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fear_v to_o offend_v he_o and_o provoke_v he_o to_o wrath_n lest_o he_o fail_v of_o his_o desire_n and_o hope_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o god_n sight_n and_o favour_n in_o who_o presence_n there_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n as_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o his_o grace_n here_o sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n with_o darkness_n and_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n a_o filial_a fear_n who_o proper_a object_n be_v the_o displeasure_n of_o almighty_n god_n our_o most_o gracious_a and_o love_a father_n it_o be_v the_o only_a and_o best_a curb_n to_o keep_v and_o restrain_v we_o from_o sin_n and_o now_o that_o i_o be_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o cure_n of_o that_o foul_a sin_n of_o swear_v swear_v the_o i._o remedy_n against_o swear_v i_o shall_v commend_v it_o in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o the_o prime_a remedy_n against_o it_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o man_n say_v nazianzen_n that_o may_v and_o do_v attain_v salvation_n 40_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naz._n or._n 40_o the_o first_o be_v in_o 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of_o danger_n this_o fear_n i_o say_v be_v a_o great_a help_n and_o remedy_n against_o the_o sin_n of_o swear_v witness_v that_o of_o st._n augustine_n who_o it_o seem_v before_o his_o conversion_n be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n he_o in_o his_o ten_o sermon_n concern_v the_o behead_v of_o st._n john_n report_v this_o of_o himself_o timendo_fw-la deum_fw-la ab_fw-la ore_fw-la nostro_fw-la abstulimus_fw-la omnem_fw-la jurationem_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o fear_n of_o god_n free_v i_o from_o the_o custom_n of_o swear_v and_o then_o he_o appeal_v in_o these_o word_n to_o his_o auditor_n ecce_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la vivimus_fw-la quis_fw-la nos_fw-la audivit_fw-la aliquando_fw-la jurantes_fw-la etc._n etc._n behold_v i_o have_v daily_a commerce_n and_o fellowship_n with_o you_o who_o ever_o hear_v a_o oath_n to_o pass_v from_o i_o be_v i_o not_o wont_a to_o swear_v as_o familiar_o and_o frequent_o as_o i_o speak_v at_o ubi_fw-la legi_fw-la &_o timui_fw-la luctatus_fw-la sum_fw-la contra_fw-la 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vengeance_n and_o inflict_v his_o threaten_a judgement_n on_o obstinate_a &_o obdurate_a sinner_n who_o shall_v not_o escape_v they_o unless_o they_o be_v prevent_v by_o a_o speedy_a and_o hearty_a repentance_n of_o their_o sin_n the_o forename_a place_n in_o exodus_fw-la be_v confirm_v and_o explain_v by_o another_o in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la which_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o st._n augustine_n read_v it_o be_v c._n 23._o v._n 10_o 11_o 12._o accustom_v not_o thyself_o to_o swear_v neither_o use_n thyself_o to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o for_o as_o a_o servant_n that_o be_v continual_o beat_a shall_v not_o be_v without_o a_o mark_n so_o he_o that_o swear_v and_o name_v god_n continual_o shall_v not_o be_v faultless_a a_o man_n that_o use_v much_o swear_v shall_v be_v fill_v with_o iniquity_n v._o 11._o that_o be_v he_o shall_v add_v sin_n unto_o sin_n lie_v unto_o swear_v steal_v unto_o lie_v according_a to_o that_o common_a say_n ostende_v mihi_fw-la mendacem_fw-la 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