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thou_o shall_v not_o adjure_v god_n to_o a_o false_a thing_n which_o our_o saviour_n render_v yet_o more_o plain_o matth._n 5.33_o thou_o shall_v not_o forswear_v thyself_o for_o he_o seem_v to_o refer_v to_o the_o three_o commandment_n when_o he_o say_v you_o have_v hear_v that_o it_o be_v say_v to_o they_o of_o old_a time_n thou_o shall_v not_o forswear_v thyself_o as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o to_o the_o 6_o and_o seven_o when_o he_o say_v it_o be_v say_v to_o they_o of_o old_a time_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n so_o that_o the_o primary_n if_o not_o the_o sole_a intention_n of_o this_o law_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a be_v to_o forbid_v the_o great_a sin_n of_o perjury_n and_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o in_o scripture_n the_o phrase_n of_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a be_v use_v in_o any_o other_o sense_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v certain_o use_v prov._n 30.9_o lest_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n in_o vain_a i._n e._n lest_o poverty_n shall_v tempt_v i_o to_o steal_v and_o stealth_n shall_v engage_v i_o in_o perjury_n for_o among_o the_o jew_n a_o oath_n be_v tender_v to_o he_o that_o be_v suspect_v of_o theft_n as_o appear_v from_o levit._n 6.2_o where_o it_o be_v say_v if_o any_o one_o be_v guilty_a of_o theft_n and_o lie_v concern_v it_o or_o swear_v false_o he_o shall_v restore_v all_o that_o about_o which_o he_o have_v swear_v false_o lest_o i_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n in_o vain_a that_o be_v be_v perjure_v be_v examine_v upon_o oath_n concern_v a_o thing_n steal_v and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o thief_n and_o the_o perjure_a person_n be_v put_v together_o zech._n 5.4_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o curse_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o thief_n and_o of_o he_o that_o swear_v false_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n from_o all_o which_o 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this_o god_n threaten_v utter_a destruction_n to_o the_o man_n and_o his_o house_n zech._n 5.4_o speak_v of_o the_o curse_n that_o go_v over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n god_n say_v he_o will_v bring_v it_o forth_o and_o it_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o he_o that_o swear_v false_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o house_n and_o shall_v consume_v it_o with_o the_o timber_n thereof_o and_o the_o stone_n thereof_o it_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o house_n and_o shall_v consume_v it_o this_o sin_n by_o the_o secret_a judgement_n of_o god_n undermine_v estate_n and_o family_n to_o the_o utter_a mine_n of_o they_o and_o among_o the_o heathen_a it_o be_v always_o reckon_v one_o of_o the_o great_a of_o crime_n and_o which_o they_o do_v believe_v god_n do_v not_o only_o punish_v upon_o the_o guilty_a person_n himself_o but_o upon_o his_o family_n and_o posterity_n and_o many_o time_n upon_o whole_a nation_n as_o the_o prophet_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o because_o of_o oath_n the_o land_n mourn_v i_o need_v not_o use_v many_o word_n to_o aggravate_v this_o sin_n it_o be_v certain_o a_o crime_n of_o the_o high_a nature_n deliberate_a perjury_n be_v direct_o against_o a_o man_n knowledge_n so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v commit_v it_o without_o stare_v his_o conscience_n in_o the_o face_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a aggravation_n of_o any_o crime_n and_o it_o be_v equal_o a_o sin_n against_o both_o table_n be_v the_o high_a affront_n to_o god_n and_o of_o most_o injurious_a consequence_n to_o man_n it_o be_v a_o horrible_a abuse_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n a_o open_a contempt_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o a_o insolent_a defiance_n of_o his_o vengeance_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o wrong_n to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a person_n who_o suffer_v by_o it_o but_o treason_n against_o humane_a society_n subvert_v at_o once_o the_o 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