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no_o man_n shall_v need_v a_o oath_n if_o another_o will_v believe_v his_o word_n and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n do_v innocentius_n the_o 3d._n expound_v it_o de_fw-fr jurejurando_fw-la a_o malo_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la culpae_fw-la quam_fw-la poenae_fw-la nec_fw-la exhibentium_fw-la sed_fw-la exigentium_fw-la juramentum_fw-la it_o be_v from_o evil_a say_v he_o but_o the_o evil_n not_o of_o offence_n but_o of_o punishment_n neither_o the_o evil_a of_o he_o that_o exhibit_v the_o oath_n but_o of_o he_o that_o exact_v it_o other_o again_o otherwise_o a_o malo_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la mendacio_fw-la from_o evil_a say_v they_o that_o be_v from_o evil_a deceit_n and_o lie_v for_o if_o the_o lip_n of_o man_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o falsehood_n no_o man_n will_v require_v a_o oath_n for_o the_o assurance_n of_o the_o truth_n chrysost._n euthymius_n theophylact_fw-mi do_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o from_o evil_a but_o from_o the_o evil_a one_o the_o evil_a one_o by_o a_o antonomasie_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n because_o as_o some_o render_v the_o reason_n the_o devil_n first_o bring_v in_o sin_n and_o sin_n first_o occasion_v a_o oath_n since_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n where_o there_o can_v be_v no_o suspicion_n there_o need_v also_o no_o confirmation_n of_o any_o man_n speech_n but_o all_o these_o interpretation_n though_o they_o be_v true_a in_o themselves_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o pertinent_a to_o the_o place_n first_o because_o they_o concern_v all_o oath_n for_o there_o be_v none_o so_o good_a and_o lawful_a but_o in_o these_o sense_n proceed_v from_o evil_a 2._o because_o they_o place_v the_o evil_a from_o whence_o the_o oath_n do_v proceed_v not_o in_o he_o that_o swear_v but_o in_o he_o to_o who_o the_o oath_n be_v make_v whereas_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o restrain_v all_o oath_n promisevous_o as_o be_v prove_v already_o but_o only_o some_o because_o they_o proceed_v from_o evil_a which_o can_v 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