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A65285 A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ... Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1692 (1692) Wing W1109; ESTC R32148 1,021,388 604

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his_o own_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o it_o 3._o that_o which_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o commandment_n be_v swear_v that_o which_o be_v false_a when_o man_n take_v a_o false_a oath_n and_o by_o that_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o another_o zech._n 8.17_o love_v no_o false_a oath_n chap._n 5.2_o what_o see_v thou_o i_o say_v a_o fly_a roll._n ver._n 3_o 4._o this_o be_v the_o curse_n that_o go_v forth_o and_o it_o shall_v enter_v inquit_fw-la dominus_fw-la into_o the_o house_n of_o he_o that_o swear_v false_o by_o my_o name_n and_o it_o shall_v consume_v his_o house_n with_o the_o timber_n and_o stone_n of_o it_o the_o scythian_n make_v a_o law_n when_o a_o man_n do_v bind_v two_o sin_n together_o a_o lie_n with_o a_o oath_n he_o be_v to_o lose_v his_o head_n because_o this_o sin_n do_v take_v away_o all_o truth_n and_o faith_n among_o men._n the_o devil_n have_v take_v great_a possession_n of_o such_o who_o dare_v swear_v to_o a_o lie_n this_o be_v a_o manifest_a breach_n of_o 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