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god_n ever_o bless_v have_v whole_o fix_v his_o heart_n upon_o god_n and_o his_o word_n wherein_o we_o be_v charge_v 12._o not_o to_o swear_v false_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n no_o 33._o nor_o to_o forswear_v ourselves_o but_o to_o perform_v our_o oath_n unto_o the_o lord_n mark_v though_o the_o oath_n be_v make_v to_o the_o servant_n it_o must_v be_v perform_v unto_o the_o lord_n because_o the_o caution_n be_v give_v to_o the_o servant_n in_o the_o lord_n behalf_n yea_o upon_o the_o lord_n credit_n for_o by_o his_o name_n and_o upon_o his_o book_n we_o swear_v to_o do_v it_o and_o if_o we_o do_v it_o not_o 7._o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v we_o guiltless_a minus_n dicitur_fw-la plus_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la by_o this_o one_o word_n much_o may_v be_v understand_v for_o 5._o the_o lord_n will_v come_v against_o we_o in_o judgement_n and_o call_v we_o to_o a_o account_n for_o our_o oath_n 12._o oath_n therefore_o must_v be_v avoid_v lest_o we_o fall_v into_o condemnation_n 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and_o slay_v his_o son_n before_o his_o eye_n this_o do_v they_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o in_o fetter_n carry_v he_o captive_a to_o babylon_n here_o be_v a_o end_n of_o the_o king_n of_o that_o land_n descend_v from_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v not_o here_o the_o timber_n and_o stone_n of_o his_o house_n his_o strong_a man_n and_o the_o son_n of_o his_o loin_n utter_o consume_v 11._o think_v not_o to_o excuse_v yourselves_o or_o any_o other_o by_o some_o late_a covenant_n this_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n be_v the_o first_o swear_v in_o truth_n and_o judgement_n and_o righteousness_n or_o be_v it_o not_o do_v it_o true_o and_o just_o agree_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n at_o least_o not_o contradict_v it_o if_o so_o thou_o be_v bind_v in_o justice_n to_o observe_v it_o lest_o judgement_n fall_v upon_o thou_o for_o this_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n if_o zanchius_n misguide_a we_o not_o igitur_fw-la posteriores_fw-la promissiones_fw-la etiam_fw-la juramento_fw-la 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