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A44363	The Spirit of Christ, and the spirit of the Apostles and the spirit of the martyrs is arisen, which beareth testimony against swearing and oaths, for which the martyrs suffered in the time of the ten persecutions and some since, which we also, the people of God called Quakers, do suffer for, as many thousands have done, for keeping the commands of Christ who saith, swear not at all and also, here you may see such martyrs as could not put off their hat or bonnet to the Pope, nor his legate, and as example of one martyr that could not give sureties, being innocent, so that you may see in this book following, to swear not at all, nor to take oaths, nor to deny putting off the hat or bonnet, nor to deny giving sureties being innocent is no new thing, which is proved out of the Scriptures and book of martyrs / published by Ellis Hooks.	Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.	1661 (1661)	Wing H2662; ESTC R4402	20,779	30

The SPIRIT of CHRIST AND The SPIRIT of the APOSTLES AND The SPIRIT of the MARTYRS Is Arisen Which beareth TESTIMONY against SWEARING and OATHS For which the Martyrs suffered in the time of the Ten Persecutions and some since which we also the People of God called Quakers do now suffer for as many thousands have done for keeping the Commands of Christ who saith Swear not at all And also here you may see such Martyrs as could not put off their Hat or Bonnet to the Pope nor his Legate And an Example of one Martyr that could not give Sureties being Innocent So that you may see in this Book following to swear not at all no to take Oaths nor to deny putting off the Hat or Bonnet nor to deny giving Sureties being Innocent is no new thing which is proved out of the Scriptures and Book of Martyrs You have heard that it hath been said by them of old time Thou shalt not forswear thy self but shalt perform unto the Lord thine Oaths But I say unto you Swear not at all c. but let your communication be yea yea and nay nay for whatsoever is more cometh of evil Matth. 5. But above all things my Brethren swear not neither by Heaven neither by Earth neither by any other Oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay lest you fall into Condemnation Jam. 5.12 Published by Ellis Hooks London Printed for Giles Calvert at the sign of the Black-spread-Eagle at the West-end of Pauls 1661. The Spirit of Christ the Spirit of the Apostles and the Spirit of the Martyrs is arisen Which bears Testimony against Swearing and Oaths THere was no Oaths before the Fall given to Man but after the Fall for in the Law after the Fall among the Jews were the Oaths given and commanded which Christ by whom the World was made which was before the Fall who was the Oath of GOD of whom Oaths were typical in the Fall who ends the Strife and brought into the Rest and tyed up to GOD And Christ the Oath of GOD ends all Oaths whatsoever that tyed up to God and brought into the Land of Rest outward Canaan and ended the strife which Christ destroyes the Devil the author of strife who is the Rest himself and is the Way the Truth and the Life that brings up to God and is God's Covenant in which Man hath Peace with GOD that destroyes that which led out from GOD and CHRIST He it is that saith Christ who was the Oath of God brings man to the pleasant Garden Swear not at all neither by Heaven nor Earth nor any other Oath which restores Man into the state that he was in in the beginning before the Fall that doth restore into God's Image and so in the Restauration there is no Oaths nor Swearing according to the Doctrine of Him but Yea and Nay to be practised in all their common occasions and whatsoever is more is evil So Swearing now comes to be evil And this is the Doctrine of Him that doth restore People up into the state that Man was in in the beginning who is the Substance that ends the Figures and his Disciple that followed his Counsel who is the Everlasting Counsellor said Above all things my Brethren swear not at all neither by Heaven nor Earth nor any other Oath James 5. lest ye fall into Condemnation but in all your communications let your Yea be Yea and your Nay Nay And this was the practice of them that followed the Doctrine and Command of Christ in the Restauration who was built upon the true Foundation that was first laid in the primitive amongst the true Brethren and held forth publickly which Practice Doctrine and Command of Christ Jesus and the Apostles in the primitive times many of the Martyrs followed held forth and practised amongst such as were degenerated and apostatized from the Life and Power of Christ and the Apostles though they profest the words and now is the Spirit of Christ Jesus and the Apostles and the Saints in the primitive times and the Spirit of the Martyrs risen which doth bear a Testimony against all Oaths and Swearing whatsoever amongst Heathens Jews and Apostate Christians both publick and private and keeps to Yea and Nay in all their common occasions as Christ and the Apostles and Martyrs taught and practised knowing whatsoever is more than Yea and Nay is evil and such are condemned that do swear according to Christ's and the Apostles Doctrine So we say again Christ and the Apostles and Martyrs Spirit is risen which hath been dead and is dead in and among the Apostates that have the Form but deny the Power from which we turn away but now is risen amongst Us lives and is alive Glory and Honour to GOD through Jesus Christ that doth restore up to the Beginning into the Image of GOD as Man was before the Fall bofore Oaths were So see some Examples see Genesis there was no Command given to Adam and Eve before the Fall concerning Swearing neither from Christ that doth restore Man again who ends the Oaths before the Law and in the Law and Prophets to whom the Angels bow that swore for Christ said Swear not at all who is the Lord and Master so it is better to obey Him than Man And in all your communication let your yea be yea and your nay nay whatsoever is more than this comes of evil saith he that restores even Christ. And for further example see the Apostles who practised the Doctrine and Command of Christ and said Above all things my Brethren swear not at all lest you fall into condemnation Jam. 5. but let your yea be yea and your nay nay in all your common occasions And though there were Swearing among the Jews and other heathenish Nations before the apostate Christians got up to swear yet the Apostles and Brethren obeyed and was to obey the Doctrine and Command of Christ So if Christ command one thing and men another it is better to obey the Lord Jesus Christ the Life who is the Restorer Saviour and Redeemer than men And also see the Examples of the Martyrs that followed Christ and the Apostles Doctrine in the night of the apostate Christians from the Life of Christ and the Apostles who suffered among them that had the form of Godliness but denied the power See their Example as followeth for he that had the form of Godliness but denied the power among them have the Oaths and Swearing come up who persecuted and martyred them that lived in the power of God nevertheless the Martyrs could not yeeld to these Apostate Christians but kept the Doctrines and Commands of Christ Jesus and kept to Yea and Nay in their common occasions and denied Oaths and yeelded up their Estates to the Spoyler and their Bodies to the Fire And also see the Martyrs that suffered and denied swearing by the Heathen Emperor's Good Fortune and by Caesar's Prosperity which was the

Woodm. I would you loved the King nor Queen no worse than I. Woodman said to the Bishop of Chichester Why my Lord St. Paul saith to Timothy A Bishop should be blameless and you use much swearing which is a great fault in a Bishop of all others that should be an Example to the Flock Then he and his Prelats were in a Rage with him because he reproved him for his swearing And this Richard Woodman was burnt at Lewis with nine more Some refused to take the Oath in the King's Colledge Vol. 3. pag. 766. Ma. dayes and would not betray themselves At a Conference between the Bishop and Mr. Philpot V. 3. p. 561. Ma. dayes and other Prisoners the Bishop brought a Book for the Prisoners to swear against Philpot and the Prisoners refused to swear One Smith hearing Bishop Bonner swear he said Pag. 400. Ma. dayes Well sworn ye keep a good watch in reproof to him Then B. Bonner called him Master Controller you catch me at my words I 'le catch thee as well I warrant thee So here he reproves a Bishop Bradford spake against Swearing before the Chancellor Pag. 286. Ma. dayes and would not take the Queens Oath and then the Chancellor said he went to deny all obedience to the Queen and make God's Word a Warrant for it for he will not answer the Queen in this sort when she saith Swear now to the Bishop of Rome And yet Bradford said He did not go about to deny all obedience to the Queen but denyed obedience in this part if she should demand it It pittieth me to hear the use of some in our Nation Vol. 2. pag. 420. saith J. S. as name themselves Spiritual and name themselves Head Ministers of the Church who incontinent as a man cometh before them they call for a Book and do move him to swear they will charge him by Vertue of the Contents of the Evangelists They that will follow the Law shall be heard in open Court P. 120. in Germany and taught how the matter is like to proceed and counselled with new Exhortations to stop their Process if they will not be perswaded and the Judges seeing the matter ambiguous that they cannot give Sentence except by vertue of an Oath made by one of the Parties they be first better certified then they will shew the same before the Suiters declaring what a chargeful thing it is to swear a solemn Oath for the love of some wordly profit besides an ill example that is given to a Multitude it works to themselves haply shame or dishonesty So that Juries and Swearing is well excluded out of Germany and need not much to be required the Judges and Peers by Reason and sober and fatherly Exhortations perswading their Neighbours to avoid God's Displeasure As here you may see the Magistrates of Middleburgh were to take Peoples Yea and Nay instead of an Oath by this which followeth A COPY given forth by AUTHORITY IN MIDDLEBURGH VVHEREAS there hath been an Address presented unto his Excellency in the behalf of certain of the Inhabitants of the City of Middleburgh wherein Complaint was made of the Magistrates of the said City who not long since caused the Shops of some of the said Inhabitants to be shut up and consequently hath forbidden them Trading though it be their only means to maintain their Families by and that this hath been the Cause to wit their refusing the taking the accustomed Oaths as others have done Yet nevertheless it appeareth that for certain years past they have paid all Taxes Contributions and Customs belonging to the City even equal with other Citizens and Inhabitants of the said City though they had never taken the said Oath and that willingly and therefore ought they now to have their Liberty without being molested in this particular seeing they desire nothing else than to live in the enjoyment of their Liberty of their Consciences in order to which this present Warre with the King of Spain was Raised by his Subjects and which now by the help of God is come so far that the aforesaid Liberty of Conscience is obtained and therefore it would be an evil thing to take it away from these People who through their paying of Taxes and Contributions and bearing of other Burdens besides the great hazard of their Lives and Liberties hath holpen to obtain it And it appears that these People have declared that they are willing to be ruled according to the Ordinances of the City yet nevertheless the Magistrates do and have striven with them about the Oath which have not only extended to the expelling them out of the City but consequently to the forcing out of a numberless Company of others in Holland and Zealand with their Wives and Children to their utter Ruine and this would not tend to any man's profit but on the countrrry it would be a great apparant hinderance to these Lands because Trading thereby over all NATIONS would greatly decrease And forasmuch as these People do proffer That their YEA shall stand insted of an Oath and the Transgression thereof to be punished as Perjured Persons Which thing his Excellency having taken into consideration doth therefore with the Advice of the Governour and Council of Zealand Ordain and Confirm and by these Presents be it Ordained and Confirmed That the Peoples YEA aforesaid shall stand instead of an Oath before the Magistrates of the aforesaid City And that the Transgressors of the same shall be punished as Forswearers or Perjured Persons Moreover His Excellency doth Charge and Command the Magistrates of Middleburgh with all others whom it doth concern For the future not to burthen these People afore-said any further with the Oath but that they shall open their Shops and follow their Trading as formerly they have done This was given forth in his Excellencies Name and under his Seal in the City of Middleburgh in Zealand the 26th of January 1577. Hear followeth a COPY of another ORDER to the Confirmation of the former NOBLE HONEST HONOURABLE WISE DISCREET and Specially BELOVED VVHEREAS there are certain men Vide Religion Urgheit fol. 68 69. as it is said dwelling in Middleburgh who with Complaints have at sundry times been made known unto Us how that you are daily molesting them so that in Quietness and Peace they cannot follow their Trading thereby to get a Livelihood for themselves and their Families they being hindered from setting open their Shops under pretence of their Refusing the taking of the Oath in such a Form as other Citizens have done the which we have already taken into Consideration And seeing that the aforesaid People do proffer to bear their part of all reasonable Burdens with other Citizens they themselves being excused from bearing of Arms so that you may order that for them at their Charge or such as you shall appoint howbeit not exceeding Equity and Reason But however we think that you are to be blamed that you suffer

them not to live in Quietnesse and Peace according to their Mind and Conscience and according to the Act which with the Advice of the Governour and Council We have formerly granted them which they have shewed unto You as they say Nevertheless We have understood that to this very day You will not observe it nor Our former LETTERS We are therefore now finally necessitated to write This by which we do manifestly declare unto You That it doth not belong to You in particular to trouble your selves about the Consciences of any if there be nothing done by them which tendeth to the scandalizing of any and in that particular we do not desire to respect or suffer any And therefore We expresly Charge and Require You that from henceforth you forbear molesting those People called ANABAPTISTS or from hindering them from following their Trades and their Merchandize whereby they may get a Livelihood for their Wives and Children And see that from henceforth You suffer Them to Open their Shops and to follow their Business as heretofore they have done And see that Yon take heed how that You Act contrary to This or to Act as before-mentioned or of taking any Fines of these People for the Cause aforesaid while nothing is Attempted by them which might tend to the scandalizing of any man they bearing their reasonable Share of such Burdens as do belong to the City as well as others Written at Antwerp the 26th of July 1578. Concerning Swearing William Thorp's Examination before the Bishop Bishop IT is certified against thee William Thorp Acts Monuments Vol. 1. pag. 701. Hen. 6ths dayes that thou preachest openly at Shrewsbury That it is not lawful to Swear in any case Thorp What I preached at Shrewsbury I say now here By the Authority of the Epistle of James and by the Witness of divers Saints and Doctors I have preached openly in one place or other That it is not lawful to swear by any Creature though he had not said so altogether as he said and I have preached and taught according to the aforesaid Authors that no body should swear in any case If that without an Oath he that is charged to swear might excuse him without an Oath Which was the Jews Oaths and true Oath commanded by the Law of God which Law and Oath Christ ends to them that have power to compel him to swear then he ought only to swear By GOD. The Clerk asked Thorp Whether it was not lawful for a Subject at the bidding of his Prelate to kneel down and kiss the holy Ghost's Book saying Help me GOD and this holy Doom for he would do after his cunning and power all things that the Prelate commanded him Thorp Ye speak full general and large if the Prelat command to do an unlawful thing should he obey thereto Thorp said to the Bishop I was once in a Gentleman's house and there was two a Master of Divinity and a Man of Law these men spake of Oaths and the Man of Law at the bidding of the Soveraign had power to charge him to swear he would lay his hand upon the Book and hear his Charge and if his Charge were unlawful to his understanding he would hastily withdraw his hand upon the Book taking there only God to witness that he would fulfill the lawful Charge after his power and the Master of Divinity said unto the Lawyer Certainly he that layeth his hand upon a Book on this wise maketh a promise to do that thing that he is commanded and is obliged thereby by Book-Oath then to fulfill his Charge for no doubt he that chargeth him to lay his hand thus upon a Book toucheth it and sweareth by it and kisseth it and promising in this form to do this thing or that and will say and witness he that toucheth this Book and kisseth it hath sworn upon that Book and all other men that see that man thus do and also all those that hear thereof in the same wise will say and witness That this man hath sworn upon a Book Wherefore the Master of Divinity said to the Lawyer It was not lawful either to give or take any such Charge upon a Book it is nothing but divers creatures of which it is made up Therefore to swear upon a Book it is to swear by the Creatures How mad the Divines so called are now for Swearing and how contrary to him they are and this swearing is ever unlawful This Sentence witnesseth Chrysostom the Divine plainly blaming them greatly that bring forth a Book to swear upon and chargeth his Clerks that in no wise they constrain any body to swear whether they think they swear true or false Then the Arch-Bishop and his Clerk scorned at Thorp greatly for his sayings and the Arch-Bishop menaced him with great Punishment and sharp except he would leave his Opinion of Swearing and he said It is not mine own Opinion but the Opinion of Christ our Saviour of James of Chrysostom and of divers other Saints and Doctors Then the Arch-Bishop bid his Clerk read this Homily of Chrysostom So the Clerk read the Roll till he came to that clause where he said that it is a sin to swear well The Examination of Elizabeth Young Martyr before M. Hussy Hussy Wilt thou not swear before a Judge Vol. 3. pag. 910 911. 912. Eliz. I know not what an Oath is Huss Then he began to teach her the Book-Oath Eliz. I do not understand it and I will not learn it The Examination of Elizabeth before the Bishop of London Sir Roger Cholmley Dr. Cook the Recorder of London Dr. Roper of Kent and Dr. Martin as concerning her Faith B. Bonner Wilt thou not swear before a Judge this is the right trade of the Anabaptists Eliz. My Lord Christ saith Whatsoever is more than yea yea or nay nay comes of evil And moreover I know not what an Oath is and I will take no such thing upon me Sir Roger Cholmley Twenty pounds twice over it's a man in womans apparrel B. Bonner Think you so Cholmley Yes Eliz. I am a Woman Bishop Swear her by a Book seeing it is but a Question Cholmley I lay twenty pounds it is a Man Dr. Cook brought her a Book and commanded her to lay her hand thereupon Eliz. No I will not swear I know not what an Oath is I am a Woman and have Children B. Bonner That know not we therefore swear Cholmly Thou ill-favoured Whore lay thy hand on the Book I will lay on mine so he laid on his hand upon the Book Eliz. So will not I mine Dr. Cook Swear before us whether thou art a Man or a Woman Eliz. If you will not believe me send for Women into a secret place and I will be tried Cholmley Thou ill-favour'd Whore nothing but Spirit and Faith Whore Eliz. I told you how I believe Martin Away with her we have more to talk withal Richard Hume saith Vol. 2. pag. 16.