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Show 6 A Treatife of Oath6. SO . . b •n-Qntb of nnotbtr, for trt:o (:tluftt; ei: I67S· will nJtfwta1', ftlltbtr req'J.I~t I o~ th or on the C011trnry; ~~lye.· lfrh~ ~ tber btcaufeiJe who;,_ adt wes .1J=tw'a ,5' fi eakTruth without an Oath; VoL I. ~otto rei Malp~ahs Truth ujNnllytlfi WI tho' h}e i~ear: Tberefcre /Dr /Jorb thtfe 6u·~~YaM~:U ~Itt ; be 1f a Lyar, he~~ uii:;n O:uh. otanother Cnu u, one oufht "U~toB.~ f Aqui!fi• about or not long after that .,an. LV. CHRO.b ATI ' 1 f 1°/6 111110 )'~11, fwear not ar •II, parap~ra• en Mat.~· Time, upon thefe Wor~sh. :•) iv~ ~)' Mofes, reuiwJ a Grottub, Projicun_~ feth thus; The Law (f:uG e ~rbe DoUri•• of tbe Gafpel. In rbe Lato tt q, or Perfellion, ~y tbt race v.r but in the Gofpel ]\/or to Juetrr: TVbicb wm com_rnanded, not to {"r{io~tfrd bojl JiJ. prtmeditt~te tlMt Solomon ~Mfd very Tbmg heretofore r. t L ry ot thy Mouth ufe ro Swear, ·.And 11 tttn, command or ttarb, faytnK, . er,t U nor '']Iencd Jiw• rbe Pa!cnifs bH .d1 a StrrJtJIII beaten conllnlltt 1~b jbnU 1101 be p11rttd fro!IJ Sin. WheteJ St,.ipes, fo eVery on;, tbnt ~wef;ea'r 111 till. For, What 1\'eed if tl1r.re fo,. fore it is not meet ~r .U5 b 1 •1 is nor 11111if lawful fOr us to Lye; u'bojt 1, 1 11{ 11.t to Swear, Jte11't J.. " 1 fo very faithful th:!t they may be :lCTVor/ 1 olt_(bt always to.A'dJ:,::r~[ore the Lord no; D1f/y .f~rbitlr 111 to Forcounted for Olths. n . tbtlt t:ct , 111y not fum to Jpeak Trtab o~ly ficear, hut e\'en Th Swear'· ;Y 1101 think rb,1r tbift whom ht barb nppoun· ~/Jtn ret Swear; b ~~S 1110 b moy bave Liberty to Lye ~it bout an Oa1h: ed to he t~Nt in all t "' ptt~ 'tb Btcnuft tbnt every ont v:bo J~ettrtth, sufpicion the F.or 1hif n the _ Gmfe 1 J11 }. 41 be willjpettk tbnt w1Jicb is true, anJ tber,Caufeofan J01b 1101 fu:ear to _lbtt n , 1 'Diffi 1 ht between their Oath and their Oath. for"t-tht Lordfwc ou~d. 1Jave0n~h ;b:~:n~~gh_t to be no Perfid'iOufnei, fo in Vlord : Bec:J.u e as man a L e in that l!Oib Perjiii'Y 4nd Lyint art &UI \'fords thebre 'i:'g~~ ton~eo/~b• 'j;dgmenr of God, jumg rh< &t.; '"" condemned I'] t e ~llm;•- 1!11 h k.ll h he Soul. Thtrf{ore who oever ft1ith, The Mouth whtch lyet 1 ~t e:s t:r:ittcn A ·faitbfuf Witne s doth . fptnketb Truth, &u:e:;..r~tb~ JetS:/},,ure (not wi;hour Cttuf.t) 1[ten !"elottt, 'hot lye. .Anti t'Jtr~Jttlt o.~ 'bar{ocvtr is fpdtn of God, w1JO II true-, th::tr Ood hltb ~orn, ~uouJta~ Oath becauft nU. wbifb heJptnlu il tru~: atJd cannfiar ~3 d ·C:::,n:;~~t'Sr«aring,' bitt iris fo". rbe Ptrfidt.ONfRefs of tl~ Nbr.e tct n Q J'liD h. k that ,.g Truth conjlfls lilt be Credit of an Oa!b, y,.,;.{h_ l•fi11.''&l 11! t /,t f,.nr tbat rh<y tcbo u:onld no/ trufl OoJ Jpta/;.':[ 1Jtrtf~rt a[Jo ·. OR l bt {n'ore: Thtrt/ore our Lttf'tl- failb, Ye ba\'e j,"f:t~d'i~bfai~,.ci{!{)fd~ T~:: fh:tl~ not Forfwea~s But I fay upto you, Swtar nor or all. &c. . EI ]) 6 p:1g n Why Jorb tbe LatJ totfJmaod,th4t OnDeuc 6. LVI. T1E~I;i0Rb (;" d ,""~eli: th~y rhould fwear b); falfe Gods: For A fmart and rbty jhoul J {Vtnr 'Y o .P.. b lf hou takeft tbe Narn~ of Bt~ahm out true Anrwer. 1Jcjaitf:ibe jame b,r tht 1 rr,p tt, Tht Lord li\'eth with Trtirh: .AI(d btre ~,~hk ~J"[~id~h1~~ iliai':e;~~ ~t L~~~ ~~1~(!,~n;Y h~~ ~~m~ah~ thou ferve. and 10:1 t c eave un fl Gods which are of tbc firbjointJ Ye t'hll1 ~ot walk af!er other or ran~ , Lyr £lith the the ~d~ of the ~adons~ \,'t'htch are round a ut you.. ll 14PII. OrJin• . Glofs on .Mot.- •· 37· h~th. this Sent~nce, A Faithful sfl(e(h uu:.IJI to z ~CCOllnted f1JY the 04tb. . 6 btin· edt. a Tefti,. tViH . ]ol!Rnnts Dnma{ttnlls, Parallel. hb. 3· C3p. 1 ·,d }l'.gi . ~,1 • }l""l • fr S caring There was one ~;~am z tH m r , mony of. one. ·'·''' ?f,;~ E.":: b ·us . Another Bifhop of Co,jlantiff')p/e, po- 3. Mamr, menuon ~ IIJt r . h W rdS re thefe . lt ;1 "ot t~riJ· Nil11.$forbid:; keriof'hySocrarts, ,hOth\·eryfamous, t e or a dl16mz),4ble. Wht~"t.· O.ths. fj,t•b.t// ~~~·;,;~~r1/'l,~'~t1;::~;;;~ ':~;';!~,:;; f-'~ n_Thint; tU :t~£ ',/;' 1'o ~;,, llj< fMIJJ: In the fatpe 1'1ace-he~lledgeth Telltmomes o l~!?e~· :J~~;,'l'v~~"f/~~'b.t;'i\il~"i:.':',;. ., n:J, in hhis CoJ.ml!1lJ'lJ On;1er.4- · ..,. ' h A d jh 1/fw~ar rbt Lord hvttb m Trut , an tn on 'J'6rr:my ~he 4;t , ~r. .r. 11. fa .th 'Ltt Ui look wh~ fwc::ll, how we do not mtnr, and tM RtgbtcO!IJ1teJI, 1 ''* ' fweat: .. Vch.i. : ' ' ' :d l' tea tile . of bati1i. 6jt fwear in Judgment, but ~ithout Judgment i fo !bat our Oaths are b.y a:r. r6n. tom rather than Judgment; we are bfhed therefore, and the \Vord reprov .. ~ ~ng that fa~e Thipg, fa~th, -{1-nd if be jhall fw~~r, tbt Lord livetb, in Truth, 111 R1ghuoujnefs 4nd ]11Jgmt111 : For we know It is f!id in the Gpfpel ~y the Lord unto his Dili::iples, 8111 I f•y llfrl() you, tb4t yo11 Swear not at aU. Bnt ler us confider alfo,this Saying, and if God gtant, both {ball be 1<· l'Var~ed .. For, perh:lps, 11 firft behovcth to fwe;~r in Truth, in Jadgmenr, and 1n R1ghteoufrtefs; and after one hJrh made Proficiency, lie moy be mad~ ~on by nor ro Swear at 40, bur mtty have Ttt~, nor ncedmg Wirnc.ffes rb4t ir it fo; and may IMf!l N(ly, not 1tttdint Witne.ffer that it U verily not fo. And fays Cyn/furrber, Let nbne bccaufe he hears that God fwore to Ahr11· C,.il. Sec bam, ufe r_o 1wear: For, as that which is ~ai_Jed Wtnrh in God, it not TVraJb, ~~'!~a1"J;. nor doth tr figt(ifie a Paffion, but a Pumfhmg Power, or fome fuch like on me Motion; fo neither is Swearing, Swe•ring: .For God dorb 1 1 hot SwtlV': But 2J· • !he~s the Certainty, th:n what he faith rhal1 come to pafs, certainly: For the-oath of God is his own Word, fiDin,g the Henrtn, and mding every vne believe, tb11r «hat bt b~rb promiftd •nd f4id, }hall furely co111e 'fo pajs. LX. Caj]iodorrlt on Pjalm 9+. fairh, Htnct it is, 1har .A-len art forbidde~ OnP/al. 94: to fwt4r! hunrife 6y their own Power tbty cannot perform tbt"ir Pro,nifts. Agreetfl lfith ThtsCnffiotlorus was Famous about the Year 500. Au.tufltn. LXI. OlympioJorus was alfo Famous about the fame Time, who on &- dnEultf. ~ clef.. viii. faith thus, Keep the Mouth Of the King, and do not fiudy con-cernmg the Word of the Oath of God, bot go far from the Face of it, vii. Of an Oa!h; that is, Refrain ttnd dtp4rt from it, and do not .dr aD en.lwre to raice an Oath into thy Mouib. LXII. ljidorm Hijpaltnjis was famous about that Time, and liv'd with him rhey caWd Sr. Gregory, Who difliked the bringing in the Title of Uni-v erfal Bt}hop, and alfo the Ufe of Swtarittg: His Words are thefe, .Many chap. 3t~ or~ flow to btlirot wbi(b art 11/iVtd 41 tbt Belief of the Word : But they do gntvoJ~jly offend. who compel tbtm Ia Sweor tb4t fpt41<. to them. LXIII. JinriochrH, faid to be a Man famous for Holinefs and Lelrning, living in Paleflint about the Time of Htrtu!irn, the Emperor, th3:t was a~our the Year 614-o In his Pandells of Scripture, Hom. 62, concerning Swearing, faith thus in the Greek (which fee, for the Latin Tranfiar~on is- in fome Things imperfeClJ The old Law, as giving Laws to Children, which for their Age were not capable of more Hol¥ Doflrine, not unfCafonably com .. rnands, To Swear nothing to dreir Neighbour in Deceit; But us our Lord and Saviour commandeth, l\'o1 roSwtar 111 aU, tltllhe!" 0111 of ~tnfon, no,. iii Senfon ; for he faith unto us, Ltt your Tt4 bt Te.J, dnd your ~Nay, Nay ; fot fJJbnrfoever H more, it of th~ Evil. . And faith Ire to rhe flrtl People of 1 Stiff Nak, I commanded, Thou fh•lt not Forfwe4r, Owr jhalr perform rby Vows umo tht Lord, as to them that Were hard-hearted and difobedienr to me : But to you that believe in me, to whom I have given Power to become the Sons of God, that are boin again of the HoJy Spirit, I command, Nor to Swear ar all, neither linle, nor great 0Jths ; that a Difference may plainfy appear, who :lre Baftard$, and Who True Sons. Let us therefore, Dear Friends, fear Him, who hath vouchf:lfed us fo much Honour, even the Lord :lnd Father, widt all Fear; as Sincere ingenious Servants let us keep his Com'mJndments, l\'ut ro Swear at aD, left he fay as in l[tt. 1. 1 ha~e no11rijh'd a.nd hrougbt up C~ildren, anf tbey bave rtheU'd ogainfl mt : Lets not be Shghters arrd Defp1fers of thiS Comm"3ndm"enr of the Lord ; for th9fe Things that are faid and dOne wlth-our: tn Oarh, are more credited by Men, and more'pleafing to God. . •. LXIV. In the next Century, BEDA, an Englijhman, the moft famous of Btl.t Jg E{l' thofe Days, ond tlyl'd Vcner.bl<, in his Expofitio~ upon rhefe Wo~ds,_ &- 1••· · '' f?re all T!"ngs, my Brethren, Swtal' nor, r&c . .faub, ~ec~ufe ~e deJrres en-tirely to draw out the deadly Poifon of the 'tongue tn hts HearerS", he; who forbJd to grieve in Adverfiries, forhJd to_detraB: or fbnder _3.f1Y M:m, or. to J~dge his Neighbour, which are open Sins; Ht adds tim .11!/o (fummr bgb1 tq_ f omt")that he may rake away the Cuftom of Sweaf!ngt For th~t~ . 0 0 0 0 2 tbl!f, |