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thou_o shall_v swear_v the_o lord_n live_v in_o truth_n in_o judgement_n and_o in_o righteousness_n the_o first_o against_o the_o anabaptist_n who_o hold_v it_o unlawful_a to_o swear_v at_o all_o thou_o shall_v swear_v the_o second_o against_o the_o papist_n who_o hold_n it_o lawful_a to_o swear_v by_o the_o creature_n thou_o shall_v swear_v the_o lord_n live_v the_o three_o against_o all_o profane_a swearer_n that_o take_v either_o false_a or_o fraudulent_a oath_n thou_o shall_v swear_v in_o truth_n or_o inconsiderate_a or_o unnecessary_a oath_n thou_o shall_v swear_v in_o judgement_n or_o last_o pernicious_a and_o wicked_a oath_n which_o be_v take_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o some_o unlawful_a action_n thou_o shall_v swear_v in_o righteousness_n and_o these_o be_v the_o several_a part_n of_o these_o word_n and_o first_o concern_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o a_o oath_n i_o need_v not_o stand_v long_o upon_o the_o proof_n thereof_o because_o as_o the_o lawyer_n say_v quod_fw-la consuetum_fw-la est_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la esse_fw-la justum_fw-la that_o be_v common_o hold_v to_o be_v just_a and_o lawful_a which_o be_v ordinary_a and_o common_a and_o yet_o because_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v of_o another_o opinion_n and_o will_v utter_o take_v away_o the_o use_n of_o a_o oath_n something_o must_v be_v speak_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n thereof_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a therefore_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n we_o may_v see_v especial_o by_o these_o three_o thing_n first_o by_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n if_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n be_v simple_o unlawful_a 20._o exod._n 20._o then_o god_n will_v not_o have_v forbid_v we_o to_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a but_o to_o take_v it_o at_o all_o as_o because_o it_o be_v simple_o unlawful_a to_o swear_v by_o false_a god_n he_o do_v not_o forbid_v we_o to_o take_v their_o name_n in_o yaine_n but_o absolute_o forbid_v we_o to_o swear_v by_o they_o and_o as_o he_o forbid_v we_o to_o swear_v by_o they_o 23.13_o exo._n 23.13_o so_o he_o command_v we_o to_o swear_v by_o he_o deut._n 6.13_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o thou_o shall_v swear_v by_o his_o name_n which_o word_n be_v repeat_v deut._n 10._o â—0_n with_o a_o little_a addition_n thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n he_o shall_v thou_o serve_v thou_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n so_o that_o the_o take_n of_o a_o oath_n be_v not_o leave_v unto_o we_o as_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a but_o command_v by_o god_n and_o that_o as_o a_o part_n of_o god_n service_n and_o worship_n and_o therefore_o god_n promise_v a_o blessing_n to_o those_o that_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n 12.16_o jer._n 12.16_o jer._n 12.16_o it_o shall_v come_v say_v he_o to_o pass_v that_o if_o they_o will_v diligent_o learn_v the_o way_n of_o my_o people_n to_o swear_v by_o my_o name_n the_o lord_n live_v as_o they_o teach_v my_o people_n to_o swear_v by_o baal_n then_o shall_v they_o be_v build_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o people_n and_o psalm_n 15.4_o he_o that_o swear_v say_v david_n though_o it_o be_v to_o his_o own_o hindrance_n and_o change_v not_o 15.4_o psal_n 15.4_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o god_n tabernacle_n but_o if_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o swear_v at_o all_o he_o will_v not_o have_v place_v he_o in_o god_n tabernacle_n that_o swear_v and_o keep_v his_o oath_n though_o it_o be_v to_o his_o own_o hindrance_n but_o rather_o he_o that_o swear_v not_o though_o it_o be_v to_o his_o own_o advantage_n second_o by_o the_o example_n of_o those_o holy_a man_n in_o the_o scripture_n who_o have_v take_v oath_n and_o that_o sometime_o public_o thus_o abraham_n swear_v to_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n 31.53_o