as_o if_o it_o be_v true_a perjury_n four_o degree_n of_o perjury_n or_o maintain_v that_o which_o be_v true_a to_o be_v false_a know_v it_o to_o be_v true_a or_o last_o promise_v with_o a_o oath_n what_o they_o mean_v not_o to_o perform_v or_o what_o they_o have_v lawful_o promise_v then_o intend_v a_o performance_n of_o it_o when_o they_o make_v the_o promise_n yet_o afterward_o even_o when_o the_o thing_n be_v possible_a and_o in_o their_o power_n to_o do_v perform_v it_o not_o but_o wicked_o fall_v from_o their_o word_n these_o be_v the_o four_o degree_n or_o part_n of_o perjury_n in_o the_o proper_a and_o strict_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n there_o be_v another_o degree_n or_o kind_n of_o it_o which_o i_o find_v in_o st._n chrysostom_n antioch_n how_n 14._o ad_fw-la popul_n antioch_n who_o conclude_v excellent_o in_o a_o homily_n to_o the_o people_n of_o antioch_n that_o not_o only_o those_o who_o themselves_o take_v a_o false_a oath_n be_v guilty_a of_o perjury_n but_o they_o also_o who_o occasion_n the_o like_a sin_n in_o other_o and_o that_o two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o by_o force_v they_o through_o fear_n of_o death_n loss_n of_o good_n imprisonment_n or_o the_o like_a ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n ibid._n to_o take_v a_o false_a oath_n against_o their_o conscience_n second_o by_o swear_v the_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o another_o have_v swear_v to_o do_v and_o so_o oppose_v the_o same_o man_n by_o force_n and_o might_n that_o he_o can_v effect_v what_o he_o have_v tie_v himself_o to_o by_o oath_n as_o if_o a_o schoolmaster_n it_o be_v st._n chrysostoms_n instance_n shall_v swear_v that_o his_o scholar_n shall_v not_o eat_v a_o bit_n of_o bread_n until_o he_o have_v full_o obey_v his_o command_n by_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v enjoin_v he_o for_o his_o good_a now_o if_o the_o father_n of_o that_o child_n know_v that_o his_o master_n have_v take_v such_o a_o oath_n shall_v rash_o swear_v the_o contrary_a and_o fond_o there_o 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which_o occasion_n a_o poor_a man_n either_o to_o lose_v his_o own_o life_n or_o to_o kill_v his_o brother_n but_o to_o return_v to_o my_o purpose_n and_o to_o discover_v more_o full_o the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o cry_a sin_n of_o perjury_n it_o be_v a_o compound_a sin_n a_o sin_n as_o have_v be_v say_v make_v up_o of_o a_o oath_n and_o a_o lie_n a_o monster_n among_o sin_n ugly_a and_o odious_a to_o god_n and_o man_n the_o devil_n snare_n so_o call_v by_o st._n chrysostom_n in_o his_o eleven_o homily_n on_o the_o act_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o he_o catch_v poor_a sinful_a deceive_v soul_n and_o hurry_v they_o to_o infernal_a darkness_n falsa_fw-la juratio_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n non_fw-la est_fw-la leave_n peccatum_fw-la bap._n serm._n 10._o in_o decollat_fw-la johan_n bap._n imo_fw-la tam_fw-la magnum_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la jurare_fw-la falsum_fw-la ut_fw-la propter_fw-la reatum_fw-la falsae_fw-la jurationis_fw-la dominus_fw-la prohibuerit_fw-la omnem_fw-la jurationem_fw-la i._n e._n perjury_n be_v no_o light_n nor_o trivial_a sin_n nay_o it_o be_v so_o great_a and_o horrid_a a_o crime_n that_o to_o prevent_v the_o guilt_n and_o danger_n of_o it_o christ_n forbid_v the_o use_n of_o all_o oath_n he_o mean_v such_o as_o be_v vain_a and_o idle_a one_o when_o he_o say_v swear_v not_o at_o all_o have_v thou_o see_v a_o stone_n say_v 〈◊〉_d say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianzen_n throw_v down_o a_o steep_a hill_n or_o precipice_n never_o cease_v from_o its_o precipitate_a hasty_a motion_n until_o it_o arrive_v at_o the_o hill_n foot_n or_o bottom_n of_o such_o a_o speedy_a nature_n or_o quality_n be_v every_o sin_n chief_o that_o of_o swear_v to_o which_o the_o tongue_n that_o be_v accustom_a in_o its_o unruly_a motion_n will_v at_o last_o fall_n into_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o call_v it_o that_o profound_a gulf_n of_o perjury_n precipice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naz._n perjury_n the_o great_a down-fall_a and_o most_o dangerous_a precipice_n a_o gulf_n indeed_o for_o whoso_o be_v plunge_v in_o it_o i.e._n who_o soul_n be_v load_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o so_o great_a and_o heavy_a a_o guilt_n that_o man_n without_o a_o special_a hand_n of_o mercy_n will_v hardly_o ever_o raise_v himself_o by_o repentance_n to_o recover_v god_n grace_n but_o will_v sink_v deep_a and_o deep_o wax_v worse_o and_o worse_o add_v sin_n unto_o sin_n and_o thereby_o provoke_v god_n to_o punish_v he_o both_o outward_o in_o his_o body_n good_n and_o good_a name_n with_o sickness_n poverty_n and_o disgrace_n and_o inward_o in_o his_o soul_n with_o horror_n and_o perplex_v grief_n with_o disconsolate_a sadness_n etc._n etc._n until_o at_o the_o last_o despair_n sink_v he_o into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n i_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o of_o st._n bernard_n si_fw-mi pejerare_fw-la time_n 32._o serm._n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la bene_fw-la vivendi_fw-la 32._o nunquam_fw-la juraveris_fw-la si_fw-la nunquam_fw-la juraveris_fw-la nunquam_fw-la pejerabis_fw-la if_o the_o fear_n of_o perjury_n do_v possess_v and_o trouble_v thou_o never_o swear_v if_o thou_o never_o swear_v thou_o shall_v never_o be_v forswear_v and_o perjury_n he_o can_v hardly_o avoid_v who_o have_v a_o unbridled_a tongue_n accustom_a to_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a qui_fw-la saepe_fw-la jurat_fw-la saepe_fw-la oportet_fw-la pejeret_fw-la to_o this_o good_a counsel_n of_o st._n bernard_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o of_o st._n chrysostome_n to_o his_o auditor_n the_o antiochian_o who_o he_o bespeak_v thus_o in_o his_o forename_a 14_o homily_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o beseech_v and_o exhort_v you_o to_o represent_v to_o your_o thought_n the_o head_n of_o st._n john_n the_o baptist_n bleed_v in_o a_o charger_n and_o suppose_v or_o imagine_v that_o you_o hear_v this_o voice_n or_o exhortation_n utter_v from_o his_o tongue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hate_n and_o abhor_v a_o oath_n which_o be_v my_o murderer_n herod_n rash_a oath_n of_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v repent_v and_o not_o keep_v it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o baptist_n death_n and_o he_o that_o be_v give_v to_o much_o swear_a murder_n his_o own_o soul_n deprive_v it_o of_o god_n grace_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n life_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o many_o other_o sin_n which_o accompany_v rash_a swear_n as_o lie_v etc._n etc._n he_o entitle_v it_o to_o everlasting_a death_n the_o wage_n of_o unrepented_a sin_n and_o if_o to_o forsake_v our_o sin_n be_v true_o to_o repent_v and_o the_o only_a mark_n of_o a_o sound_n and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n we_o may_v safe_o say_v that_o few_o swearer_n can_v be_v name_v that_o ever_o true_o repent_v therefore_o cast_v out_o this_o poison_n out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n banish_v this_o sin_n speedy_o from_o thy_o tongue_n before_o it_o be_v habituate_v in_o thou_o and_o so_o get_v the_o mastery_n or_o dominion_n 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and_o to_o prevent_v all_o dangerous_a consequent_n which_o might_n issue_n from_o it_o he_o propound_v here_o in_o the_o text_n which_o i_o have_v prefix_v to_o my_o treatise_n for_o our_o better_a instruction_n the_o true_a meaning_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o law_n usher_v it_o in_o with_o divine_a authority_n the_o authority_n of_o his_o own_o person_n who_o be_v god_n and_o man_n by_o a_o hypostatical_a union_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o swear_v not_o that_o be_v not_o false_a temerè_fw-la iniquè_fw-fr not_o false_o rash_o nor_o unjust_o by_o the_o awful_a and_o dreadful_a name_n of_o god_n not_o without_o great_a cause_n and_o necessity_n and_z swear_v not_o at_o all_o by_o the_o creature_n for_o to_o swear_v by_o any_o of_o they_o be_v no_o less_o sin_n than_o idolatry_n and_o this_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o best_a and_o most_o judicious_a expositor_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o full_a scope_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d swear_v not_o at_o all_o not_o to_o stick_v in_o prostibulo_fw-la in_o the_o porch_n or_o preface_n of_o the_o text_n i_o say_v unto_o you_o from_o which_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o context_n or_o the_o precede_a etc._n precede_a v._o 33._o it_o have_v be_v say_v by_o they_o of_o old_a time_n thou_o shall_v not_o forswear_v thyself_o etc._n etc._n verse_n i_o may_v deduce_v this_o inference_n that_o antiquity_n plead_v for_o a_o corrupt_a opinion_n or_o custom_n contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n reveal_v in_o god_n word_n be_v but_o a_o vizard_n under_o which_o error_n and_o much_o danger_n lie_v hide_v and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v admit_v but_o reject_v this_o inference_n by_o way_n of_o doctrine_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o preface_n and_o prove_v against_o those_o patron_n of_o superstitious_a practice_n and_o opinion_n the_o great_a pleader_n and_o proctor_n for_o antiquity_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o who_o i_o can_v retort_v and_o assert_v that_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a true_a antiquity_n to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o that_o antiquity_n without_o truth_n be_v like_o those_o dissemble_a gibeonite_n josh_n 9.12_o who_o deceive_v joshuah_n with_o their_o old_a shoe_n and_o tear_v bag_n 9.12_o josh_n 9.12_o sour_a drink_n and_o mouldy_a bread_n i_o can_v likewise_o tell_v they_o that_o that_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o language_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a father_n which_o one_o of_o they_o modest_o say_v of_o himself_o and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o ambr._n st._n ambr._n nolo_fw-la nobis_fw-la credatur_fw-la recitetur_fw-la scriptura_fw-la i_o will_v not_o desire_v any_o to_o rely_v only_o upon_o my_o word_n let_v the_o scripture_n be_v recite_v and_o let_v that_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o controversy_n be_v i_o in_o the_o pulpit_n for_o which_o this_o treatise_n be_v first_o intend_v i_o may_v prosecute_v the_o former_a thesis_n and_o enlarge_v my_o meditation_n in_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o but_o because_o this_o point_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o my_o prime_a intent_n pass_v by_o the_o preface_n i_o shall_v insist_v upon_o the_o prohibition_n together_o with_o its_o extension_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o all_o swear_v not_o and_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o but_o what_o some_o may_v say_v not_o the_o i._o general_n part_n the_o explication_n of_o the_o prohibition_n swear_v not_o be_v christ_n kingdom_n divide_v against_o itself_o be_v the_o gospel_n against_o the_o law_n have_v we_o not_o a_o injunction_n or_o command_n to_o the_o contrary_a deut._n 6.13_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 find_v we_o not_o the_o same_o precept_n deut._n 10.12_o 20._o him_n shall_v thou_o serve_v to_o he_o shall_v thou_o cleave_v and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n do_v not_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n insinuate_v the_o same_o in_o his_o 65._o ch_z 16._o v._n he_o that_o bless_v himself_o in_o the_o earth_n shall_v bless_v himself_o in_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n and_o he_o that_o swear_v in_o the_o earth_n shall_v swear_v by_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n nay_o further_o have_v we_o not_o christ_n own_a example_n and_o practice_n to_o confirm_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o a_o oath_n in_o some_o case_n his_o amen_o amen_n so_o oft_o by_o he_o use_v intimate_v as_o much_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n nay_o truth_n itself_o and_o amen_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o syriack_n signify_v fidelity_n and_o truth_n christ_n in_o his_o amen_n dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o say_v thus_o in_o effect_n as_o the_o best_a expositor_n assert_v per_fw-la deum_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la amen_o i._n e._n veritas_fw-la dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la i_o call_v god_n who_o be_v most_o true_a to_o witness_v what_o i_o say_v and_o affirm_v unto_o you_o dare_v then_o any_o anabaptisticall_a schismatic_a open_a his_o impure_a mouth_n against_o this_o evident_a truth_n that_o it_o be_v in_o some_o case_n lawful_a to_o use_v a_o oath_n they_o that_o deny_v this_o maintain_v it_o in_o no_o case_n lawful_a to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v that_o basilides_n mention_v in_o eusebius_n such_o man_n ignorance_n i_o pity_v 5._o lib._n 6._o c._n 5._o as_o be_v enthrall_v to_o the_o slavery_n of_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n which_o make_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n narrow_a than_o indeed_o it_o be_v and_o propose_v to_o itself_o a_o straight_a passage_n than_o christ_n in_o his_o word_n have_v reveal_v unto_o we_o but_o to_o omit_v the_o refutation_n of_o this_o error_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o to_o reconcile_v moses_n to_o christ_n the_o law_n to_o the_o gospel_n or_o those_o forename_a place_n or_o text_n in_o deuteronomie_n to_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text._n first_o let_v i_o lay_v this_o down_o for_o a_o certain_a ground_n or_o thesis_fw-la and_o it_o be_v our_o saviour_n own_o assertion_n christ_n come_v not_o to_o 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land_n of_o egypt_n shall_v swear_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n not_o unlike_a to_o this_o of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n be_v that_o of_o jeremy_n c._n 5.7_o thy_o son_n so_o god_n by_o he_o bespeak_v the_o rebellious_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v foresaken_v i_o and_o swear_v by_o they_o which_o be_v no_o go_n by_o this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n he_o declare_v or_o expound_v what_o he_o have_v assert_v in_o the_o former_a how_o the_o jew_n have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o they_o swear_v not_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n but_o by_o they_o which_o be_v no_o go_n and_o hence_o i_o infer_v that_o since_o to_o swear_v by_o the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o religious_a and_o divine_a worship_n and_o a_o thing_n so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n when_o there_o be_v great_a need_n of_o it_o as_o that_o for_o do_v the_o contrary_a he_o denounce_v against_o the_o jew_n his_o indignation_n and_o wrath_n it_o must_v 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merciful_a and_o just_a second_o he_o be_v truth_n in_o his_o work_n because_o all_o his_o work_n be_v true_a 4.37_o ps_n 111.7_o 8._o dan._n 4.37_o be_v conformable_a to_o his_o divine_a will_n and_o answerable_a to_o his_o prescience_n determine_v by_o a_o everlasting_a decree_n either_o to_o act_v by_o himself_o or_o to_o â—mit_v by_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o â—ry_a order_n and_o manner_n as_o we_o now_o see_v they_o be_v wrought_v and_o effect_v three_o he_o be_v truth_n itself_o i._n e._n most_o true_a and_o faithful_a in_o his_o word_n for_o what_o he_o have_v promise_v shall_v sure_o come_v to_o pass_v let_v god_n be_v true_a say_v st._n paul_n i._n e._n god_n will_v be_v true_a 3.4_o rom._n 3.4_o though_o every_o man_n be_v a_o liar_n for_o as_o god_n be_v light_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o darkness_n either_o of_o sin_n or_o misery_n so_o he_o be_v truth_n in_o who_o there_o can_v be_v no_o falsity_n either_o active_o or_o passive_o for_o that_o he_o can_v 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