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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44835	Antichristianism reproved, and the doctrine of Christ and his apostles justified against swearing in answer to John Tombe's six propositions for the lawfulness of swearing : all which propositions are both against Christ and his apostles doctrine, as is here proved according to the Scriptures ... / by Richard Hubberthorn.	Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.	1660 (1660)	Wing H3219; ESTC R4447	17,577	25

vanity nor keep our places of profits and benefits which is necessary for our society of Priests ergo But we whose eyes God hath opened do see that all his book tends to the perswading of people to swear when Christ hath said swear not at all and that which he now would swear for again would swear against for the same advantage and profits which he hath in his eye yea or he would perswade all men not to swear and bring Scripture to prove it upon the same account so that what he doth in this kind is because of advantage for two years since he did not preach this doctrine nor write those arguments Now it being proved that the followers of Christ and believers in him are not to swear at all then all those promissory oaths upon which John Tombs hath grounded his other propositions is not to be taken But again to prove an oath of supremacy to King Caesar he brings the example and rule of Christ and argues thus if the Lord Christ in the dayes of his flesh did accowledge Caesar as supreme Governor in his dominions and did subject himself to his jurisdiction in answering before the Roman Deputy and was obedient to his parants real or supposed then all Christians even the highest Ecclesiastical Prelate should be subject to the King as supreme Governor in his Dominions and for proof of this brings Mat. 22.21 when the Pharises shewed Jesus the Tribute money Christ bid them give unto Caesar that which was Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods so then it was the tribute money that was due to Caesar but doth this prove that Christ did swear or was any example of swearing to Caesar or account Caesar the head of the Church and Ruler in Ecclesiastical things so that this Scripture proves the contrary then for that which thou brings it for those Pharisees that brought the money to Christ said they knew that he respected no mans person but taught the way of God in Truth so then if Christ be our example and rule in this then to the supream King or Kings we must not respect their persons but give them their due which is that tribute which hath their own superscription upon it and we must teach the way of God in Truth and give unto God the things which are Gods which is all honour glory and rule in spiritual matters and give to Christ alone the preheminence which is head of his body which is his Church and we must not swear at all neither for nor against any man for Christ did not swear neither for nor against Cesar and we must live peaceably with all men not envy nor fight for nor against any man and this is quite contrary to what Jo. Tombs would perswade people or to what he understands from the Scripture which would make people believe that Christ was an example of the oath of supremacy to Cesar so that people may well be blind and ignorant who hath such Teachers But we also shall follow the example of Christ as 1 Tim. 6.13 who did witnesse a good confession before Pontius Pilate and this is a good confession before any King or Ruler now to say that we have obeyed the Truth from our heart and have not broken the Commands of Christ by swearing for nor against any neither have we transgrest the example of Christ in respecting any mans person neither do we in our hearts envy any man King Ruler nor people but hath love even to our enemies and can do good to them that hate us and can pray for them that persecute us and do desire and daily labour that all men might come to the knowledge of the Truth that they might be saved And this good Confession we can witnesse before the King or any in Authority and say that God is our witnesse and our Conscience also bears us witnesse in the sight of God as the Apostle did and we can say also that we speak the Truth before God and lye not for our eyes is not blinded with gifts and rewards neither have we taken Oaths Covenants nor Protestations for Parties Powers or Religions but since we knew the way of Christ we have walked in it and kept to his Commandment and Oath which is yea and nay in all things and so have not entred into condemnation with those that are given to change but the unchangeable Priest the unchangeable Covenant and unchangeable Law hath been our Rule and of this we need not be ashamed but in Gods power and Authoritie can we hold up our heads when others do bow down their backs alwayes crouching under every power and change of Government as Davids enemies did Psal. 69.23 for that is their place and condition as the Apostle doth witnesse Rom. 11.10 Again Jo. Tombs saith that Paul a Saint was subject to the judgement of Caesar and appealed to him then he acknowledged him supream c. ergo Ans. Paul was a prisoner for the word of God and testimony of Jesus and appealed to Caesar for justice because he was unjustly accused and had not done any thing worthy of bonds or of death therefore according to their Law he ought to be set free but Paul did not call Caesar the supream head of the Church and chief Ruler in Ecclesiastical things for if Caesar had been the supream head of the Church of which Paul was a member he would but have needed little appealing unto for setting of him at liberty but in such Arguments as Tombs hath used is manifest the ignorance of foolish men wherein their folly appears to all men as the Scripture saith 2 Tim. 3.9 And whereas thou sayest that there is holy and harmlesse Christians and many upright soules whose Consciences are very tender and many godly persons that have excepted against that Oath and the lawfulnesse of taking of it as fearing it may take away the liberty of their Consciences which is dearer to them then their lives Ans. These that are so are in a better condition then thy self and to such thy ministry if received would beget them from their holy and harmlesse state into transgression of Christs command and from the tendernesse of Conscience into hardnesse of heart and now to answer their objections thou tells them that it was imposed for excluding of the Popes jurisdiction c. if so why dost thou preach it up to be imposed upon the holy harmlesse godly Christians who are redeemed from the Popes power and jurisdiction and is come into the doctrine of Christ and into the life of Christ which is out of all such Oaths Thou art a miserable Comforter to tender Consciences but thy end is seen and therefore thou cannot deceive many but for those that thou hast before mentioned who are holy harmlesse upright and godly which are tender of an Oath they ought to be thy Teachers who thy self art far from righteousnesse or tendernesse of Conscience therefore for thee it is a shame to be