li1ious, ,Witowever tilr<> be bold ~ol.ye wirhout..S\fcaring, h6~:1t;,db God; foc: tllc lbe fame' alfo wfmn lhe Slvean:rh, , if he lift. To I be brl6f: 'He tiMt 'i' a commft Pro; V.ofd .diJ14 .fJlill!le/itvc a..!Jlan..mitbdut Swt-aling ~- aJtd hi tb:u u nnii~. h1, 1f1J/II t~mt ;;;: not trujt a i\fmr' 'bollgh bt<..8{ye.ttr: t But'2rriong. you· ..'th:n Tare-fuTnwlitld ,\yilh ' • :fiy:a.ngelical" ~Fldinnefs, thde: .is neiuher. Place "tO diftr'l}ft, not l[o bgine. .:1\tH ,\,l.M ~eit :. &t irli. ~·out' Plttitt &mmunicNiOii be~ rc.t•riiJ fnr nu ttfi T!Jtt M'd. ·' "•''' .q ·fitt~f,.jl.;;tobrz'zzoJtn>.YJI,.Nncr ofiO~th of t_he ' Jews or Pagt~m, lzow ilo/j'/o..Vrr 1r he. As of~ en tU)'nu co'!fi!.m any Thm.(, conjirnf'~ lt ~itb ~tN \)'OIII'· lit a{ I; ·'I•'·' xo\ ·'10 'vmdpirfor'koi•rfad the Thzng 1bar ;~u Jpr;ztS lAs o{Mt you d•liJia.JWTb.ng, ~c• ·'I.:·" :lenf.itiiPit'b ,)"ll'it;.DbltM •Hctu!.t~·,ne)cbmlt:t mty Tbi11A 6/ft ht in J~' Hea~t, Th:zd.J'ON,I..ifkq'rb :(penll'i.~ tbt the~< lu: ·ib ('.banmftiting in yqu,-.Jrtutg yoH tiTe Difciplc.t or tbc Trut1J. .~'l ) . \ • • .., .mor.o:> "" lfb.m:'fhl',!:.- nope; h iifur !dtogelltct hut of Q.bl!llion. '[VhrtiJirl ;,(any ·I·""' ,AnRhrtf oWJ:(ij,<ijlia~~wdb.<tM n.<tHIItl.)ddonild •h«Ufi· of 0"1>< tot-Tr.e 4JJh/liaJS"".nr.ArP rhongh! wet need •not /itw! ID.mtributhHr that: ts dfl(>tiled us -bwfeyeiil'Afohoqi•,Uil :nih 'X' Rn1J.111 D~Etd.o( yet lrqf!llla~nce a l~i.ld. ijf,Suc, cdffion,~ ar0l:(nil'eofalitr.ofll'ell\mr>riy <<i tl>is Doll!lll~ ::We•thinli'>lo..-.. im· :pfoperr'tda\enti:on..fumelof.!tliim', l ·~o. ~ -:~ 1,, ... c c . :\:au,:-, · · .rl~ii•l '1 c q 'l 1'1>: Vor.. I. 'A Treatife of baths. T1Je Jut!&11!e,t of Sc!iool·Men and ozbtrs inJb' R. XCVI. t: Aqufntt~, 1\Ton JUrare omnr ' r 11 ~1111. ' ,... 167)• The :lord had raught before w; 011 110• &c. 1\ot to Srbear nt all &:c ~ in forb1dc!tng Anver, With Murder 'gL not to he done to pur Nerghhou~ 3; S•P·22, Wife; and now he teacherh confequ u~, A~ulrery, putting away of ~ne's wronging of Ged, When he doth norefi ~, dt tar we mutt ablt:un from the a!fo nn Oath, tU the Occafion of E 'l £' ' rntly Foifwearl11g ~ Evil bui gam, For tt WtU Jmd of Old Ttme vi7. rom whence he faith, hear th~u a-left rhar they might make to theU:rel::: /halt not Fo,fwear thy Jtlf: And eth, To render the Oatb.r toG d d he Cre~nures Gods, he commando~. whence it follows, Render to God 4~c."0~ to.Swear hy the Crtaturer) froni' /ly the Creator, not hy the Creatu:e w t nt IS, 1( on~ jha!J happen to Swear fhn/t fenr the Lord thy God, and,/; ~!"~~ he fatrh m Deuteronomy, Tbou allowed by the Law, as to Childre~ that -ame jhalt ~wear:; and this wak 1dols, they fhoold nor oWer them t' Id 1 as they dtd offer Sacnfice to fwear by God, not that the mi h o ~ s ? fo they were permitted tO b~ctrcr ro give this to God; tha~ t~ dD!~:f nghtly, hot. that it might be Fhr no Man fwenrerb frcguemly that fi 5·• Chryfoflom UT>on Matthew, t nt makes tt a Cuflom 10 ./}e ..t J.beltmes may not forfrDear . 41 be Thmgs. Auguflrne againft F4:/lu;~nfoe L/1 fomtttmes ~e Jpea~; unfit Su·earmg mrgbt come fhort of the Trllth h ' Wa.r more WJOulg that we no( nearer to Per;ury. Whence it folloWs ' ~ hn Swearrng the Truth, to coffM Auguflrn on the Words of th'e Lord in ~h {;Y unr_o )f'U, S~ear not d! nU. the R1ghreoufnefs of the Pbarifees which e. 'Nntam, Jn whtch he confirms not Forfwear, that doth not Swt ' ts, or to Forfwear, For be CaTi- XCVII Ctl)t:tan, Agam yt ha"{;; heard' J H ~he Old Law concernmg Per;ury (becaufe it e PJ'~as another Precep~ of On lo{;., 1y . ou fhalt not Forfwcar) Exod 20 Th jh ~as at to them of Old T1me fol, 18':. zn Vlltn • And Levtr. 19. Thou foal; no/J: jia I no~ take the }lamt of thy God hut fha/t render to the Lord tb 0 tb T~r wear zn the Name Of the Lord. ~· Thou }halt not Forjr11car) ,f N~ga~·ive fa t'~l'" t·ihis P;ecept (name: rr;ury IS Evil of it felf, therefore by n'o R~ tfi tng v~ in lt s Kind ; for fhe Second Parr (namelr Thou jh 11 d a on can 1t be excufed. But firm::~. rive, and doth not fignifle to 'futfifn ;r Qo ~be LJ;J. tbj O~lhs) is A( .. fed (as it appears) and thereu 0 h. t e Jt s whtch thou haft promi·; bur it fignifies that the Oaths•~on G~ tng follows of fulfilling of Promifes)' Sweanng mufl be hy the Lord 1f. h h are ra be rendred. that is That in the Law, but the Senfe ~f :~e'Y'. ecve41111ts; ForthefeWordsale no.f Name of tbe Lord zby God. Whe mSIS, f"'·. 6. T1Jou foalt Swrar ? tht regulated, that it fhould b~ by t;: N wearurGs :;.or commanded, but IS but the Cre:uures: For the Law com dme o o ' and not b'y the Name of u to Swetlr' jhould be cxbilnted to (;aod ethd That ~n Afl of Relrgion, wbicb tver, Bllr I fay unto you J He r£ 'ckn to no rearure~ or Idol.r what faTwo Precepts; the one Negativge t~e o~~ both the .Precegrs, adjoynint nfl) Loa Negative Precept Wh '. T eTA!firmattve {1\ot to SvJt«r at Not to Swear and Not at afl. hee~etb·d wo hmgs are contained, that is: well in expr~ffin God a ' . or l s us to Swear ar all, by :111 Means a;· Earth1 ~nd by rh~ reft ~f :h~oC;~a~xr~~e·ffiAg dqod L.f uhppofe rby 1Heavep ;nd concermng nor Forfwearin not 1 ·b n 1~ t ~~ e perreffi the Pr«e_,P.t Occafion ofForfwearing· f~r "tis _on Y lli6'l takm.g away an Oath, bur thf: an Oath And alfo the p tmpo 1 e to Incur Forfwearing wHbout away the.Care of Performi~e;~Pfo~f pherformib~ th~ Oath to God, by taking of any Care of performing rhe Oar~ r~eGno~t mg lS Swt>rn, rhere is no need- X'CVlll. Alpbonfi..- dt .Avtnd n I ' b . " the Lord perfeEted the Co ma ~ ? to eFnoted out o£Cajetan, th:zt in"t1Hs -:2mm. c~ only Foriwearin but t m an 9 not o.rfwearing, by taking away not ,..,, s;· an Oath, ft ts l~'poffibl ~e. Occa~on_ of Forfweanng \ becaufe, without the fi lft Intention ofNa~ o _tn~ur.feMrJpry. An O~th w~s_Pot neccfP.uy by had not 1 ed d ure ' ?1 1 en had connnued m the Truth •they Y , an becaufe Chnft Came, that he mi~ht bring back Men 'rO r P p· P' • this' |