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ephraim_n who_o as_o a_o heifer_n unaccustomed_a to_o the_o yoke_n kick_v against_o the_o prick_n and_o have_v take_v the_o burden_n on_o they_o will_v cast_v it_o off_o again_o o_o england_n thou_o have_v the_o law_n thou_o own_v that_o law_n to_o be_v god_n and_o as_o god_n thou_o submit_v to_o the_o teach_n thereof_o but_o thyself_o art_n not_o govern_v by_o it_o in_o which_o be_v a_o bear_v god_n name_n for_o nothing_o a_o profess_v we_o know_v god_n but_o in_o work_n we_o deny_v he_o by_o this_o command_n the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o punish_v false_a swear_n and_o in_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a evil_n commit_v in_o the_o nation_n by_o swear_v man_n note_v that_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n be_v minister_v only_o in_o case_n where_o be_v want_v of_o witness_n to_o assist_v in_o judgement_n and_o not_o else_o as_o in_o exod._n 22.8_o 9_o 11._o case_n to_o prove_v the_o practice_n in_o all_o other_o like_o kind_n 2._o it_o be_v never_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n that_o witness_n and_o 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son_n or_o themselves_o which_o before_o they_o have_v do_v and_o be_v against_o the_o covenant_n 1._o to_o bind_v they_o from_o future_a breach_n thereof_o he_o swear_v they_o by_o god_n 2._o so_o that_o if_o after_o they_o have_v do_v the_o same_o they_o have_v die_v not_o for_o marry_v but_o for_o break_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n 3._o he_o can_v not_o have_v put_v they_o to_o the_o oath_n but_o that_o they_o break_v the_o covenant_n when_o the_o oath_n be_v institute_v to_o preserve_v it_o and_o man_n from_o breach_n of_o it_o or_o it_o be_v death_n to_o they_o 4._o they_o promise_v not_o to_o do_v it_o more_o and_o for_o confirmation_n of_o their_o promise_n he_o require_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o nehem._n 10.28_o 29_o 30._o leu._n 5.4_o be_v not_o a_o oath_n put_v on_o man_n by_o a_o magistrate_n 5._o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v commit_v to_o a_o man_n and_o he_o hide_v it_o and_o swear_v false_o to_o conceal_v it_o be_v to_o be_v restore_v and_o a_o five_o 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