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An inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled by Theodore Basille
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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youre iudgyng place which is the seate of God so long as ye iudge truly and do youre office accordyng to equite Whan ony matter is brought before you Howe Iudges shal be haue them seluâ—s whaÌ„ ony matter to brought before theÌ„ fyrst weygh ponder consyder it your selfe diligently and afterwarde delyuer it to the Quest moÌ„gers accordynge to the course of the lawe and exhorte them in the name of God christenly charitably frendly ryghteously indifferently and with a single eye and incorrupte conscience to looke vpon the matter and to deale so vpryghtly in that behalf and to giue so true iust verdit eueÌ„ as though it shulde be presented and offered vp to the hygh euerlastyng Iudge Christ. â—eclare vnto them how great an offeÌ„ce it is before god to gyue vp a false verdit by that means to haue innocent bloud shed and theyr owne soules condemned Let the Questmongers haue coÌ„uenieÌ„t â—easure to debate the matter among them selues soberly diâ—cretely and prudently and so after much consultacion and long deliberacion gyue an answere accordyng to trueth iustice And let such as shall be vpon the quest What men Questmongers oughte to be be honest men sober sage faythfull wyse discret prudeÌ„t godly mercifull ryghteous louyng indifferent pitiefull brotherlyke eueÌ„ such as feare god loue his word haue knoweledge in his holye lawe walke wyth a ryghte vp conscience both before God and man and haue alwaye bene of good reporte and honest fame among theyr neyghbours This vndoubtedly all thynges haÌ„dled according to equite and iustice shall not only mayntayne true and righteous iudgemeÌ„t but also make greatly vnto the preseruacion of innocent bloud so that God the hygh Iudge shall hyghly be glorified in al our iudiciall affayres But lette vs procede wyth our matter Not only these aforsayd are periured parsonnes which falsely forsweare themselues and testify in vniust and wronge matters but also so many as haue taken vpon them iuste lawfull oothes and by them promised to do some ryghteous and godly thynge and yet leaue it vndone and worke contrary to theyr godly promyse Magistrates As for an example the Magistrates and head officers of the publique weale promyse with a solemne ooth to do all thynges accordyng to equite and iustice and to accepte no parsonne in iudgement but to do all thynges vpryghtly to mayntayne the good and to ponysh the euell to exalte vertue and to suppresse vice nowe if they contrary to theyr ooth worke vnrighteousâ—es oppresse the socourlesse iudge for fauoure condemne the good saue the euell persecute the fauourers of Goddes word mayntayne the Papistes neglecte vertue vpholde vice c. so are they falsely forsworne shall not escape the plage of Periury The Byshoppes and prestes promyse faythfully to be earnest Preachers Byshops Prestes setters forth of Gods word and to lyue accordyng vnto yâ— same nowe if they do the contrary that is to saye not labour in the haruest of the Lordes worde nor lede an honest and verâ—uous lyfe vnto yâ— good exaÌ„ple of other but seke after worldly promocioÌ„s lyue ydelly vpoÌ„ theyr benefices walowe in allâ—bestiall plesures tumble theÌ„selues in all kynde of synne hate theÌ„ that are prechers of Gods worde dryue men from readyng the holy Byble c. so are they falâ—ely forsworne shal not escape yâ— plage of periury The man wyfe haue promised fayth and â—routh betwene theÌ„ Maryed folke that they wyl be iust and true one to another the maÌ„ to loue his wyfe as himselfe and to â—olde hym contented with her the woman reuerently to feare and obey her husbonde nowe if they breake this promyse so that one delyghtethe not in another but ech of them seake after straung flesh so are they falsly forsworne and shall not escape the plage of periury All Subiectes haue promised to theyr rulars vnfayned obedience wyllyng seruyse Subiectes nowe if contrary to theyr promyse they resist the high powers become disobedient and repugne agaynst theÌ„ so are they falsely forsworne and shal not escape the plage of periury Al these heretofore rehearsed are gylty of the synne of periury if they do contrary to the ooth which they haue made and therfore maye they be sure to receaue a reward worthy theyr blasphemous tonge Some man wyll saye peraduenture A demauÌ„d whyther all oothes promyses and vowes are to be ê‘fourmed are all oothes to be obserued Shall a man faull into the synne of periury yf he performeth not what soeuer he hath promysed I answer nay not so God forbyd yâ— all oothes promysed vowes shulde be performed For many are folysh wyâ—ked vngodly Therfore as suchâ— displeased God so ought they to be broken These are they which fyght agenst Gods worde whiche also inarle the consciences of so many as kepe theÌ„ What oothes promises vowâ—s ought to be broken and make them that accomplysh theÌ„ to commit impiete and wyckednes These by no means are to be kept of ony christen man excepte he wyl offend GOD greuously by the obseruaunce of them For an vnfaythfull folysh promyse Eccle. v saythe Salomon In Sinoni mis. lib. ii displeaseth God Cap. xxii In euell promises breake thy fayth Quaest. iiii CaÌ„ In malis sayth Isydorus in a fylthy vow chaunge thy determinacion That thou haste vowed vnaduisedly looke thou do it not For that is a wycked promyse whiche is fulfylled with synne Aâ—ayne he sayth if ony man doth rashely define to do ony of those thinges that please not Ibidem God let hym be sory for it seynge that his determinacioÌ„ was done coÌ„trary to the coÌ„maundement of god let it be called backe agayne stond in none effecte S. Ierome also sayeth Lib. aduesus Iouinianum thou shalte do better o brother if thou doste abstayne from the vngodly acte Quaest. iiii than if thou doste styffely performe folysh wordes and perillous vowes Can magnae Hereto agreeth the sayenge of S. Austen De offic it is a poynte of great wisdom for a man to call that agayne Lib. i. which he hath euyl spoken S. Quaest. iiii Ambrose also sayth Can. Est etiam It is agenst al godly honeste many tymes to performe the oothe that is made as Herode which sware that he wold giue to the doughter of Herodias what so euer she woulde aske He therfore sâ—ue IohuÌ„ because he wolde not deny hys promyse In concilio Toletano it was decreed Quaest. iiii Can. Si publicis that it is better not to fufyll the vowes of a folysh promyse than by the obseruaunce of them to commit ony wyckednes That oth promyse or vowe therfore which displeaseth God Mark wel repugnethe the diuine verite fyght agaynst the Lordes word prouoketh vnto synne condemneth the conscience of the keper and can not be performed wythoute wyckednes ought by no means to be obserued kepte but
Hesiodus also sayth Hesiodus that that maÌ„ whiche wrongly testifieth and falsly forsweareth hymselfe doth not only hurte Iustice but he himselfe also is so hurte that he can neuer be healed after Moreouer he saythe that all his posterite and chyldren shall be of thâ— lesse reputacioÌ„ euer after so that they shall lyue in ignominy theyr renowme shall be obscure darke and of no price before all men Who nowe therfore is so mad as falsely to forsweare hym self for a litle dungelyke mucke seyng that by this means he shal not only prouoke Goddes wrath vnto hym selfe condemne his owne soule cast hymselfe into euerlastyng damnacion but also procure plages for his chyldren that succede hym Oh that menne wolde once be wyse and learne this lesson of S. Paule and followe it â— Tim. vi Iob. i hauyng meate dryncke cloth let vs be contented For we brought nothyng in to the worlde neyther shall we cary ony thyng out of it Fear not o my sonne Tobi. iiii sayde Thobias we lyue a poore lyfe in this worlde notwithstondyng we shall haue many good thinges if we feare God and go awaye from all synne and do well But wolde God wolde God that Lady Periury dyd exercyse her vnmercifull and tyrannicall â—râ—elnes only in gettyng and scraâ—chyng â—p togyther falsely and contrary to all Peiurye thyr tâ—the innocente â—loude iustice the goodes of this worlde Wolde God wolde God she dyd not also thorowe her vnryghteous violence churlysh malice thyrst shede and sucke vp innocent bloud Wolde God that thorowe her false wytnes bearyng true men were not put vnto deathe causeles Hath it not bene heard yea knowen and sene thynke you that of very malice thorowe the periuries of false forsworne caytiffes whiche haue taken an oothe testified contrary to the trueth and gyuen false euidence at syses sessios or els where True meÌ„ are sometyme hanged many men both honest and true haue bene hanged or other wyse rydde out of the way yea and that wythout a cause as it hath ben proued afterward Some also haue bene condemned for Heretykes and 〈…〉 for speakyng agaynste Aâ—â—â—christ and Idolatry c. What wyll meÌ„ saye vnto this Is not this a thynge worthy to be lamented Wolde not here be a redresse in thys behalfe Deâ—erâ—ethe this malicious periury to be wyâ—ked at aâ—d not rather to be ponysshâ—d accordyng to yâ— deâ—ertes therof Awake awake ye Quest mongers An adinonâ—â—on for quesâ—â—mongâ—â—s and take hede you gyue a true iust ryght verdiâ— Remember that ye go vpoÌ„ lyfe death and theâ—fore ought ye to do nothing rathly Remember that it is not the bloude of an oâ—e or a calfe that shall be shâ—d but the bloude of a Christen man for whose lyfe and health oure Lorde sauioure Iesus Christ dyd suffer his moost pricious bloude to be shed â— Cor. iii and in whose harte the holye Ghoste dwelleth Remember that he is the Image of god which hath hâ—s lyfe put into youre handes ether to be saued Gen. ii or to be cast awaye Remeber that if ye defyle the Temple of God handle a Christen man otherwyse thaÌ„ ryght require surely god wyll destroy you The bloud of that innocent whome ye so cruelly haue murthered shall crye for vengeauÌ„ce agaynst you both daye nyght as the bloud of Abell dyd vpon Caym Gen. iiii i. Ioan. iii Math. vii Luke vi neuâ—r cease vntyll God hath takeÌ„ vengeauÌ„ce on you Remember that wyth what mesure ye mete to other wych the same shall it be mesured agayne vnto you Therfore take ye hede Be not rashe nor hastye in gyuing your verdit Be prudent wyse circumspecte Ponder all thynges wyth a ryght vp conscience Weygâ— the matter in the balance of iustice Marke all parties Beleue not euery lyghâ—e tale streyghtewayes but boulte out wyth all diligence the originall oâ— it Lette nother the rytches nor the fame nor the dignite nor yette the giftes of that manne which putteth in the inditement agenst another moue you ony thyng at all to gyue the more credence vnto his wordes by that meanes to caste awaye the partye accused vntyll ye haue thorowly boulted oute yâ— trueth of the matter Shew suche indifferency that ye maye not be found at the dredefull daye of iudgement gyltye of the shedyng of ony ryghteous bloud but blameles and wythe a pure conscience Ye Iudges also execute youre office according to equite An admonicion for iudges Suffer not the confortles to be oppressed Lette iustice conioyned with a fatherly pitie and tender compassion reygne in your brestes Suffer no matter of vnryghteousnes to preuayle before the seat of your iudgyng place RemeÌ„ber that whyle ye syt in iudgement ye are no priuate personnes Ye represent the parson of God Ye execute Gods offyce Psal. â—viii Ioan. x Ye are the Image of God Yea ye are Gods and the sonnes of the moost hyghest as the scripture calleth you Your iudgynge place is the iudgyng place of God Your mouth is the mouthe of God Beware therfore what senteÌ„ce ye pronounce Math. vii Lette all thynges be done with great deliberacion Gyue not iudgement so hastely that ye shal afterwarde repent you therof RemeÌ„ber that as ye iudge Why God hatâ— gyuen men two eaâ—es so shal ye be iudged God hath set you in authorite that ye shulde ryghteously iudge of all thynges Remember that God hathe gyuen you two eares one to heare the accuser another to heare him that is accused that by this means ye shulde not be percial nor wedded to one tale but indifferentely to heare both parties Remember that for asmuche as ye occupye the place of God ye ought not to ê‘uert iudgement but to do the office of God and to execute iustice vnlesse the hyghe Iudge for youre vnryghteous sentence pronouÌ„ced condemne you and caste you into hell fyre Sap. vâ— For GOD sayth the scripture shall appeare to you O ye rulers and Iudges very dredfully yea and that without ony longe tariauns Wonderfull harde iudgement shall they haue yâ— beare rule To the maÌ„ of small power mercy is graunted but as for the mighty they shall suffer myghty and exceadyng great tormentes For God whych is rulare of all thynges Deut. xii Pa. xix wyll not regarde one parsonne more thaÌ„ another nether wyl he feare yâ— greatnes of ony maÌ„ for he made both the lytyll and the great and he hathe a lyke care for all Notwythstandyng surely the men that be in authorite Iob. xxxiiii Eccl. xxxv Rom. ii Gala. ii Ephe. vi Colos. iii Act. x â— Pet. i Sap. i Psal. lvii shall haue the greater ponyshment Therfore ye that iudge yâ— earth take hede loue ryghteousnes Iudge truly o ye sonnes of men Seake all means possible that no innocent bloud be shed Admitte no fâ—lse wytnesses none vnlawfull othes no false swearynges no malicious periuries to be brought receaued before