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Show ~.64 ~ r~~ife •f Oltlu.: : V.ox.l. 1 67~. g~ntlf iQ t~e Gofpe), tb;it which alfo he confira>s ill his Boo!( of 6p~ei•l l1'V'-J La/Ju, 'rom. 2. pag. 137. And ~fterwofd" If rberefa!e •• a• I fqr4 !>'far(, :" • Ckr.i)ltbt LDrJ, far the B"flger a[ PerJury, <!•4 a!/a fq the . Revmne~, or Rel[:ion Df an Qarb, ca11111tnnds H1s Nor to ~wd.r a~ all, 1houlb oJ/;ercJJ.ife zt b1 True wbieb tbry nf!irm 1 Jf I fay, t/rere bl fa mueb Rrvtrenee of ap Qath, ]Jow great H the Per{ellirm? lt ·if not li*tfl, nor qg,eeabk 10 l!-tP.I}O!I, thor tbt LDrJOJrijl, tht Pattern af Tr11e and SliM Ytrrue, roqy Athon of~Pll> is our Injlrullion, did Swear lO oflen, tbat u, foou!ff ft~~ar ttJ ·cften,arbr 111fetl tim Far"(, Verily, lfJ:I'Uy, 'I fay Hnto ;you, Be. Fo~ bar~'~" iltr)' AJ.oral Jl{/itlll of his, ur m bu Convujatlon. he 011r hzflrllfitM or &wwpk, if befo freqrttntly nnd eur:ry wbert.Jetf'!~'' ilo tim~ i'~l!i'riJ bt fo OJ#/relll<nrIJ and tnrne]lly comman(/eil bji, even bu cbeftn DI.,J&Jp!tt, rbat ys, l~s ,A .. poj/!u, tbnt they jhou/J not do at .•U? Yeul"$u/ir~ m hi$ llo?k. of the '.Apoflit?s Words, Ser. 30. fe~nw by hiS AuthoritY to creare. fome Sct~pJ~ ~pd J\ap for us, inafmuch as hef~CQIS w cepfute •.nd lil.r. Tbatr! 11 p Krnd rf Ptrjury tohena!IJWII/ingly "'id wrOtnglj_ (that lS, wnh certam ReJ~.a.· ~n(i Wijl, or of fet Purpofe) 1u}fi!J t~is WorH VERILT, zo confirm anY; '~J · Yet if we dili~ently 111atk aod we1gh the Words of Sr. ,Jutuflrn r~ rf, 11~ intends no other . than what we intend, 3cknowled~ and tonfefs, aOd is necell'orily to be confell'ed, namely, tha~ he )Vhich. f!~tn a fa~fe Opj/\ion aml .Perfwafion and an 'Erroneout Cot1fc1ence, as Dtv.anes call u, fh1nketP an4 believetlr :~at he Sweateth in very Deed in ufing this.Woid, "'i~,~is \Vord were an Adverb of Swearing, that fomctimcs he h3Ppens in a M:m .. ner to Farfwenr if that v.;hich be affirms in this Manner be folfe \ JCf this is accidental a;d ad\•enthio'Us, namely, by the ln~eqtion of him that fweareth of his own Will. Ol .a the~ 'Error or .rgnoraflCf, apd not ~y the 'Force and Prowiety of the Wo. rd Jlmtn, Of Vcrrly, feeli}S, a~ we have fa1d CftQ now, that it is not :i Word ot Note of Sw.eanng, bQt r.nhcr of co.q, .. finnin~, as w~ confefs: and the fame St . .dugufli~ teacbeth elfe.whlrl!, hut elpecitlly io TrnEl 41. ·•on the Gofpel of ]obn1 oq tho!C Words ol Chrlft the Lord. Vttily'. Verily, .&c. where hguftin mo~eratil\& his Words, faith thus, Verl~l• Verily, u, if.we 111ayfo fay, 111 artrtam lllaRptr, a Swenring of Chrijt. Now thcfe Words of 11ugu0in arc to be weighed; be dealeth not fimply, but wit~ 'Ill Additament ami Cautio.n. . Verily,, Vr'i!J, ta be (if it belawful to fay 11) after a Maoner, a. Sweanng o( Chuft; I~ fo he dedares plain enough, that Vtrily, V,triq, Is not properly Swearing, or :t. Note of Swearing, ~ut only improperly, a~~ after a cen~in Manner, viz. So far forth as Chnft the Lord doth famrharly ule thrs Word. as Swearing, although in very Deed, and.properly, itb.epot an Adveibff Swearinllo but rather affirming and al!'ening fimply and in ~ood Faith, to ~a in a better Perflo>afion of the Matter or Dot\rine \ for C~n!l never feeyn• tO have Sworn, If we will fl'fak truly and psoperly 0( Sweoring, Jiru. '!lways us'd a fimple Speech though fometimes per nmplijj(aritn<o'"., he ball! ufed thls, even repeated, I foy1 for the ~reater Ptrfwa!ipp of hrs Heav;nly Dot\rine, that by this Mea~ he might grve his an .Exam~l.c: of 11'" Sw!i'r' ing rajhly and every where, as we hove already f:lid, IQ l')!?m be pl;pnl! ~Omll)anded, fa yin~, So>enr npt dr1U, l!<c, .b•(, l!<c. fo ;lr1•1 lS tjJc Rfl!ir•' of Swe3Ting, ':!d'd tbt Danger of fbrfweanng. !.iodenbtog. c,d.k&•-"ri- ':te'· , Tbt Approb~!ion .nJ ~olllmendlltioh of the !Jo<lom pj P111is. We bnve carefully read tbr/t OJmmentariesdt. tbt iEpij/lhd}' Sr. Paul, •mf 'i'imol•y, ttndfJ!itu's, wb~rc:in; -the '*"fi Learned Alifhor, ~ccording '·' r'hl Jreqt l.e4r11i111. «bert in bt t~ttUJ, Jargtly 11nd tleg~~n.tly Dpttllr-tl~ mort brdrNif Str{ts cf tlx Appjlk ~ and'fiJ!e bllVe thought tbem uorth)- \;,o 1;e prinftd{o' puM<k l!rofo1 Aft <i'ar• 1~. lieb. 161o. F. Cotif. F. J. Thorn; f!fc. 1 · ex, LoJovicNS Pim'Emperor, who in his Prologue llih~ / trhat frDliiMt lourb, by c;brifl.'s JnjpirdtiM, be baJ tbe Dtjire of fbt 'i!(o;jhif>ofGaJ, 'C:I' pirul. 1\ddir. 4· :Ut. 96, Of DDbS..eiiing' X/Mtlevery aRe · W.Wlril.f Stlrear: iA,,f'; ~<«UJ.fo F.rfwarert .u •If~ .dd•lrmrs, jhd n" iJII·Itll rbt 1G~t<W1 aJ God G ' :JJ "* J -11 'J ~·\· l. '" " . . a~ Vo.L .. l. CXI' 'Klng t~icplanpus; The L1w of tb< Lum.bards. Tir 2s L • If he tbatenquirtl ~cc_rning Thefr, believe not the w'itneri'es, ~he wi;: l• ~7.1,:. I n~fres ma:y confirm lt wu~ an Oath, except they be fucb Ptr'On$ h tbid. v """ Ktng_orJudge, may trult wuhout.an OJth. J" as t e CXJJ. l'he Empcto~Lotbnri!Js, Of t6c Ll"' of L•mb<rrds, Tit. 1. Law Jo. Of ~fo ~bat_ el!foru Pttymcnt ofT!rbu, nu· rci!J 1101 have rbtm to be Ibid. coniham ~ wnh ::tn O.trh, for Fe11r uf ForJwtaring. <?~IlL Qf the Law of tlte Jrifogorbs, L. 2. T'rt. 1. Law 'l· which wa• . 3DCJent: Let nMt CO!U tujily to an. Oath: 1'6r the true St(lrcb of J. if/' lbJdo .rat hiT~ C()HJntendetb r!JH_, tlull·thc Scriptures in all Tbingr ma, intttcu/ ~~~ the lleceffiry o/Sweanng may altogether fufpend it felf. ' Ti.us muc.h agamit Swtaring, from feveral Roman Doflot! and others. We !hall rn the next Place produce the JUdgment of rhofe Men wh~ run not .fo high in their ~furesof Oaths, as the Perfons th:tt weha~e hi .. thcrro C:ltod, but that beheve it is· not unlawful in any Cafe to take an Oath and fr.~m rba~ we doubt not to !l'ake appe:u! that it is heft nor to fwea; llt aa ~ ~ f~far are t·hey from pleadmg (or Sweanng, or punifbin~ thofe that confcte6uoufly refufe u. ., ~ CXlV. Wi.!Jram TiR1a!J, fait.h, Our. Detf/ing ought to he fo fub}lamial, that our Words nnghr De. kl16vt~ wt~haut. an o,uiJ: Our Word.r are rbt> Sigm of the Tnutb tJ/ our Htarr!, mwb1cb thtr~ ~11gbr to bt pure and Jin;Je Lovt to-. ward thy Brorbtr. At6JR be fays, Sweanng can 011/y he aOotctd in Charity, wbt>r.e ~ea and NJy have /l)fi <;redence; bovrtvtr, rh.tt no Judge or Qt.her tiii,Cbt ur anyWJe tdco_m~el any JJ-fan td fwear againjl hH -ur;n. li-tl'r. --'?la_nyr, 'wh'o defetves Well. of the E'nglijh Prottjlt{nt.r, confelf.eth, Thill ~hnfha_ns Ollj}Jt to lwe fo chantJbly and uprightly, as nflf to neid nn Oat~ tmd thlltthey, 11tny Jtjt bt cal!dd upon to fwear. .Again, l.er rts fo live 1-bat rh~/{1 _,, b1 no Kce for ur to fwear, titbtr.by God, or any otbtr Tbrng t~talyandtbu(fo)J· be)utbat fti!IJt At all, wbub Chnt:' po~tof. J\T. Ztgerus upon Mar. S"· H· tells us, tbpt tht mo anc;tnt WriterS: /rom tbenct c_oltc!llf(l aU Oaths]arbidden, and that tbe art WL?rd ofChrjiti: ans o~gbtto bt 1110re Sacred and' Fjrm, tban tht ,.oft Rt!igious Oaths of tb~ Jews. ' • CXV~ H. Groti111, a ~reat and lelrned 1\{an, excludes all Oaths, not On _M.tt. $'· only. fuch as are cfc!d i~ common C!tJIIvtrfatitJ!f1 ~!1t fuch as relate to Trod~ or ~ Dt: '1u.r. tJcNn:a,.y Alt~t{trs; allowing fotnC Othera fur !voiding In[11111y for prcftr· Bt:D. ~c Pu. vi11g a Fritnd, Jnd for trgreat Se,;vit:e to their GOII,tlry, a1 1101 11/;rraUy nruf· :4;7 c. 26" [ary, and hy Prectpr1 bpt on!yb'y Confeqrmue and Rtmtdy~ concluding that it • i'sbefttolivefo,asnottoneed an Oath: f.-ns\fo &orhmanyofrhofeOarp~ impoft;4 upon ps, ~re)aid afJde by him; Jn~ 'alfo he gives many CautiQnr, lhewing that it is heft not to Swear at Jl1, ifjt may pqffibly be avoided: 'But in Anfwer to hi~ latter lnt,.erpretation; a/J Oaths 11rt forbid that are per .. {o;mabl~ to tb-e Lordi ~owur'llefs tbe V11in inc011jidcratt 0{1ths, fuch as are llfed in cMtmM 'l'rnfficlt, ar(: only thofc t.hlt jltC to be perform'd to the Lord, 'So!tnm Ollths, fucli JS tbe Li.w a11owed; are alfo prohibited. Befides, the Tra and 'Nay of a true Chri/lian, is as caplble of 'all thofe good Services a~ an Qath, if the S~nS:ity o£ his Faith1and ·rrofeAion be allowed: And if any Prejqdkes cof'(le to a 'Man'a Frieqd, Country or ft!j. becaufe his Yea:tnd 'Nay is rejeElcd, it will never tf<; at his. Poor, Who offers JJ1 Chrift permits him, ~nd his Confcience will ' difpenfe with; hut on the Diflru{ltr's Side, efpccialJy, when he that in Confciencc can't Swear, offers as Jarge Caution aBbe that Stvtars, ;~nd is \l;•illing to un~ergo Equal P11nijhment, in Cafe of f!'mrutb, that the ot«r by Law, fuftains for Perjury. And thofe that will have it to relate to Rafo, and not Judicial Q,,tbs, quite crofs the Texr; for Cb.tift..P.rohibits nor only vcin Jnd Juptrjl11om Ombs, as now caJled, fuch as were-alwa-ys i~/iiUJll~ e\'en undct the Law; but fuch as we!ea11owed in tbe Times .of the Law, rendrirl_g rhem altO by Etu111gtl~cal Vtnty, u~~er the Gofpe!, lr.riu, 'S;Ip<rjlll~us, ana Un!awfkl: Fo~ well f3ld Bp. Snnderfan, No r~ed'to forb~d by a nc.w _fQ;mmand Thingc; rhar_9f ~hem.fehres were i~ways unlawfl1l. 1 Otherwifl0'1 We mnft 'read CbJ·ifi's Worcfs thus, Tt biiVt De Jntolm, · Q. q q q beard p ... !<ll, ,.. |
