svvearing and this vvas among the Jevvs and though these are proofs for their swearing yet Christ a greater then Solomon who was greater then David and Solomon who were kings saith swear not at all he which hath all power in heaven given to him And here they were to swear before the Altar in the house of God as said king Solomon but this is nothing to the Christians that they should swear but Christ that ends the oath ends the Altar and the Temple and said it should be thrown down so Solomon was made by an oath for David sware to his Mother that Solomon should reign so according to the oath he was so Christ who ends the oaths that is a greater then Solomon that redeems from the earth makes kings to reign upon the earth which are not to swear and saith swear not at all And you may see Gedaliah sware 2 Kin. 25.24 Jer. 40.9 and said be ye Servants to the Caldees and Sampson made the children of Judah swear that they would not kill him Judg. 1.5.12 and the spies sware to Rahab that they would not open the matter and if she uttered the matter they were quit of the oath Jos. 2.12 20. and Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezar which had caused him to swear by God 2 Chron. 36.13 And the children of Israel sware together to serve the Lord and rejoyced at the oath they had sworn with their hearts 2 Chr. 15.14 15. now as these Scriptures is to prove that these sware but all who came to the joy which remains in Christ Jesus they come to him which ends the swearing and ends the oaths and then they joy in the oath Christ Jesus who is of the tribe of Judah who ends the swearing who is a greater then Sampson and none of these Scriptures prove that the true Christians sware after Christ forbade them Moses said to the Lord remember Abraham Isaac and Israel to whom thou sware by thy self I will multiply thy seed and give you this land here you may see this was to the Jews who had the land which when Christ came among them him they was to hear who ended the oaths and said they should not swear they persecuted him Exod. 32 13· thou shalt serve the Lord and cleave to him and swear by his name Deut. 10.11 and thou shalt swear the Lord liveth in righteousnesse and truth and in judgment Jer. 4 2. and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the true God Isa. 65.16 now here is the oath that was to be performed to the Lord and Christ the righteousnesse of God and truth ends the oath that was to be sworn in righteousnesse and saith swear not at all to whom every knee must bow And the Lord said he had sworn by himself his word was gone out in righteousnesse every knee should bow and every tongue should swear to him this was the true oath and the house of Jacob sware by the name of the Lord but not in truth and righteousnesse these was the vain oaths which the Prophet forbade and was forbidden by the Jews Isa. 45.23 chap. 48.1 and the true oath was that which was sworn by the Lord and then the Jews bowed to him but God saith this is my beloved Son hear him who saith swear not at all and they that be true Christians do the thing that he commands John 5. And Israel sware not in truth and righteousnesse though they said the Lord lived yet they sware falsly amongst them that seek not the truth nor execute true judgment Jer. 5 2. the Lord saith I swear by my self that this house shall be wasted if they would not hear the words of God Jer. 22.5 and the Lord swore unto the Fathers that he would give them the land that flowed with milk and honey now mind this oath brought them into the land that had the types and figures and shadows which when Christ comes he ends this oath and types and figures and shadows King David said Psal. 63.11 the king shall rejoyce in God and all that swear by him shall rejoyce in him this was a true oath and David sware to the Lord and vowed to the mighty God Ps. 132.2 and David said unto the Lord where are thy former mercies which thou sware unto thy servant in truth Psal. 89.49 he honoureth him that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not shall not be removed Psal. 15 4. now this is to prove swearing to them that were under the Law and to the Jews and that King David sware and the Prophets sware which Christ the end of the Prophets and David saith swear not at all him that David calls Lord and this is my beloved Son whose voice is to be heard saith God Whosoever voweth a vow to the Lord or sweareth an oath to bind himself by a bond he shall not break it here they were to perform their oaths to the Lord Num. 30.2 Deut. 26.15 when the children of Israel walked in the law of God they should possesse the land which he sware unto them so they possessed the oath as a true Christian possesses Christ who forbids that oath and walks in the light and so he possesseth the word which is the honey and the milk as the Jews possessed the land that flowed with milk and honey that kept the Lords oath and his law but they departed from it but the new Covenant being witnessed and the law written in the heart and mind that possess it they shall not depart from the Lord Ezra caused the chief Priests and all Israel to swear and that they would do according to the law now these were the Jews in the law which Christ ends Ez 10.5 Isa. 3.7 in the time of confusion the man shall swear he will not be a healer this was in the time when they had transgressed the oath of God and his Law ch. 19.18 Egypt shall speak the land of Canaan and shall swear by the Lord and they were not to swear falsly Lev. 6.3.5 and the Jews was not to swear to pronounce with their lips to do evil and if he did it ignorantly he was to confess it cha. 5.4 and they should not swear by the Name of the Lord faslly chap. 19.20 and swearing faslly was forbidden by the Prophet to the Jews Jer. 7.9 And Jeremiah cryed out the Land was full of Adultry and Oaths Chap. 2 3.10 These was not the oaths that Christ said they should perform to the Lord And by swearing and killing and lying blood toucheth blood Hos. 4.2 these were the rebukable oaths and while they were in â—hat state playing the harlot they were not to sweare the Lord lives when they were in the rebellious state then they were rebukable and could not swear the true oath but went to the false oathes and Hosea told the Jews they sware faslly so the Prophet judged the false oaths but Christ ended the true Hos. 10.4 And Malaci told the Jews the Lord would rise a witness against
said before reignes over the house of Joseph and Jacob saith swear not at all for by the oath he was to be carried our of Egypt and so by Christ the oath of God that ends the oaths are all to be carried out of spiritual Egypt Gen. 47.31 chap. 50.5 6. and Exod. 13.5 where the Lord sware to the Fathers concerning the Jews who had the covenant and promise which Christ the Covenant performs the oath of God and his promise and covenant who saith swear not at all And Exod. 6.8 God sware he would give the land to the children of Israel which he had sworn to Abraham but Christ who was before Abraham said they should not swear that redeems out of the earth and treads upon the earthly Canaan And the Lord said to Moses go to the land which I sware to Abraham Isaac and Jacob so the oath of the Lord brought them to this land the outward land of Canaan but Christ who was before Abraham that reigns over the house of Joseph and Jacob that ends the oaths brings to God and the land of the Living where is the everlâ—sting rest above Canaan Exod. 33 1. The Lord sware in the wilderness that he would bring the people into the land and the Lord said they should see the land which he sware to their fathers but they that provoked him should not see it and they should not come into the land which he sware save Caleb c. who had provoked the Lord and these did not abide in the oath which brought into the land as the Christians do not abide in Christ that brings into the land of the Living that saith swear not at all as they did not abide in the oath which would have brought them into the land of Canaan Num 14.16 23 30. I set the land before you saith the Lord which I sware to Abraham your Father and Isaac and Jacob and to their seed after them Deut. 1.8 ch. 8.1 ye shall possess the land if ye do all things I command you vvhich I svvare to your Fathers and ye shall prolong your dayes in the land vvhich I svvare to your Fathers and the dayes of your children vvhich the Lord svvare to your fathers should be multiplyed ch. 11.9.21 And the Lord svvare that Moses should not go over Jordan the Lord forgâ—t not his covenant to the Fathers vvhich he svvare to them ch. 4 2·1.31 And the Lord brought thee into the land vvhich he svaare to Abraham Isaac and Jacob ch. 6.10.13 18. thou shalt possess the land vvhich the Lord svvare to the Fathers ye shall keep covenant and mercy vvhich the Lord svvare to your Fathers to give thee the land ch. 7.12 13. ch. 8 18. so you may see here hovv the oath of the Lord being kept vvhich brought to the land and the oath being not kept but the Lord was provoked and turned against them and he svvare they should not enter into the land so Christ vvho ends the oath who abides in him he brings them into rest but who doth not abide in him the light turns against them and he condemns them and so they come not into rest chap. 9.5 And the Lord perform his word which he sware to Abraham Isaac and Jacob ch. 2.8.11 and the Lord will make thee fruitful in the land which he sware to give thee as he kept the Law he kept the oath and so they bare fruit as they do which abide in Christ who ends the oath Chap. 30.20 as they loved and obeyed his voice he was their life and the length of their dayes that they might dwell in the land which he sware to their Fathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob so in obedience to the Law the oath was performed but he that ends the law ends the oath who was before daies was who is the life Christ chap. 26.3 They shall tell the Priest that they are come to the land which the Lord gave them Jos. 1.6 be strong and of good courage ye shall inherit the land which the Lord sware Deut. 30.20.23 when the Lord had brought them into the land which he sware they were to keep covenant this was spoken to the Jews else the oath turned against them which oath and covenant Christ ends Jos. 5.6 And the Prince of the congregation sware ch. 9.15 20. but Christ the Prince of peace ends these Princes among the Jews their authority and oaths ch. 14.9 And Moses sware chap. 21.43 44. and the Lord gave the people rest as he sware to their Fathers now this was spoken to the Jews and Moses the servant which sware Christ the Son who is greater then the servant Moses that ends the Law and redeems out of the earth saith swear not at all who is Gods covenant everlasting Judg. 2.1 the Lord said he had brought them into the land which he sware and he would not break covenant with them and this was spoken to the Jews that had the outward covenant and the land and the oath spoken to them and not the Christians which Christ ends 1 Sam. 19.6 and Saul sware who was a King and Jonathan sware to David in the time of his sufferings but Christ the King of Kings saith swear not at all there is the top and corner stone laid that destroyes the Devil the authour of sufferings in whom is peace chap. 20.3.17 David sware chap. 24.21 22. David sware unto Saul ch. 28.10 Saul sware to the witch but Christ Jesus that David called Lord saith swear not at all though David and Saul were Kings yet Christ who hath all power in heaven and earth who is king of kings whose dominion is larger thâ—n Sauls or Davids who saith swear not at all 2 Sam. 3.35 and David sware he would not eat till the Sun went down Bathsheba said to David O king did not thou swear to thy handmaid that Solomon should reign and she said thou swaredst by the Lord thy God that Solomon should reign 1 King 17.29 30. and David sware as his soul lived and God who had redeemed it out of all adversity that Solomon should reign and Adoniah would have had Solomon swear that he would not slay him ver. 51. and David sware he would not slay Shimâ—i if he went not out of Jerusalem and Shimei sware to the king and broke his oath 1 King 28.42 and Solomon said to him did I make thee to swear and Joab said to David he sware by the Lord 2 Sam. 19.1 2 3. and Solomon said 1 Kin. 8.31 2 Chron. 6.22 when a man trespasses against his neighbour and they lay upon him an oath to cause him to swear and the swearer shall come before the Altar in this house and Solomon said it was alike to him that sweareth and him that feareth an oath Eccl. 9.2 and the young man that came out of Egypt bid David swear by the Lord that he vvould not kill him nor deliver him into the hands of his Master 1 Sam. 30 15· novv here vvas
the false swearers Mal. 3.5 did not Christ cry wo unto the Jews and Pharisees that said it was nothing to swear by the Temple and told them they that sware by the Temple and the Gold of the Temple offended these were the Jews that he told of swearing by the Altar and the offering and sware by all things that was on the Altar and he that sware by the Temple sware by him that dwelt in the Temple and he that sware by Heaven sware by the Throne of God and him that sat thereon Christ spake these things to the Jews he cryed wo against who was not believers Mat. 23.16 to the 22 this was spoken to the Jews and Pharisees that knew not Christ that that was in the swearing against which he cryed woe who saw not the substance of the Altar and Temple that they sware by and the things thereon who saith sweare not at all Mat. 5. Peter cursed and sware Mat. 26.74 Mat. 14 71.72· but after he repented the Jews oath was to swear by the Lord and the Christians was to keep to yea and nay in their communications not to swear at all Mat. 5. Jam. 5. and the Jews was not to swear by the Books of Moses nor the Prophets as the Apostate Christians who swore by the contents of the Books but their oath was to swear by the Lord and the Jews was not to swear by the Gods of the Heathen for Amos told them that sware by the sin of Samaria should fall and never rise again Amos 8.14 And the Lord swore to the children of Israel that they should not make mention of the names of their Gods nor sware by them for the Heathen sware by their Gods but the Jews were to swear by the Living God and perform their oaths to the Lord Jos 23.7 which Christ ends And the Jews when they were under transgression they sware by the Gold and by the Altar and by the Temple and the Christians that are apostatized from the Apostles have sworn by the Epistles and the Evangelists for which they have no example from Christ nor Scriptures which said they might not swear by Heaven for it was Gods Throne for he that sware by the Throne sware by him that sat thereon nor they should not swear by the Earth nor the head And James that followed the Doctrine of Christ one of his Disciples said swear not at all And Zachary saith in his prophesie every one that sweareth shall be cut off Zac. 5.3 the Lord would cut off the swearer that swears by the Lord and swears by Malcham Zeph. 1.5 So the King sware secretly to Jeremiah as the Lord liveth Jer. 38.16 and the Jews was to learn the ways of the Lord and sware by the Name of the Lord that liveth as they had taught the people to swear by Baall so there was the false oath judged by the Prophet Jer. 12 16. but Christ who ends the Prophets and the Jews outward ends the oath and saith swear not at all And the Lord sware in his wrath to the Jews that they should not enter into his rest Psal 95.11 the Apostle saith Heb. 3.10 11 they entred not because of unbeliefe therefore he sware in his wrath for they erred in their hearts from the oath which would have brought them in that turned against them And he saith verily men swear by the greater chap 6.13.16 how God sware by himself because he could not swear by a greater and how men sware by the greater and their oath was to end the strife in the Law but this is made by an oath Christ Jesus the Lord hath sworn and will not repent thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedeck the Apostle doth not bring that to the Hebrews that they should swear but as a similitude the substance of which is Christ and that men sware by a greater then themselves and because God could not find a greater be sware by himself and the oath in the Law ended the strife among men and made the peace but Christ Jesus that ends the Law ends the oath and destroyes the Divil the Author of strife and reconciles man to God in peace he through death destroying him who had the power of death the Devil Heb. 2.14 chap. 7.2.1 and Zhecharias when he Prophesied saw the oath which God sware to Abraham Luke 1.71 and none of these places in the new Testament doth prove that the Christians did swear for they had the oath of God performed that enjoyed Christ Jesus and who enjoyeth the oath of God performed the end of the Prophets he saith unto them they must not swear at all Now if you say the Angel sware in the Revelations and in Daniel by him that lived for ever and ever this was a true oath Dan. 12.7 Rev. 10.6 who sware concerning the mystery of God being finished which God sware to the Prophets his Servants which comes to enjoy the mystery of God Christ Jesus they have the end of the Prophets and servants the mystery to him the Angels must bow I bring forth my only begotten Son into the World let all the Angels worship him who saith swear not at all And Christ said unto the Jews and to his Disciples how men had sworn in the old time and was to perform their oath to the Lord and that was the true oath and Christ saith I say unto you now swear not at all and let them see that men should not forswear themselves but perform their oaths to the Lord and so he distinguished between the true and the false and then bid them they should not swear at all mark not at all neither by Heaven nor by Earth nor by their head nor by Jerusalem for he gives them the reason but tells them what they must say and what they must do that takes away all swearing let your communication be yea yea nay nay whatsoever is more then these comes of evil Mat. 5.33 34 35 36 37. And this is the Doctrine of Christ that faith swear not at all who was the oath of God performed And James one of the Disciples and Apostles of Christ Jesus that abode in his Doctrine said above all things my brethren swear not at all neither by Heaven nor by Earth nor by any other oath and then the Apostle taught people what they should do and said let your yea be yea and your nay nay least you fall into condemnation And so Christ and the Apostle did not say they were to swear by the Lord and told them these were frivolous oaths they denyed but told them they was not to swear at all not by any oath for if they did they fell into condemnation So the Doctrine of Christ and the Apostles who ended oaths denyed swearing and all oaths said they were to keep to yea and nay and their yea was to be yea and nay nay which keept them out of condemnation and who lives in this are redeemed out of the Apostacy since the Apostles daies to Christ and the Apostles Doctrine that knows the oath performed and Law and first Covenant and Moses and a greater then Solomon before Abraham was though these swore yet he saith swear not at all and this is my beloved Son hear him and there is the top stone laid and Christ reignes Mat. 5. All these Scriptures which are in all 113. are brought to oppose Christs Doctrine by the Apostates which prove nothing that the Christians should swear The oath of God his Law being kept his promise was performed which brought the Jews into the outward Land of Canaan which had the types and figures and shaddows which Christ ends the oath Law and first Covenant and types and figures and shaddows and redeems out of the Earthly Canaan and from the Earth to God and so brings into the Land of the Living THE END