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and_o protest_v unto_o thou_o say_v etc._n etc._n why_o then_o have_v thou_o not_o keep_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o commandment_n wherewith_o i_o charge_v thou_o and_o yet_o this_o oath_n and_o promise_n be_v without_o except_v of_o any_o cause_n though_o most_o important_a to_o he_o and_o most_o necessary_a that_o may_v happen_v to_o occasion_v he_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o therefore_o do_v bring_v apparent_a danger_n with_o it_o to_o entangle_v he_o as_o deep_a as_o his_o life_n and_o albeit_o the_o cause_n which_o he_o have_v of_o go_v afterward_o out_o of_o the_o city_n may_v seem_v something_o reasonable_a in_o that_o he_o 40._o he_o ibid._n v._o 39_o &_o 40._o go_v forth_o but_o to_o fetch_v home_n two_o of_o his_o servant_n that_o have_v run_v away_o from_o he_o yet_o do_v this_o breach_n of_o his_o oath_n and_o of_o the_o king_n adjuration_n to_o he_o wherewith_o he_o have_v charge_v he_o most_o justly_o cost_v shimei_n his_o life_n so_o king_n saul_n 23._o saul_n 1._o sam._n 24._o v._n 22._o 23._o urge_v david_n to_o swear_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o destroy_v his_o posterity_n after_o he_o for_o a_o private_a offence_n and_o injury_n only_o between_o neighbour_n and_o neighbour_n king_n solomon_n testify_v that_o a_o necessary_a oath_n of_o purgation_n may_v be_v require_v by_o the_o 32._o the_o 1._o reg._n ca._n 8._o v._n 31._o &_o 32._o complainant_n when_o a_o man_n shall_v trespass_v against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o he_o lie_v upon_o he_o a_o oath_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o swear_v and_o the_o swearer_n shall_v come_v before_o thy_o altar_n in_o this_o house_n then_o hear_v o_o lord_n in_o heaven_n and_o do_v and_o judge_v thy_o servant_n that_o thou_o condemn_v the_o wicked_a to_o bring_v his_o way_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n and_o justify_v the_o righteous_a according_a to_o his_o righteousness_n where_o we_o see_v that_o a_o private_a person_n upon_o a_o suppose_a offence_n and_o trespass_n against_o he_o may_v urge_v his_o adversary_n unto_o a_o necessary_a oath_n albeit_o the_o matter_n be_v criminal_a and_o penal_a to_o he_o if_o either_o he_o shall_v refuse_v it_o or_o be_v afterward_o otherwise_o convict_v how_o much_o more_o than_o may_v a_o magistrate_n urge_v it_o for_o the_o public_a interest_n especial_o for_o a_o offence_n suppose_v to_o be_v do_v against_o the_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n king_n josias_n also_o mean_v to_o reform_v religion_n and_o to_o restore_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n great_o then_o decay_v do_v make_v a_o 32._o a_o 2._o chro._n 34._o v._o 31._o &_o 32._o covenant_n and_o vow_n and_o cause_v all_o that_o be_v find_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o benjamin_n to_o stand_v to_o it_o so_o 5._o so_o ezra_n ca._n 10._o v._n 5._o ezra_n the_o scribe_n be_v also_o a_o magistrate_n cause_v the_o chief_a priest_n the_o levite_n and_o all_o israel_n to_o swear_v that_o they_o will_v do_v according_a to_o this_o word_n which_o oath_n that_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n it_o be_v impose_v necessary_o upon_o they_o and_o not_o only_o voluntary_o by_o they_o take_v we_o have_v good_a testimony_n in_o the_o word_n 4._o word_n ibid._n v._o 4._o next_o go_v before_o rise_v say_v sechaniah_n unto_o ez-ra_a for_o this_o matter_n belong_v to_o thou_o and_o we_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o or_o assist_v thou_o confirmare_fw-la be_v thou_o resolute_a and_o effect_v it_o and_o likewise_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o 93._o of_o 1._o esdr._n apocr_n ca._n 8._o v._n 92._o 93._o esdras_n apocryphal_a where_o that_o story_n be_v report_v for_o it_o be_v there_o say_v thus_o to_o thou_o it_o do_v appertain_v and_o we_o be_v with_o thou_o to_o make_v thou_o strong_a whereupon_o be_v add_v and_o 95._o and_o ibid._n v._o 94._o 95._o he_o make_v they_o swear_v by_o which_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o if_o any_o of_o they_o will_v not_o have_v swear_v upon_o his_o commandment_n they_o shall_v have_v be_v compel_v thereunto_o by_o some_o civil_a constraint_n when_o the_o rich_a jew_n have_v receive_v the_o land_n of_o the_o poor_a sort_n to_o mortgage_n and_o they_o be_v forfeit_v unto_o they_o yea_o and_o their_o very_a son_n and_o daughter_n be_v draw_v into_o bondage_n for_o satisfaction_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v borrow_v for_o their_o necessary_a sustentation_n 13._o sustentation_n nehe._n 5._o v._o 11._o 12._o &_o 13._o nehemias_n cause_v the_o priest_n to_o swear_v to_o restore_v these_o again_o and_o to_o forgive_v the_o hundred_o part_n of_o the_o very_a principal_n due_a unto_o they_o so_o by_o the_o premise_n we_o see_v that_o magistrate_n may_v exact_v oath_n of_o those_o that_o be_v under_o they_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v refuse_v the_o treatisour_n himself_o will_v
be_v meet_v that_o such_o be_v probable_o touch_v that_o witness_n instar_fw-la omnium_fw-la be_v use_v and_o call_v on_o by_o they_o who_o know_v all_o thing_n &_o before_o who_o the_o whole_a world_n stand_v as_o a_o 6._o a_o apocal._n 4._o v._o 6._o sea_n of_o pure_a crystal_n some_o example_n of_o such_o crime_n be_v show_v in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n by_o the_o scripture_n and_o what_o shall_v witness_n need_v if_o the_o party_n himself_o will_v not_o deny_v it_o or_o what_o if_o the_o witness_n be_v not_o meet_v to_o be_v know_v at_o first_o lest_o the_o party_n upon_o his_o oath_n or_o otherwise_o discover_v no_o more_o when_o he_o once_o know_v they_o than_o he_o suppose_v by_o they_o can_v be_v depose_v or_o what_o if_o at_o the_o party_n first_o convent_v not_o witness_n be_v know_v that_o can_v testify_v but_o do_v come_v afterward_o unto_o the_o judge_n knowledge_n touch_v hide_v crime_n if_o they_o be_v simple_o hide_v and_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o be_v mean_v by_o that_o place_n of_o s._n paul_n and_o by_o the_o like_a rule_n in_o law_n it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v inquire_v after_o by_o any_o magistrate_n neither_o be_v any_o man_n bind_v to_o reveal_v such_o therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v ask_v of_o any_o man_n as_o be_v do_v in_o popish_a shrift_n what_o fault_n and_o sin_n he_o know_v by_o himself_o such_o be_v the_o counsel_n and_o secret_a thought_n of_o man_n heart_n speak_v of_o by_o saint_n paul_n in_o that_o place_n and_o all_o action_n also_o not_o come_v abroad_o at_o all_o nor_o manifest_v either_o by_o fame_n or_o by_o other_o good_a presumption_n or_o evidence_n for_o before_o they_o be_v at_o least_o so_o manifest_v it_o be_v not_o of_o any_o possibility_n to_o make_v enquiry_n or_o question_n after_o particular_a crime_n when_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o suppose_v to_o be_v do_v concern_v which_o crime_n what_o the_o law_n ecclesiastical_a and_o practice_n be_v i_o refer_v you_o to_o the_o nine_o chapter_n of_o this_o three_o part_n but_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v once_o so_o manifest_v abroad_o as_o before_o be_v declare_v then_o be_v not_o the_o fault_n simple_o hide_v but_o in_o part_n be_v manifest_v and_o bring_v to_o light_n and_o therefore_o be_v it_o fit_a and_o convenient_a that_o the_o party_n be_v either_o clear_v of_o it_o or_o correct_v for_o it_o beside_o that_o place_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o any_o judicial_a proceed_n but_o of_o private_a rash_a and_o uncharitable_a judge_v of_o our_o brother_n in_o the_o worst_a part_n without_o any_o just_a ground_n thereof_o as_o if_o we_o will_v take_v upon_o we_o god_n own_o office_n and_o will_v judge_v the_o inward_a cogitation_n of_o another_o man_n heart_n such_o perverse_a judge_a our_o saviour_n christ_n also_o 1._o also_o matth._n 7._o v._n 1._o rom._n 2._o v._n 1._o condemn_v in_o the_o gospel_n but_o it_o pertain_v nothing_o unto_o such_o enquiry_n by_o oath_n as_o the_o magistrate_n have_v good_a enducement_n and_o presumption_n for_o to_o enter_v into_o another_o sort_n no_o less_o pernicious_a than_o the_o former_a be_v those_o who_o will_v pretend_v not_o to_o refuse_v to_o take_v a_o oath_n in_o a_o cause_n criminal_a but_o yet_o they_o will_v do_v it_o with_o this_o limitation_n and_o protestation_n that_o they_o intend_v not_o thereby_o to_o be_v bind_v either_o to_o accuse_v themselves_o or_o their_o brethren_n by_o accusation_n mean_v the_o reveal_n of_o any_o thing_n for_o which_o they_o or_o their_o brethren_n may_v be_v trouble_v or_o punish_v upon_o what_o ground_n other_o than_o the_o general_a reason_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o of_o the_o jesuite_n as_o if_o it_o be_v against_o nature_n and_o charity_n etc._n etc._n these_o shall_v build_v this_o opinion_n i_o for_o my_o part_n can_v well_o conjecture_v but_o it_o sort_v to_o this_o pass_n that_o see_v we_o be_v all_o brethren_n and_o member_n one_o of_o another_o therefore_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o magistrate_n to_o punish_v any_o sin_n or_o transgression_n save_v where_o himself_o do_v take_v the_o offender_n with_o the_o manner_n yea_o and_o scarce_o then_o too_o for_o they_o will_v hardly_o i_o believe_v allow_v that_o the_o same_o man_n shall_v be_v accuser_n witness_n and_o judge_n for_o they_o conceive_v howbeit_o erroneouslie_o the_o judge_n who_o proceed_v of_o office_n to_o be_v a_o accuser_n this_o plain_o follow_v of_o it_o because_o no_o sin_n may_v lawful_o be_v punish_v but_o where_o the_o party_n be_v convict_v there_o can_v be_v none_o other_o conviction_n but_o either_o by_o the_o party_n own_o confession_n or_o upon_o deposition_n of_o witness_n so_o that_o if_o no_o christian_a be_v bind_v nor_o ought_v before_o a_o magistrate_n to_o reveal_v either_o his_o own_o or_o his_o brother_n offence_n then_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o crime_n shall_v never_o be_v punish_v till_o the_o offender_n themselves_o be_v move_v in_o conscience_n if_o happy_o they_o shall_v even_o then_o by_o these_o man_n be_v suffer_v to_o accuse_v or_o discover_v themselves_o shall_v wilful_o come_v in_o and_o desire_v for_o god_n sake_n to_o be_v hang_v up_o or_o otherwise_o punish_v as_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o offence_n lead_v among_o the_o heathen_n i_o read_v of_o no_o nation_n but_o they_o use_v and_o have_v oath_n in_o great_a estimation_n and_o necessary_a practice_n save_v 10._o save_v alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n genial_a dierum_fw-la li._n 5._o cap._n 10._o the_o foolish_a phrygian_n who_o only_o condemn_v they_o and_o among_o christian_n the_o old_a heretic_n manichee_n of_o late_a time_n the_o anabaptiste_n and_o now_o last_o these_o fellow_n who_o albeit_o not_o in_o plain_a word_n yet_o in_o very_a deed_n do_v upon_o the_o matter_n take_v away_o all_o oath_n in_o matter_n criminal_a and_o consequent_o all_o both_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a punishment_n and_o censure_n from_o among_o man_n for_o symboli_fw-la for_o cyprian_a in_o exposit_n symboli_fw-la manes_n the_o old_a heretic_n teach_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o swear_v at_o all_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o opinion_n be_v deliver_v by_o diverse_a of_o the_o more_o learned_a sort_n of_o the_o innovatour_n be_v of_o such_o as_o hold_v that_o they_o may_v reveal_v both_o their_o own_o and_o their_o brother_n crime_n and_o offence_n to_o remove_v evil_a from_o the_o land_n as_o they_o speak_v when_o they_o be_v due_o charge_v thereunto_o by_o oath_n but_o some_o action_n there_o be_v which_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v well_o and_o lawful_o do_v and_o yet_o by_o law_n or_o iniquity_n of_o the_o time_n they_o hold_v to_o be_v such_o as_o may_v bring_v trouble_n and_o punishment_n upon_o they_o and_o those_o they_o say_v they_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n not_o to_o declare_v at_o all_o this_o opinion_n for_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la first_o part_v thereof_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o next_o afore_o precedent_n but_o who_o shall_v judge_v whether_o such_o matter_n as_o they_o be_v inquire_v of_o aught_o to_o be_v account_v for_o fault_n and_o offence_n and_o which_o be_v punish_v will_v remove_v evil_a from_o the_o land_n or_o whether_o they_o be_v in_o deed_n and_o truth_n good_a &_o virtuous_a action_n i_o great_o fear_v that_o these_o man_n will_v not_o in_o this_o point_n be_v content_a to_o be_v overruled_n either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n or_o by_o the_o magistrate_n &_o judge_n that_o be_v interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n but_o no_o remedy_n a_o oath_n they_o will_v not_o take_v till_o they_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v and_o resolve_v which_o they_o can_v make_v as_o long_o in_o do_v as_o themselves_o lust_v that_o such_o action_n be_v just_o and_o lawful_o to_o be_v condemn_v for_o crime_n and_o offence_n by_o god_n law_n so_o that_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o to_o permit_v unto_o every_o private_a subject_n the_o judgement_n how_o far_o in_o what_o cause_n and_o against_o who_o he_o need_v to_o declare_v his_o knowledge_n of_o anymatter_v how_o expedient_a soever_o for_o her_o majesty_n and_o unto_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n it_o be_v to_o be_v know_v be_v not_o this_o to_o put_v a_o sure_a buckler_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o jesuite_n other_o traitor_n murderer_n felon_n and_o every_o lewd_a companion_n to_o hold_v forth_o against_o the_o lawful_a examination_n of_o magistrate_n touch_v themselves_o or_o their_o complice_n for_o if_o they_o need_v not_o declare_v any_o thing_n by_o oath_n much_o less_o will_v they_o have_v conscience_n to_o do_v it_o when_o they_o be_v not_o swear_v which_o forbear_v of_o the_o party_n own_o oath_n in_o examination_n of_o crime_n that_o may_v be_v capital_a to_o he_o be_v always_o observe_v in_o this_o realm_n perhaps_o unto_o this_o absurdity_n