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a_o oath_n for_o confirmation_n be_v to_o they_o a_o end_n etc._n etc._n here_o the_o antithesis_fw-la lie_v not_o between_o saint_n and_o carnal_a man_n nor_o between_o christian_n and_o jew_n they_o and_o we_o but_o between_o god_n and_o man_n between_o he_o and_o they_o the_o sense_n be_v god_n do_v act_n in_o this_o oath_n more_o humano_fw-la he_o confirm_v it_o by_o a_o oath_n as_o man_n use_v to_o do_v only_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o god_n can_v not_o swear_v by_o any_o great_a than_o himself_o whereas_o man_n always_o do_v swear_v by_o a_o great_a yet_o the_o event_n be_v the_o same_o for_o god_n oath_n by_o himself_o put_v the_o promise_n out_o of_o all_o question_n even_o as_o man_n swear_v by_o a_o great_a to_o confirm_v what_o they_o say_v be_v to_o they_o a_o end_n of_o all_o strife_n par._n but_o t._n e._n infer_v from_o 1_o â—…or_n 3._o 3._o that_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n do_v not_o by_o men_n intend_v saint_n true_a believer_n the_o new_a testament_n 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oath_n be_v command_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n ex_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la or_o from_o a_o supposition_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o public_a good_a just_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o magistrate_n be_v command_v by_o the_o same_o law_n to_o make_v penal_a law_n against_o vice_n but_o if_o we_o be_v perfect_o innocent_a neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o will_v be_v command_v you_o may_v remember_v i_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o conference_n that_o if_o there_o be_v that_o truth_n in_o man_n that_o their_o bare_a testimony_n be_v infallible_a and_o of_o sufficient_a credit_n 61._o than_o there_o be_v no_o need_n at_o all_o of_o a_o oath_n so_o that_o we_o be_v command_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o use_v oath_n only_o upon_o just_a and_o necessary_a occasion_n and_o thus_o i_o assert_v what_o i_o do_v before_o in_o the_o conference_n that_o a_o oath_n right_o take_v that_o be_v as_o every_o honest_a man_n will_v understand_v i_o and_o as_o i_o interpret_v 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by_o that_o lactantius_n affirm_v socrates_n his_o swear_v by_o a_o goose_n and_o a_o dog_n be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o those_o creature_n be_v his_o go_n and_o tertullian_n plain_o give_v this_o 20._o reason_n why_o the_o primitive_a christian_n will_v not_o swear_v by_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o emperor_n lest_o they_o shall_v thereby_o own_v they_o to_o be_v go_n and_o hence_o author_n general_o make_v solemn_a oath_n 32._o to_o be_v act_n of_o religion_n and_o one_o sort_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n so_o sanderson_n 2_o pareus_n 1._o cbemnitius_fw-la dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o none_o can_v say_v thus_o of_o speak_v bare_a truth_n and_o therefore_o the_o difference_n be_v very_o great_a that_o be_v a_o act_n of_o moral_a virtue_n but_o this_o a_o act_n of_o the_o incommunicable_a worship_n of_o god_n that_o be_v direct_v to_o a_o man_n this_o to_o the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n par._n but_o t._n e._n have_v a_o way_n to_o avoid_v this_o by_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n be_v more_o glorify_v by_o have_v redeem_v a_o people_n from_o perfidiousness_n treachery_n and_o falsehood_n etc._n etc._n who_o can_v now_o speak_v truth_n every_o man_n with_o his_o neighbour_n ibid._n min._n though_o the_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n be_v of_o infinite_a value_n yet_o if_o man_n improve_v not_o the_o grace_n which_o be_v purchase_v for_o they_o this_o fault_n which_o be_v in_o they_o and_o not_o in_o christ_n redemption_n will_v spoil_v the_o quaker_n argument_n be_v all_o man_n be_v all_o quaker_n themselves_o purge_v from_o hypocrisy_n &_o c._n if_o they_o be_v not_o t._n e._n have_v say_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n against_o the_o use_n of_o solemn_a and_o legal_a oath_n par._n he_o tell_v we_o now_o that_o from_o reason_n you_o be_v come_v to_o consent_v of_o nation_n your_o second_o medium_fw-la to_o prove_v swear_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n and_o here_o he_o bid_v his_o reader_n observe_v that_o you_o have_v whole_o let_v go_v your_o hold_n of_o natural_a 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interpret_v by_o the_o pharisee_n to_o his_o lesser_a authority_n i_o reply_v that_o not_o one_o of_o those_o he_o cite_v be_v against_o solemn_a swear_v and_o therefore_o they_o say_v much_o the_o same_o that_o the_o two_o precede_a father_n have_v do_v do_v confirm_v we_o in_o the_o belief_n the_o father_n speak_v of_o ordinary_a swear_v for_o these_o do_v so_o first_o erasmus_n his_o opinion_n may_v be_v know_v from_o the_o very_a place_n cite_v by_o ellwood_n viz._n his_o comment_n on_o jam._n 5._o 12._o where_o after_o he_o have_v inveigh_v against_o those_o that_o swear_v by_o god_n in_o light_n or_o trivial_a matter_n and_o those_o that_o swear_v after_o the_o jewish_a custom_n by_o heaven_n by_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n he_o immediate_o add_v the_o word_n quote_v by_o this_o quaker_n whosoever_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o lie_v without_o swear_v he_o dare_v do_v the_o same_o when_o he_o swear_v if_o he_o list_v what_o kind_n of_o swear_v be_v here_o mean_v the_o very_a word_n immediate_o before_o this_o sentence_n sufficient_o evidence_n but_o if_o it_o be_v not_o plain_a enough_o let_v t._n e._n consult_v erasmus_n annotation_n on_o mat._n 5._o 37._o where_o be_v word_n to_o this_o effect_n i_o suppose_v that_o christ_n do_v only_o mean_a that_o the_o perfect_a or_o grow_v christian_n for_o of_o these_o he_o speak_v ought_v not_o at_o all_o to_o swear_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o make_v the_o common_a people_n great_a swearer_n otherwise_o say_v he_o in_o a_o cause_n of_o 37._o faith_n or_o piety_n even_o christ_n himself_o and_o the_o apostle_n swear_v and_o again_o many_o hard_a question_n may_v be_v easy_o solve_v if_o we_o understand_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o simple_o or_o absolute_o forbid_v these_o but_o only_o forbâ—…d_v they_o to_o be_v use_v in_o that_o common_a manner_n people_n be_v wont_n then_o to_o use_v they_o in_o ibid._n if_o t._n e._n read_v on_o he_o may_v see_v erasmus_n opinion_n in_o more_o thing_n than_o this_o wherein_o he_o will_v find_v he_o as_o much_o as_o any_o opposite_a to_o the_o quaker_n tenant_n second_o that_o the_o scythian_n do_v swear_v also_o in_o some_o case_n i_o have_v prove_v before_o three_o antipho_n in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o stobaeus_n inveigh_v against_o those_o who_o will_v not_o believe_v a_o serious_a oath_n say_v when_o any_o despise_v a_o man_n swear_v that_o never_o be_v convict_v of_o false-swearing_a he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o despise_v the_o god_n and_o to_o have_v former_o be_v guilty_a of_o perjury_n himself_o four_o sophocles_n in_o stobaeus_n also_o say_v the_o mind_n be_v make_v more_o cautious_a by_o the_o apposition_n of_o a_o oath_n for_o thâ—…n_o a_o man_n must_v take_v heed_n of_o two_o thing_n lest_o he_o injure_v his_o neighbour_n and_o offend_v against_o the_o go_n if_o the_o quaker_n read_v the_o other_o sentence_n in_o stobaeus_n he_o must_v needs_o see_v these_o which_o plain_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o against_o serious_a 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