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the_o holy_a sacrament_n as_o he_o right_o style_v they_o but_o he_o express_o call_v they_o both_o vow_n and_o oath_n and_o further_o tell_v we_o that_o therein_o we_o swear_v and_o promise_v to_o live_v after_o god_n will_n and_o pleasure_n pray_v consult_v the_o preface_n to_o his_o exposition_n on_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o you_o will_v find_v how_o contrary_a his_o doscourse_n be_v to_o the_o quaker_n notion_n of_o perfection_n do_v you_o not_o remember_v what_o character_n t._n e._n give_v of_o philpot_n par._n yes_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o be_v a_o godly_a and_o learned_a martyr_n p._n 275._o min._n true_o ellwood_n be_v so_o far_o in_o the_o right_n for_o a_o godly_a and_o learned_a man_n he_o be_v but_o then_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o and_o the_o quaker_n agree_v in_o their_o notion_n and_o principle_n of_o religion_n
e._n reason_n well_o or_o have_v get_v the_o victory_n that_o a_o oath_n due_o circumstantiate_v be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n &_o of_o a_o religious_a nature_n in_o itself_o i_o prove_v before_o in_o that_o it_o glorify_v god_n in_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o attribute_n for_o to_o make_v any_o action_n of_o a_o religious_a nature_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v glorify_v in_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v notwithstanding_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o action_n be_v but_o rare_a and_o accidental_a and_o though_o it_o be_v no_o prescribe_a way_n of_o the_o constant_a worship_n of_o god_n but_o secondary_a and_o occasional_a in_o the_o designation_n of_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v real_a when_o thus_o occasion_v and_o perform_v with_o reverence_n to_o the_o divine_a name_n par._n from_o instance_n of_o particular_a person_n he_o give_v one_o of_o a_o nation_n in_o general_n namely_o the_o scythian_n who_o ambassador_n treat_v with_o alexander_n the_o great_a thus_o deliver_v themselves_o think_v not_o that_o the_o scythian_n confirm_v their_o amity_n by_o oath_n they_o swear_v by_o keep_v their_o word_n that_o it_o be_v the_o security_n of_o the_o greek_n who_o seal_v deed_n and_o call_v upon_o their_o go_n we_o be_v bind_v by_o our_o very_a promise_n p._n 115_o 116._o min._n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fair_a quotation_n i_o see_v in_o his_o book_n and_o to_o this_o i_o have_v much_o to_o answer_v first_o this_o very_a say_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v however_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o greek_n to_o seal_v deed_n &_o to_o swear_v by_o call_v on_o their_o god_n yea_o that_o swear_n be_v a_o call_v upon_o god_n which_o overthrow_v all_o his_o greek_a authority_n before_o produce_v second_o the_o ambassador_n say_v not_o they_o never_o swear_v only_o they_o confirm_v not_o their_o amity_n or_o league_n by_o oath_n in_o other_o case_n the_o scythian_n do_v swear_v by_o their_o king_n throne_n by_o the_o wind_n or_o their_o sword_n 10._o and_o indeed_o they_o worship_v their_o sword_n and_o so_o may_v well_o swear_v by_o it_o the_o scythian_n hang_v up_o a_o sword_n be_v wont_a to_o sacrifice_v to_o it_o as_o to_o mars_n protrept_v mars_n be_v the_o god_n of_o this_o people_n and_o instead_o of_o a_o image_n they_o worship_v a_o sword_n scythis_n three_o one_o instance_n especial_o of_o so_o barbarous_a esse_fw-la a_o nation_n as_o the_o scythian_n who_o be_v without_o town_n or_o house_n do_v not_o overthrow_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n nor_o do_v the_o exception_n of_o some_o few_o rude_a people_n make_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v no_o act_n of_o religion_n which_o the_o more_o know_v and_o more_o general_a part_n of_o mankind_n observe_v as_o such_o i_o hope_v t._n e._n will_v not_o deny_v that_o incest_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o whole_a nation_n 2._o that_o allow_v it_o justice_n be_v say_v t._n e._n a_o part_n of_o natural_a religion_n p._n 117._o yet_o among_o the_o spartan_n it_o be_v commendable_a to_o steal_v lycurgi_n and_o the_o old_a spaniard_n account_n robbery_n not_o only_o lawful_a but_o glorious_a maâ—…ii_fw-la to_o worship_v the_o supreme_a god_n be_v confest_o the_o main_a of_o natural_a religion_n yet_o the_o chinese_n 18._o and_o tartar_n 3._o be_v sink_v so_o much_o below_o the_o principle_n of_o natural_a light_n that_o they_o give_v no_o worship_n at_o all_o to_o he_o who_o they_o account_v so_o so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o it_o be_v not_o that_o the_o scythian_n do_v never_o swear_v it_o will_v not_o at_o all_o follow_v rbodius_fw-la from_o thence_o that_o swear_v be_v no_o part_n of_o natural_a religion_n since_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n have_v use_v it_o as_o such_o and_o now_o after_o so_o many_o discovery_n of_o ellwood_n untruth_n and_o sophistry_n i_o may_v just_o retort_v his_o own_o question_n here_o upon_o himself_o may_v he_o not_o have_v come_v off_o with_o less_o shame_n if_o he_o have_v use_v more_o modesty_n p._n 116._o par._n that_o oath_n be_v use_v among_o the_o heathen_a and_o by_o many_o of_o they_o repute_v religious_a t._n e._n at_o length_n deny_v not_o but_o this_o say_v he_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o oath_n be_v act_n of_o natural_a religion_n ibid._n and_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o heathen_a borrow_v many_o ceremony_n from_o their_o neighbour_n the_o jew_n p._n 117._o min._n you_o have_v be_v show_v that_o the_o first_o oath_n that_o be_v mention_v be_v tender_v by_o abimelech_n a_o heathen_a to_o abraham_n and_o accept_v of_o and_o take_v by_o he_o before_o any_o positive_a law_n be_v give_v about_o it_o so_o that_o to_o these_o thing_n i_o answer_v first_o all_o real_a act_n of_o religion_n use_v by_o the_o heathen_a must_v be_v act_n of_o natural_a religion_n because_o they_o be_v under_o no_o positive_a command_n rom._n 2._o 14._o second_o though_o all_o that_o some_o particular_a person_n or_o people_n among_o the_o heathen_a do_v account_v religious_a action_n be_v not_o real_o so_o yet_o that_o which_o be_v so_o not_o only_o in_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o most_o sober_a heathen_a and_o such_o a_o universal_a consent_n of_o nation_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v but_o also_o be_v use_v as_o a_o act_n of_o religion_n by_o invocation_n of_o god_n as_o witness_n not_o only_o by_o abimelech_n but_o by_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n before_o i_o say_v any_o positive_a law_n be_v give_v about_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n as_o be_v dictate_v by_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o universal_a law_n of_o nature_n this_o be_v so_o plain_a that_o i_o hope_v t._n e._n himself_o will_v be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o consider_v of_o it_o but_o i_o have_v now_o a_o great_a complaint_n to_o make_v against_o he_o that_o whereas_o you_o may_v remember_v i_o give_v you_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o tell_v you_o it_o be_v a_o religious_a appeal_n unto_o god_n the_o seareher_n of_o all_o heart_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o what_o wâ—…_n 57_o assert_v or_o promise_v and_o the_o avenger_n of_o perjury_n t._n e._n whole_o pass_v this_o by_o it_o be_v indeed_o for_o his_o interest_n so_o to_o do_v while_o he_o well_o consider_v how_o absurd_a it_o will_v have_v be_v for_o he_o to_o have_v deny_v either_o that_o a_o religious_a appeal_n to_o god_n be_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n or_o that_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v so_o even_o in_o the_o nature_n and_o definition_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n so_o that_o the_o pass_v this_o by_o be_v plain_o yield_v the_o cause_n another_o thing_n i_o complain_v of_o as_o a_o grand_a omission_n be_v that_o all_o this_o while_n he_o have_v give_v we_o no_o definition_n of_o his_o own_o nor_o any_o such_o express_a description_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o to_o make_v we_o understand_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o it_o this_o be_v a_o omission_n very_o injurious_a to_o peace_n for_o as_o he_o may_v state_n the_o case_n we_o may_v be_v as_o much_o against_o oath_n in_o his_o sense_n as_o himself_o par._n i_o have_v often_o think_v of_o this_o yet_o though_o i_o can_v excuse_v t._n be_v pass_v by_o your_o definition_n if_o you_o mind_n he_o have_v give_v one_o himself_o though_o he_o do_v not_o call_v it_o so_o for_o he_o say_v a_o oath_n be_v but_o the_o mode_n or_o manner_n of_o speak_a truth_n p._n 118._o min._n a_o false_a oath_n be_v a_o oath_n but_o a_o false_a oath_n sure_a be_v not_o a_o mode_n of_o speak_a truth_n i_o suppose_v than_o he_o mean_v a_o oath_n be_v a_o manner_n of_o assert_v any_o thing_n whether_o true_a or_o false_a par._n and_o he_o tell_v we_o further_o that_o the_o manner_n of_o perform_v this_o have_v be_v various_a sometime_o by_o a_o bare_a affirmation_n sometime_o by_o a_o additional_a asseveration_n sometime_o by_o calling_n god_n verbal_o to_o witness_v sometime_o by_o a_o imprecation_n on_o the_o party_n himself_o sometime_o by_o put_v the_o hand_n under_o the_o thigh_n 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