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if_o such_o person_n who_o do_v usual_o swear_v do_v indeed_o believe_v in_o god_n why_o do_v they_o not_o obey_v he_o who_o forbid_v they_o to_o swear_v if_o they_o do_v not_o why_o shall_v we_o believe_v they_o when_o they_o swear_v by_o god_n 4._o some_o swearer_n will_v say_v they_o mean_v no_o harm_n by_o it_o for_o answer_v to_o that_o let_v they_o consider_v whether_o any_o prince_n in_o the_o world_n will_v allow_v a_o subject_a of_o he_o to_o use_v his_o tongue_n as_o he_o please_v to_o his_o dishonour_n and_o put_v it_o up_o because_o the_o man_n say_v he_o mean_v no_o harm_n by_o it_o much_o less_o will_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n bear_v with_o their_o audacious_a profane_v of_o his_o name_n upon_o pretence_n that_o thou_o intend_v no_o harm_n such_o as_o a_o man_n tongue_n be_v such_o be_v the_o man_n for_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v matth._n 12.34_o 35._o a_o evil_a man_n out_o of_o the_o evil_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o evil_a thing_n and_o a_o good_a 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