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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27407	A true testimony concerning oaths & swearing &c. as also an answer to the subject matter contained in twelve arguments or reasons laid down in a sermon preached at Carlisle, Aug. 17, 1664 by Allan Smallwood ... to prove that our savior did not forbid all swearing : wherein is fully cleared the command of Christ and his apostle James swear not at all ... / by Ger. Benson.	Benson, Gervase, d. 1679.	1669 (1669)	Wing B1902; ESTC R23682	37,196	48

Oaths nor in any other more than what was formerly enjoyned in the Moral Law And besides in his Epistle to the Reader he saith That no Orthodox man had ever said That Oaths were ever any Gospel Ordinance or to that effect but on the contrary their Tenent is That they are commanded in the Moral Law which Law being abolished as before is proved by Christ and no other Law of God being found that requires Swearing under the Gospel but on the contrary a positive Law of Christ given to his Disciples Not to swear at all It cannot be of any service to the Lord or his People to write such a History But rather to exhort People to mind the fear of the Lord and to have a regard to all his Commands which being in the Spirit that helps the infirm are not grievous and to walk in the Light of the Lord that they may have no occasion of stumbling at the Command of Christ Swear not at all For as it were a sin to deny obedience to any Ordinance or Command of God in its time even so it is a sin also for any to use or practise any Command of God as a part of his worship service for any other end or longer time that it was given for or ordained by God Which Errour Christians have justly condemned in the Jews for holding up for Ordinances and Commands of God Circumcision Passeover Temple the seventh Day Sabbath and many other things required and commanded by God in the Law or first Testament as Oaths and Swearing was under the first Testament commanded the Jews after that Christ Jesus was ascended to his Father and had sent the Spirit of Truth to lead his Disciples into all Truth which Truth being the substance of all Oaths Shadows Types Figures and Signs that were under the Law which had but a shadow of the good things to come Heb. 10. 1. Which when David in the Light of the Lord had manifested to him he being a Prophet in which Light he saw Light even the Law whereof the Lord had said unto him Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee Psal. 2.7 He then said having seen the end of that which was to be abolished that in burnt Offerings and Sacrifices the Lord took no delight neither had pleasure therein Sacrifice and Offerings thou wouldest not but a body hast ordained me in Offerings and Sin Offerings thou hast no pleasure Heb. 10.5 6. So that although such as do not the Will of God do not see the end of that which is abolished neither know Christs Doctrine yet all who do believe in him whom God hath sent a Light into the World they know the Doctrine of Christ Swear not at all to be of God and according to godliness Iob. 7.16 17. But to proceed to A. S. his second Argument which runs thus Arg. 2. Whatsoever at all times as well under the Gospel as under the Law tends in an especial manner to the glory of God that is neither Ceremonial nor forbidden by Christ. But some Swearing at all times as well under the Gospel as under the Law tends in a special manner to the glory of God And therefore all Swearing is neither a Ceremonial Ordinance nor forbidden by Christ. Answ. God is not now nor ever was glorified in an especial manner by his Creatures but as they did and do obey his Commands and so do the thing he requireth of them As it 's written Obedience is better than Sacrifice and to do the will of God is better than the fat of Rams And although it be granted that some Swearing under the Law did tend to the glory of God as done in obedience to his requiring yet it doth not follow that now under the Gospel any swearing doth tend in an especial manner to the glory of God because the Law in or by which it was commanded as before is proved is abolished and swearing now forbidden by Christ Mat. 5.34 to all his Disciples And again as hath been before proved Swearing was never any essential part of the worship of God in Spirit and Truth because it was not any part of the Law Eternal neither in the beginning with God nor originally of him as the true witness-bearing was And therefore swearing under the Gospel not being required but forbidden by Christ without whom no man can glorifie God doth not tend in an especial manner to the glory of God as the true witness-bearing doth so that this Argument and the conclusion thereupon made is of no force to prove any swearing to tend in an especial manner to the glory of God But to do truth confess the truth and to speak the truth in witness-bearing or in our communications doth not only tend to the glory of God but also to the benefit of our Neighbour and is therefore acceptable unto God and profitable unto Men. And so I proceed to the third Argument which is this Arg. 3. If Christ forbad Swearing Then it was either because it was repugnant to our duty to God or repugnant to our duty to our Neighbour But some Swearing is neither repugnant to our duty to God whose glory in sundry particulars it advanceth nor repugnant to our duty to our Neighbour to whom thereby much advantage may accrue in several respects And therefore Christ forbad not all Swearing Answ. This Argument is framed much like the question put to Christ concerning the man that was blind from his birth Who did sin this man or his Parents that he was born blind To which question Jesus answered Neither hath this man sinned nor his Parents but that the work of God might be made manifest So I may say What if Christ forbad swearing neither because it was repugnant to our duty to God nor to our Neighbour but that the Work Power and Will of God might be made manifest in and by Christ and to make known unto his Disciples That all power in Heaven and Earth was committed unto him Mat. 28.18 And that as he had power to take away He had also power to give alter and change Laws the Government being laid upon his shoulders Isa. 9.6 to whom also all Judgment was committed But for further Answer I say whatever is acted by man as an essential part of the worship and service of God which the Lord doth not require is repugnant to our duty to God and so hath the Lord testified in all ages as appears Gen. 4.5 Isa. 58. Ier. 14.11 12 13. Isa. 1.10 c. Mat. 15.8 9. But swearing under the Gospel the Lord hath not required but forbidden as before is proved Therefore it is repugnant to our duty to God whom we are to obey and our superiours in him and for him and being repugnant to our duty to God it cannot be truly advantagious to our Neighbours whom we are to love as our selves Again there is nothing of advantage can accrue to our Neighbour by swearing which true witness-bearing doth not