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not_o man_n dare_v to_o do_v in_o this_o particular_a and_o upon_o this_o very_a foot_n how_o have_v they_o put_v multitude_n of_o people_n both_o in_o this_o and_o other_o age_n to_o most_o exquisite_a suffering_n policarpus_fw-la who_o suffer_v under_o verus_n the_o emperor_n who_o begin_v his_o 15_o euseb_n l._n 4._o c._n 15_o reign_n about_o the_o year_n 163._o be_v bring_v forth_o and_o demand_v by_o the_o proconsul_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o fortune_n of_o caesar_n to_o repent_v he_o of_o what_o be_v past_a and_o to_o say_v remove_v the_o wicked_a by_o which_o be_v intend_v the_o christian_n and_o again_o swear_v and_o i_o will_v let_v thou_o go_v blaspheme_n and_o deny_v christ_n and_o i_o will_v let_v thou_o go_v and_o again_o swear_v by_o the_o fortune_n of_o caesar_n policarpus_fw-la answer_v if_o thou_o require_v this_o vain_a glory_n that_o i_o protest_v the_o fortune_n of_o caesar_n as_o thou_o say_v feign_v thou_o know_v i_o not_o who_o i_o be_o hear_v free_o i_o be_o a_o christian_n he_o be_v burn_v quick_a at_o smyrna_n of_o which_o he_o be_v bishop_n ponticus_n and_o blandina_fw-la a_o lad_n of_o fifteen_o year_n old_a and_o a_o woman_n who_o 10_o euseb_n l._n 5._o c._n 10_o endure_v notable_a torment_n and_o at_o last_o death_n by_o the_o heathen_a in_o france_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o antonius_n verus_n about_o the_o year_n 179._o be_v the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n of_o who_o suffering_n and_o constancy_n i_o have_v already_o give_v a_o particular_a account_n who_o often_o by_o the_o heathen_a be_v urge_v to_o swear_v which_o they_o refuse_v basilideâ—_n a_o soldier_n in_o authority_n in_o the_o roman_a host_n be_v upon_o some_o 4._o euseb_n l._n 6._o c._n 4._o occasion_n require_v to_o swear_v by_o his_o fellow_n soldier_n affirm_v plain_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o swear_v for_o he_o say_v he_o be_v a_o christian_a and_o that_o he_o will_v in_o very_a deed_n protest_v the_o same_o i_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o he_o and_o how_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o christian_n before_o page_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n as_o to_o a_o noble_a example_n they_o think_v he_o dally_v at_o first_o but_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o judge_n and_o he_o confess_v the_o same_o be_v clap_v in_o prison_n and_o behead_v evangelica_n veritas_fw-la non_fw-la recipit_fw-la juramentum_fw-la say_v jerom_n the_o evangelical_n or_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n admit_v not_o of_o a_o oath_n and_o say_v chrysostome_n non_fw-la oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la vir_fw-la qui_fw-la evangelicè_fw-la vivit_fw-la juret_fw-la omninò_fw-la it_o behove_v not_o or_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v or_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v that_o the_o man_n or_o he_o which_o live_v according_a to_o the_o gospel_n shall_v swear_v at_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christian_n ought_v not_o to_o swear_v at_o all_o say_v justin_n martyr_n plato_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n let_v a_o oath_n be_v absent_a from_o every_o one_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v let_v none_o swear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meander_n also_o have_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n fly_v a_o oath_n although_o thou_o may_v swear_v just_o plato_n also_o say_v again_o in_o his_o twelve_o book_n concern_v law_n ne_fw-la quis_fw-la juret_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o ne_fw-la ab_fw-la altero_fw-la jusjurandum_fw-la exigat_fw-la i._n e._n let_v no_o man_n swear_v himself_o and_o let_v he_o not_o require_v or_o compel_v a_o oath_n of_o another_o ausonius_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n say_v jurare_fw-la aut_fw-la falsum_fw-la dicere_fw-la par_fw-fr habuit_fw-la to_o swear_v or_o speak_v false_o be_v the_o same_o hesiod_n in_o his_o theogonia_n place_n a_o oath_n among_o the_o brood_n of_o contention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pag._n 88_o a_o oath_n say_v he_o which_o great_o burt_v man_n again_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d present_o a_o oath_n go_v with_o corrupt_a judgement_n judiciis_fw-la judgement_n cito_fw-la enim_fw-la abit_fw-la jusjurandum_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la pravis_fw-la judiciis_fw-la or_o when_o justice_n appear_v among_o man_n then_o swear_v vanish_v as_o be_v hesiod_n scope_n in_o that_o place_n p._n 13._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n neither_o aught_o he_o to_o swear_v this_o or_o any_o thing_n this_o thing_n or_o swear_v shall_v never_o be_v or_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o to_o swear_v say_v theognis_n verse_n 660._o wherefore_o shall_v i_o reckon_v up_o origen_n chrysostome_n theophilact_fw-mi oecomenius_n hillary_n athanasius_n jerom_n theodoret_n lactantius_n and_o other_o who_o have_v frequent_a invective_n against_o swear_v or_o basil_n who_o commend_v a_o famous_a greek_a call_v jurare_fw-la call_v clineas_fw-la cum_fw-la posset_n effugere_fw-la trium_fw-la talentorum_fw-la mulctam_fw-la jurando_fw-la injuriam_fw-la pati_fw-la maluit_fw-la quam_fw-la jurare_fw-la clineas_n who_o rather_o than_o 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