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A87229	The great case of conscience opened: in the particular unfolding, and examination of those two difficult texts, in Mat. 5.33,34. and Jam. 5.12. about the lawfulness or unlawfulness of swearing: wherein the evidence of Scripture-light, as laid down in the Old and New Testament, in variety of cases and examples (not hitherto insisted on) are succinctly and clearly stated; and usefully accommodated & suited to the present state and condition of many suffering Christians. By Ieremiah Ives.	Ives, Jeremiah, fl. 1653-1674.	1661 (1661)	Wing I1099; Thomason E1082_2; ESTC R202611	12,526	16

I now come to speak of the end of those Sacred Oaths that were voluntary and they were to afflict the Soul by fasting or otherwise see Num. 30.13 and these were called Oaths to the Lord Psalm 132.1 2 3. Lord saith the Psalmist remember David in all his afflictions how he Swore UNTO the Lord and Vowed to the mighty God of Jacob surely I will not come into the Tabernacle of my House nor clime up into my Bed I will not give sleep to mine Eyes nor slumber to my Eye lids until I have found out a place for the Lord an Habitation for the Mighty God of Jacob like to this was that Vow of Hannah's 1 Sam. 1.11 That if the Lord would give her a Son she vowed to give him UNTO the Lord Now the end of these Oathes were to bind them to perform to the Lord those voluntary Services which they were not bound to by Law to this agrees that forecited Text Num. 30.1 If a man Vow a Vow or Swear an Oath UNTO the Lord he shall not break his word he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his Mouth and to these kind of Oaths Christ alludeth when he saith Mat. 5.33 Ye have heard that it hath been said to them of old time thou shalt not for-swear thy self but shalt perform TO THE LORD thy Oaths So then we see that the end of voluntary Oaths were to bind the Soul to the Lord to perform to him some great piece of voluntary Service and Self-denyal which they were not bound to by any law had they not bound themselves by an Oath I now come to the last Question viz. Whether those two Texts Mat. 5.34 and James 5.12 Do forbid all manner of Swearing in Gospel times I shall first speak to that in Mat. 5.34 Where Christ saith Swear not at all c. To this I Answer first Negatively that this Text cannot be understood to forbid the use of all such Swearing as was commanded under the Law my Reasons are First Because some such Swearing was used by Christ himself Mat. 26.63 Christ being before the Counsel was examined by the Priest but the Text saith Jesus held his Peace then the High Priest adjured him by the Living God or as it is in plain English he charged him to Swear by the Living God to tell him Whether he was the Christ the Son of God to which Adjuration Jesus Answers Thou hast said or I am for so it is Mark 14.62 Now to Answer to a Matter when one is Adjured by the Living God though it were but yea or Amen was one manner of Swearing that was frequently used under the Law as I have already shewen from Levit. 5.1.1 Kin. 22.16 17. Num. 5.19 Judg. 17.2 Neh. 5.13 Secondly This Text cannot be understood to take away the use of all such Swearing that was commanded under the Law because those commandements contained in Ordinances were not taken away till the death of the Testator Ephes 2.15 and those Ordinances that were contrary to us were not taken away till Christ nailed them to his Cross Colos 2.14 Therefore those Commandements of the Law which accomodated Humane Affairs and respected Morals of which this of Swearing to end strife was none of the least could not be taken away before Christ dyed therefore all such Oaths as were commanded under the Law are not forbid by that Text Mat. 5.34 Thirdly Neither this Text Mat. 5. nor that in James 5. forbideth the use of all such Swearing as was commanded under the Law because the Prophets prophesie that some such Swearing shall be used in the times of the New Testament Esay 65.16 He that shall blesse himself in the Earth shall blesse himself in the God of Truth And he that sweareth in the Earth shall swear by the God of Truth because the former Troubles are forgotten and because they are hidden from mine eyes Here is a Prophesie that foretels that some swearing shall be lawful in those times that are to come after the Ascention of Christ and the death of the Apostle James Then he that swears shall swear by the God of Truth THEN when when the former troubles are forgot When shall that be the 17. verse resolves us It shall be When the New Heavens and New Earth are Created and the former Heaven and Earth is forgotten So that here is a Concatination of Divine Truths men shall swear by the God of Truth because their former troubles are forgotten their former troubles shall be forgotten because the former Heaven and Earth shall be forgotten FOR saith the Lord I will creare New Heavens and a New Earth and the former shall not be remembred That this Prophesie respected the times of the New Testament let Peter Witnesse 2 Pet. 3.13 Neverthelesse we according to his promise look for New Heavens and a New Earth wherein dwelleth Righteousnesse So that these Scriptures foretel that though under the former Heavens and upon the former Earth men swore by false Gods yet in the times of the New Heaven and New Earth wherein dwelleth Righteousnesse men shall swear by the God of Righteousness Again that Text Psalm 15.4 is by many understood to respect the time of the New Testament and if so then one of the great quallifications that is required of those that shall dwell in Gods Holy Hill is that they shall swear to their own hurt and change not And Isa 45.23 God Sweareth That to Him every Knee shall bow and every Tongue shall swear and because sacred swearing by God is a confessing of him The Apostle translates every Tongue shall confesse Rom. 14.11 plainly expounding the Prophesie to relate to New Testament times Fourthly Those Texts cannot be understood to forbid all such swearing that was commanded under the Law because some such Swearing not onely Jesus Christ as I have said but the Apostle Paul did both practice and enjoyn that he practised some such swearing see 1 Kings 1.29 David swore AS the Lord liveth that hath redeemed my Soul out of distress c. Solomon thy Son shall Reign after me this was under the Old Testament to confirm a promise and under the New Testament the Apostle useth the same form of swearing to confirm what he said to the Corinthians 2 Cor. 11.19 AS the Truth of Christ is in me no man shall stop me of this boasting in the Regions of Achaia Again under the old Testament they Swore by calling God to Witnesse or record to the Truth of what they said Judg. 11.10 And the Elder of Gilead said to Jephtha the Lord be Witnesse betwen us if we do not according to thy Words Jer. 42.5 The Lord be a True and Faithful Wintnesse between us if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us like to this we have the Aposle speaking in the New Testament Rom. 1.9 For God is my Witnesse that without ceasing I have remembrance of you in my