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Show of . h R rna y do concernm~ or the ot ers h u h h f worn and promifed it. But, he t ~t a~ent perfon as fuch, fomething to a ~0 t cannot therefore 1 to a ptra e ' f name y, f him in the way o pu· k ta e a way hr om. ht w'h ich he ha t h gotten nHhment, t ·~ r~gbecaufe then the words by the proml e. ff a which by all would have no e. e~ , means is to be a votded. .• . What oaths ar6 prnper!J meant tn XLthVe. charge 0 J(f.r•i /1J•. again{t Jwearmg. HE .. ~ obfervab1e by the w~y, that re ltl ·d f ChriR and of James the WOl s o 1 b 1 a . . a do not proper y e ont> agamfl: fweann:::> ;h whereof arefomeex· to anaff~~~~e ~ ;Hle Paul, but to_th e . • ~;,~IIV"' -ampl~~ 1 f a ~uture uncertain tht~g. whltn. promt JJ o;J o ears by the oppofinon t E~tlll/en[um This e"1demtlytth ·a. Te havt heard, it .,ax \izrozel~"' in the words 0 // • ,fold Thou foalt t~pud Htll.enifl•' hath been f~i~ to t. lmboJ fh tt render to fJabet, Nt •PI•· +ur[wear thy felf' ut a r. ear ret Job 34· 30• not J' h h But I [aJ unto you' ,w lrf.lltt. 2.4, 11· God t J oat • h reafon oiven by Jamll eo •libi. . not at ~tll ; and t bf i d dcceitfull t:fo r tubi mtmiftne is this,* Left ye .e oun The fame is eft 't;r;__~:::S that is the meamnl thtc·hrift; Buf let ::ant, ut ial il- proved by the_ wo.r s b~ ea, yea; nay,na;: ltJ,ex illoCory- your {o~mumc~ttlon S J~mes thus;But let don Corydon which lS exprefl: by d our nAJ ' nay t· eft .terop?re l-your yea be Jea ; an d] fignifies the nob1s.~~ ~na . h he firfl:yea, an n~y' For rtro fimJl~ : Ad W ere t 1 its performance .. . ilium diem promife' the ater 'fi a • whence l,tll Nemm!us crat lea. is a word of promlm• ' explain' I Nemm1us. ~xplafn'dby Amen,Apoc.z.7. andofche fame fignification among the 1.{pman Lawyers are the words ~U&''Atrt~ and quidni~ in anfwer co a Hi pula cion. For the imple .. tion of a promife, it is taken \n that pla~e 2. Cor. 1 •· of Paul,· where he faith, AU the promiles· 2.0. of God in Chrifl: are Yr:a and eAmen. :z. Cor, I.Jij Hence the old iaylng of the H ehrews, t1 ~·.a • .A · , n · d h · . 1-e1.us 'llllruu, JUJ• mans 7ea u 7ea , an h. nay .'! reftmu fonten-na_ f. On the contrary , w hofe deeds dli- ti 111 de fignift~ fer from their words, with them is faid to catione 'fllcli be yea and nay : that is, their yea is nay , na~c~m, ft~ and their na11 isyea. So the ApolHe him-Jd':Jbu.:uQE'x"' _ '. .m a1 me telf expounds 1t :for when he had denyed Gr.rc 0 ,.;, ~ •- him{elf co have ufed lightmfs, he addeth, xllevem homi· his tpeech was not yea and nay t. N<:>w, ~em f.tgr:tificaifyea and 11/1.'] fianif.y liahtnefs it follow! n. ~tete m h~c . chat yea Jta, nav7 nay, bf igm. fy 'c onfiancy.' Ffee{rlizH l~o& ~u Itmf"pl.' ChriH: therefore faith the tame with Phi- Aputl H~mtrum: lo *,It is 6eftand moft projitahle, atJd toidenimtt1'fll. the rational nature mo ft convenient to ah- ttm naucl profie in from [wearimr , and fo to ac;uftom· ~~D·Ns • 0 cctd.ailt. 0 . ~OtJts [·e lf to veracity~,t hat ones ~o·r d may he t eecog. Idem Philo -' tak§n for an oath t .Jofephus of the Elfens: de fpeciaJ.le,. what[oever they fay u firmer than an Vir~b•ni ''"!" oath: and to Jwear u accpunted, amof- 1};0 JUY~tnt ~ them , a thm. g [uperjluom. From the E - tralt6 jiitrim o/l,l t,l.mermc u-fens, or thofe Hehrews whom the €Jfons nefcia,' followed, this feems received t by PJtha- t r;t11m & Her-fiorM, whofe fentence ·cjs Let no man m1ppus PythAwea_ r hy th~ Godr, hut every' one tak!care folrrW• ISP hPii othfol&-' f htS credtt , tht~t he mAJ f,, helie·ved phi•m •b He- t{iet~a~ ~rtt/4 duetam , tt(le Orig~ contl·• Ctlfum. Idem & Jofiph:n Hcbi~eus 1rtditlit, fte ]MIIil"hNS PytbagariCJIS. R z withc~t |
