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davidis_fw-la quo_fw-la juraverat_fw-la se_fw-la nabalem_fw-la perditurum_fw-la cum_fw-la familia_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o ursinus_n 2._o oath_n make_v of_o unlawful_a thing_n either_o by_o a_o error_n or_o by_o ignorance_n or_o through_o infirmity_n or_o against_o the_o conscience_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o keep_v they_o and_o therefore_o such_o oath_n be_v to_o be_v retract_v and_o re-called_n by_o repent_v and_o surcease_n a_o wicked_a purpose_n not_o to_o be_v continue_v by_o persist_v and_o practise_v lest_o we_o add_v thereby_o sin_n unto_o sin_n for_o he_o that_o keep_v a_o oath_n make_v of_o unlawful_a thing_n as_o be_v the_o covenant_n heap_v sin_n upon_o sin_n both_o in_o that_o he_o swear_v amiss_o and_o also_o in_o that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o swear_v amiss_o according_a to_o the_o common_a rule_n ill_o swear_v and_o worse_o keep_v for_o what_o thing_n god_n forbid_v those_o thing_n he_o will_v not_o have_v man_n either_o swear_v or_o unsworn_a to_o perform_v and_o what_o he_o forbid_v we_o to_o will_v or_o promise_n or_o swear_v so_o much_o the_o more_o he_o forbid_v we_o to_o do_v the_o same_o how_o much_o the_o more_o grievous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o do_v they_o than_o to_o will_v or_o promise_v for_o a_o unlawful_a oath_n be_v break_v make_v not_o god_n witness_v of_o a_o lie_n because_o the_o revoke_v of_o it_o be_v good_a as_o appear_v in_o the_o revoke_v of_o that_o oath_n which_o david_n have_v make_v to_o destroy_v nabal_n with_o all_o his_o household_n etc._n etc._n henderson_n 3._o henderson_n although_o no_o human_a power_n and_o authority_n can_v dispense_v with_o a_o lawful_a oath_n quia_fw-la juramentum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la forum_n divinum_fw-la yet_o in_o some_o case_n as_o in_o the_o covenant_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n cease_v sublata_fw-la causa_fw-la tollitur_fw-la effectus_fw-la sublato_fw-la relato_fw-la tollitur_fw-la correlatum_fw-la or_o when_o any_o oath_n have_v a_o special_a reference_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o those_o to_o who_o we_o swear_v or_o make_v the_o promise_n as_o the_o covenant_n have_v first_o to_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n and_o pretend_o to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n henderson_n henderson_n if_o we_o have_v their_o desire_n or_o consent_n the_o obligation_n cease_v because_o all_o such_o oath_n and_o so_o