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of_o peace_n 2.8_o peace_n eccles_n 2.8_o and_o prince_n be_v by_o war_n and_o weapon_n to_o repress_v the_o power_n of_o enemy_n whether_o foreign_a or_o intestine_a for_o they_o be_v in_o authority_n place_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o quiet_a and_o harmless_a subject_n as_o also_o to_o remove_v the_o violence_n of_o oppressor_n and_o enemy_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v for_o these_o cause_n have_v they_o horse_n prepare_v for_o the_o battle_n 2.31_o battle_n prov_n 2.31_o tribute_n pay_v they_o as_o well_o for_o christian_n 7._o christian_n rom._n 13.6_o 7._o as_o other_o and_o subject_n to_o serve_v they_o in_o their_o war_n of_o what_o nature_n soever_o cornelius_n be_v a_o christian_n 10._o christian_n act_n 10._o be_v not_o forbid_v to_o play_v the_o centurion_n or_o bid_v to_o forsake_v his_o profession_n 3.14_o profession_n luke_n 3.14_o nor_o the_o soldier_n that_o come_v unto_o johns_n baptism_n will_v to_o leave_v the_o war_n but_o to_o offer_v no_o violence_n unto_o any_o man_n this_o truth_n be_v grant_v by_o the_o church_n 23_o church_n confess_v helu._n 2._o â—_o 30_o bohe._n c._n 16._o sâ—x_fw-la be_v 23_o the_o adversary_n unto_o this_o truth_n many_o be_v against_o this_o assertion_n whereof_o some_o doubt_n of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o as_o ludovicus_n vives_z 1._o vives_z arma_fw-la christianum_fw-la virum_fw-la tractare_fw-la nâ—sâ—â—o_fw-la â—n_fw-la â—â—s_o sit_v lud._n vâ—ves_v instuut_n suâ—m_fw-la chr._n â—_o 1._o other_o deny_v it_o altogether_o as_o untrue_a so_o do_v in_o ancient_a time_n the_o manichy_n who_o doctrine_n be_v that_o no_o man_n may_v go_v to_o war_n 74_o war_n d._n aug._n contra_fw-la manich._n l._n 22._o c._n 74_o lactartius_n think_v it_o altogether_o unlawful_a for_o a_o good_a man_n or_o a_o christian_a either_o to_o go_v to_o war_n or_o to_o bring_v any_o man_n to_o a_o violent_a death_n though_o by_o law_n he_o be_v adjudge_v to_o die_v 20_o die_v lactan._n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la culture_v 20_o in_o these_o day_n the_o anabaptist_n think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o execrable_a for_o christian_n to_o take_v weapon_n to_o go_v to_o war_n 30._o war_n confess_v helu._n 2._o c_o 30._o the_o family_n of_o love_n also_o do_v so_o condemn_v all_o war_n as_o the_o time_n be_v when_o they_o will_v not_o bear_v or_o wear_v a_o weapon_n b._n weapon_n display_v h._n 5.5_o b._n and_o they_o write_v first_o of_o themselves_o how_o all_o their_o nature_n be_v love_n and_o peace_n 2._o peace_n h.n._n spi_v lan_o c._n 37._o sect_n 2._o and_o that_o they_o be_v people_n peaceable_a 3â—_n peaceable_a ibid_fw-la prae_fw-la sect_n 3â—_n but_o all_o other_o man_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o they_o do_v wage_v war_n kill_v and_o destroy_v for_o which_o end_n they_o have_v divers_a sort_n of_o sword_n halberd_n spear_n bow_n and_o arrow_n gun_n pellet_n and_o gunpowder_n armour_n harness_n and_o goâ—gets_v 9_o goâ—gets_v ibid._n cap._n 4._o
that_o which_o be_v say_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n james._n our_o saviour_n say_v swear_v not_o at_o all_o neither_o by_o heaven_n for_o it_o be_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n nor_o by_o the_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v his_o footstool_n nor_o by_o jerusalem_n for_o it_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n nor_o by_o thy_o head_n because_o thou_o can_v not_o make_v one_o hair_n white_a or_o black_a but_o let_v your_o communication_n be_v yea_o yea_o nay_o nay_o 5.34_o nay_o math._n 5.34_o so_o the_o apostle_n saint_n james_n before_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n say_v he_o swear_v not_o either_o by_o the_o heaven_n or_o by_o the_o earth_n or_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n but_o let_v your_o yea_o be_fw-mi yea_o and_o your_o nay_o nay_o lest_o you_o fall_v into_o condemnation_n 5.12_o condemnation_n james_n 5.12_o all_o church_n do_v and_o some_o in_o their_o public_a writing_n condemn_v vain_a rash_a and_o idle_a oath_n 11_o oath_n conf._n helu._n 2._o c._n 5._o basil_n be_v 11_o adversary_n unto_o this_o truth_n this_o declare_v many_o sort_n of_o man_n to_o be_v very_o impious_a as_o the_o wanton_n which_o for_o pleasure_n and_o the_o covetous_a worldling_n who_o for_o gain_v and_o profit_n blush_v not_o to_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a by_o idle_a rash_a and_o usual_a oache_n next_o the_o basilidian_o philast_n basilidian_o philast_n helchisaites_n 38._o helchisaites_n euseb_n ex_fw-la oâ—_n v._o d._n l._n 8._o c._n 38._o priscillianite_n 4._o priscillianite_n bulli._n conâ—â—_n anathâ—p_n l._n 2._o cap_n 4._o and_o family_n of_o love_n con_fw-mi love_n ramscis_fw-la con_fw-mi who_o for_o ease_n and_o to_o avoid_v trouble_n and_o persecution_n dread_v not_o to_o swear_v and_o forswear_v themselves_o three_o the_o papist_n who_o common_a guise_n be_v to_o swear_v either_o by_o saint_n or_o idol_n or_o by_o god_n and_o creature_n together_o a._n together_o pet._n de_fw-fr soto_n math._n conf_n p._n 40._o a._n four_o the_o puritan_n who_o use_v to_o swear_v though_o not_o by_o god_n etc._n etc._n yet_o as_o wicked_o use_v horrible_a imprecation_n as_o i_o renounce_v god_n god_n damn_v i_o or_o as_o hacket_n manner_n be_v god_n confound_v i_o 5._o i_o conspir_n fer_fw-fr pretend_v refer_v p_o 5._o last_o the_o banisterians_n who_o deem_v it_o hypocrisy_n for_o one_o christian_n to_o reprove_v another_o for_o common_a and_o rash_a swear_n which_o be_v but_o trifle_n in_o their_o opinion_n error_n opinion_n unfold_v of_o banist_n error_n 2._o proposition_n a_o lawful_a oath_n may_v be_v give_v and_o take_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o justice_n judgement_n and_o truth_n the_o proof_n from_o god_n word_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o doctrine_n appear_v plentiful_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o in_o the_o same_o there_o be_v both_o commandment_n that_o we_o must_v and_o may_v and_o form_n prescribe_v how_o we_o shall_v swear_v for_o the_o first_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o shall_v swear_v by_o his_o name_n say_v moses_n again_o thou_o shall_v swear_v 22.11_o swear_v deut._n 9.13_o 22.11_o the_o lord_n live_v and_o thou_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o shall_v swear_v by_o his_o name_n 20._o name_n ibid._n 10_o 20._o and_o touch_v the_o other_o swear_v may_v we_o not_o either_o by_o baal_n 12.16_o baal_n jerem._n 12.16_o or_o by_o strange_a god_n 27.7_o god_n josh_n 27.7_o or_o by_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o melchom_n that_o be_v by_o idol_n 1.7_o idol_n zeph._n 1.7_o or_o by_o any_o creature_n 5.34_o creature_n matth_n 5.34_o but_o our_o oath_n must_v be_v make_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 6.13_o lord_n deut._n 6.13_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v â—6_n live_v jer._n 12._o â—6_n and_o all_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o truth_n judgement_n and_o righteousness_n 2._o righteousness_n jer._n 4_o 2._o and_o when_o the_o magistrate_n call_v we_o thereunto_o 8.31_o thereunto_o exod._n 22.8_o 1_o king_n 8.31_o all_o church_n join_v with_o we_o in_o this_o assertion_n and_o some_o testify_v the_o same_o in_o their_o public_a writing_n 16._o writing_n confess_v helu._n 2._o be_v 16._o &_o 1.2.30_o gal._n be_v 40._o basil_n be_v 11._o sect_n 1._o aug._n be_v 16._o the_o error_n and_o adversary_n unto_o this_o truth_n many_o be_v the_o adversary_n one_o way_n or_o other_o cross_v this_o truth_n for_o 1._o some_o condemn_v all_o swear_n as_o do_v the_o essey_n who_o deem_v all_o swear_n as_o bad_a as_o forswear_n part_n forswear_n â—ard_n of_o sâ—â—â—ons_n 2_o part_n and_o do_v the_o anabaptist_n which_o will_v not_o swear_v albeit_o thereby_o both_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n may_v be_v much_o promote_v and_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n or_o common_a weal_n further_v 1_o further_v confy_v basil_n be_v 11_o sect_n 1_o 2._o other_o condemn_v some_o kind_n of_o oath_n and_o will_v not_o swear_v though_o urge_v by_o the_o magistrate_n but_o when_o themselves_o think_v good_a so_o the_o papist_n no_o man_n say_v 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74._o who_o for_o a_o ducat_n will_v take_v a_o thousand_o false_a oath_n afore_o the_o magistrate_n as_o also_o the_o jesuite_n who_o in_o swear_v which_o be_v little_o better_a than_o forswear_v do_v viti_fw-la scientia_fw-la that_o be_v cunning_a and_o equivocation_n arraign_v equivocation_n quod_fw-la lib_n p._n 34._o 68_o garnets_n arraign_v as_o also_o do_v they_o who_o conscionable_o and_o religious_o keep_v not_o their_o faith_n such_o be_v the_o forename_a papist_n for_o they_o say_v a_o oath_n take_v for_o the_o furtherance_n of_o false_a religion_n as_o they_o take_v the_o profession_n of_o all_o protestant_n to_o be_v 12._o be_v test_n rhem._n a_o act._n 20_o 12._o bind_v not_o 11._o not_o juramentâ—m_fw-la propter_fw-la falsam_fw-la religionem_fw-la prestatum_fw-la non_fw-la obligat_fw-la bap._n fricklâ—r_fw-fr de_fw-fr jure_fw-la magist_n p._n 11._o again_o faith_n â—s_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n constan_n heretic_n conc._n constan_n which_o assertion_n 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may_v be_v bring_v under_o to_o obedience_n of_o law_n be_v a_o conclusion_n of_o certain_a scottish_a minister_n in_o a_o private_a conventicle_n of_o edinburgh_n 202._o edinburgh_n bucchan_n rerum_fw-la sotic_a l._n 17_o p._n 202._o seditiosi_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la resistant_n principibus_fw-la politicum_fw-la aut_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la statum_fw-la perturbantibus_fw-la nam_fw-la qui_fw-la resistit_fw-la principi_fw-la seditiosus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la seditionem_fw-la tollit_fw-la say_v a_o frenchman_n 57_o frenchman_n euseb_n philadelph_n dial_n 2._o p._n 57_o yea_o say_v a_o englishman_n who_o work_v by_o t.c._n be_v high_o approve_v and_o commend_v hunc_fw-la tollant_fw-la vel_fw-la pacificè_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la bello_fw-la qui_fw-la ea_fw-la protestate_fw-la donati_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la regni_fw-la ephori_fw-la vel_fw-la omnium_fw-la ordinum_fw-la conventus_fw-la publicus_fw-la 13_o publicus_fw-la dud._n fen._n s._n theo._n l._n 5._o c._n 13_o subject_n may_v not_o respect_v their_o oath_n make_v unto_o such_o prince_n which_o trouble_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n or_o commonweal_n final_o whatsoever_o prince_n be_v good_a or_o bad_a if_o they_o be_v woman_n say_v some_o oath_n or_o allegiance_n then_o be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v their_o word_n be_v these_o first_o aswell_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o common_a people_n they_o ought_v to_o remove_v from_o honour_n and_o authority_n that_o monster_n in_o nature_n so_o call_v i_o woman_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o man_n yea_o a_o woman_n against_o nature_n reign_v above_o man_n second_o if_o any_o presume_v to_o defend_v that_o impiety_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o fear_v first_o to_o pronounce_v and_o then_o after_o to_o execute_v against_o they_o that_o be_v to_o say_v against_o woman_n governor_n the_o sentence_n of_o death_n if_o any_o man_n be_v afraid_a to_o violate_v the_o oath_n of_o obedience_n which_o they_o have_v make_v to_o such_o monster_n 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constantiâ—â—_n august_n non_fw-fr recipiâ—_n mâ—â—ndarium_fw-la veritas_fw-la nec_fw-la patitur_fw-la religiâ—_n impietatum_fw-la the_o truth_n admit_v no_o lie_n neither_o can_v religion_n abide_v impiety_n 1_o tim._n 1._o v._n 19_o unto_o the_o king_n everlasting_a immortal_a invisible_a unto_o god_n only_o wise_a be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la
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