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swear_v by_o my_o name_n false_o neither_o shall_v thou_o defile_v the_o name_n of_o thy_o god_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n so_o that_o to_o swear_v be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o forbid_v but_o swear_v in_o vain_a and_o for_o swear_v in_o 23._o in_o deut._n 6._o five_o 13._o deut._n 10._o v._o 20._o jesâ—…_n 45._o v._n 23._o deuteronomie_n there_o be_v a_o flat_a commandment_n to_o swear_v and_o it_o be_v there_o join_v with_o the_o fear_n and_o service_n of_o god_n as_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o both_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n and_o in_o the_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d prophet_n jere._n 〈◊〉_d v._o 〈◊〉_d jeremie_n thus_o thou_o shall_v swear_v the_o lord_n live_v in_o truth_n in_o judgement_n and_o in_o justice_n and_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o and_o glory_n in_o he_o and_o again_o the_o same_o prophet_n pronounce_v a_o blessing_n upon_o such_o as_o due_o and_o as_o they_o ought_v do_v swear_v by_o the_o 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whereupon_o s._n 15._o s._n august_n ad_fw-la publicol_n &_o serm._n 30._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la beda_n in_o 1._o cor._n ca._n 15._o augustine_n thus_o collect_v that_o you_o may_v know_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o swear_v true_o we_o find_v the_o apostle_n paul_n to_o have_v swear_v therefore_o where_o christ_n tell_v what_o be_v say_v of_o old_a time_n viz._n 34._o viz._n mat._n 5._o v._n 33._o &_o 34._o thou_o shall_v not_o forswear_v thyself_o but_o shall_v perform_v thy_o oath_n to_o the_o lord_n do_v after_o add_v this_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o must_v have_v another_o interpretation_n than_o anabaptist_n that_o be_v adversary_n to_o all_o oath_n do_v frame_v for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o himself_o there_o be_v not_o one_o god_n who_o be_v author_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o another_o of_o the_o new_a as_o some_o blasphemous_a heretic_n hold_v and_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o dissolve_v the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n but_o to_o 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