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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96082	Swearing denyed in the New Covenant and its pretended foundation rased. VVith the remnant of lies swept away. And the great and glorious name of Jesus highly exalted, above every name, to which powerful name, all swearers, and false swearers, and lyars, fighters, plotters, and persecutors, who are in the strife against the Son of God, must bow and submit, or be broken in pieces, for his wrath is kindled and his glittering sword is whet, to take vengeance of all those that will not have him to reign over them, in truth and righteousnesse, to the glory of God the Father. By Morgan Watkins.	Watkins, Morgan, fl. 1653-1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1069; ESTC R225425	11,352	15

obedience to his Commands though it cost us the losse of all even the laying down of our outward lives this is a good confession and as Christ himself who sware not but made a good confession before Pontius Pilate in the obedience of his Fathers Commands and submitted to the death and abode in his Love and obtained a Name which is above every name and as he abode in his Fathers love so we must abide in his love which is by giving up to the obedience of his Commands who saith swear not at all and those who love him and follow him obey and honour him And the Apostle James who spake by his spirit said above all things my Brethren swear not and saith Christ if ye love me keep my Commandements Joh. 14 1. and saith Paul if any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ let him be acursed 1 Cor. 16.22 But they who imprison and persecute the people of God because they will not break the Commands of Christ they love not the Lord Jesus Christ and wo is their portion it had been better they had never been born for as many as are come into Christ their yea is yea and their nay nay and are out of Condemnation for there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ but where their yea is not yea nor their nay nay they are out of the truth and there is the lying swearing and for-swearing and swearing cannot bring into the truth for it is against Christ the Truth and James his Command the Apostle of truth and is under the Condemnation But the Common Objection among men who know not the truth is this which Paul mentions in the 6. of the Heb. and the 16. In these words for men verily swear by the greater and an Oath for Confirmation is to them mark not to us an end of all strife Answ The Apostle in this place mentioning the practices of men which sware in the old time who sware by the greater that it might be the greater ingagement to them to perform their Oaths and to confess the God of Heaven to be the greater because it was the practice among men to swear by the greater and a command to the Jews and so the Lord willing more abundantly to confirm his promises to the seed sware to man by himself who was the greatest that in old time men were to swear by but in the new Covenant old things were done away and all things were become new Object But if it be said the Apostle spake to the present practice among men Answ I say it may be the practice among the Jews at this day who are in the unbelief cut off but if it be it is sin to them as is all the rest of their Ordinances which are ended in Christ being that thereby they go about by the practice of them to establish a righteousness of their own endeavoring to make voyd the righteousness of Christ who by their practice deny him to be come to whom Christ said If ye believe not that I am he you shall dye in your sin and whither I go ye cannot come Job 8.21.24 Object And again if it be said that it was then a practice among men and an Oath or Confimation is to them an end of all strife Answ I say it is a practice among men at this day who are in strife but both these practices swearing and strife are evil and under Condemnation being both out of the truth against Christs Command practice and against the Apostles Command and the practice of them who walked in truth and it is so common now that it is grown into a form of ungodlinesse and all in it are far from truth that they cannot believe one another without an oath nor then neither for as swearing is common so also is for-swearing for without an oath little Law or Justice is to be had nor then neither for him who is in truth but if a man can swear he may soon have a Lawyer to lye for him if he be well paid before-hand for he can draw up a form of lyes and say it is a form of Law And this is the way men take to end their money and to begin the strife which many times continues while their money lasts and then it may soon be ended at home by their neighbours for these things the Land mourns and grones under these heavy burthens Again if it were a practice among men let us consider what men it were that it was practiced among whether they are men of the World or men in Christ which were new men but I shall make it appear to be among the men of the World the carnal men who were in strife and there the oath and swearing was to end it but Christ the Truth where he is received and witnessed strife comes to be ended the Oath not to be used but that it may appear what men it were read Jam. 3.14 15 16. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts glory not and lye not against the Truth this wisdome is earthly sensual and divelish for where envying and strife is mark there is Confusion and every evil work Can any be so blind as to think these things were among the Apostles and owned and practiced among the Brethren of Christ who walked in the Spirit for these were the fruits of the flesh the works of Babylon which is Confusion and there is every evil work which was not among the elect People of God for those that are carnal walk as men saith Paul what men Such that are in strife and swearing 1 Cor. 3 3. For ye are yet carnal for whereas there is among you envying and strife and Divisions are ye not carnal and walk as men Here is the word men answering the words for men verily swear which men you see the Apostles reproves here and in divers places and in Rom. 13.12.13 Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the Armor of Light let us walk honestly as in the day not in Rioting and drunkenuess nor in Chambering and wantonness mark not in strife and envying but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ Here you may see that strife is condemned to be one of the works of darkness in such who had not put on the Lord Jesus Christ and these be the men that have not put on Christ who are in strife and swear to end it and saith Paul let nothing be done through strife c. Phil 2 3. And the Servant of the Lord must not strive Tim. 2.2 So it is sufficently proved that the Oath and Swearing was among them that walked not in Christ the Truth but among such that were Carnal and walked in darkness in which they are now that are in envying and Strife which be evil works and they that swear do another evil work to end it and here the beginning and the end is evil being the work of the

Devil But the Children of the Light whom the dark World in scorn call Quakers are come to the word which was in the beginning who ends the first Covenant even to Jesus the Mediator of the New Covenant and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then the blood of Abel and we cannot refuse nor turn away from his voyce who now speaks from Heaven which shakes both Heaven and Earth for we who are faithfull and hear the beloved Son of God who saith swear not at all we do receive a Kingdome which cannot be moved which is not of this World therefore the World seeth it not and having grace whereby we may serve him acceptably cannot but obey reverence and fear our God who as a consuming sire And now for the obedience of his Commands whom we serve reverence and fear are we persecuted and imprisoned by those who neither serve nor fear him and our goods spoyled contrary to the Law of God and also of the Nation but in all these things we rejoyce and are more then Conquerers thorow him that hath loved us whose power and glorious presence is witnessed among us and his love is felt in filling of us with the joy of his spirit by which we can freely forgive all our enemies and pray that those who dispitefully use us may come to see their wicked way to the way of righteousnesse where they may find mercy and be saved But if they will not hear nor repent nor speedily leave off the evil of their doings I say Our God who is a consuming fire the Lord who is risen to plead the Innocency of our cause which is come before him who is the God of the whole Earth to whom all vengance belongs he will recompence them according to their deeds And is it not a shame for men who would be called Christians to persecute and imprison those who obey Christ and keep his Commands for obeying him and keeping his Commands and walking as they have him and his Apostles for an example who said let us hold fast the Profession of our faith without wavering not forsakeing the Assembling of our selves together as the manner of sum is but exhort one a nother following peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord and who is he that can accuse us that we have not followed peace in our meetings and holiness in our conversations but they it be who neither love peace nor holiness in their Conversations that disturb us in our peaceable meetings and Assemblies as the manner of the Churches of Christ were and now are who worship the Lord in spirit and in truth and as we are kept and abide in the truth we can injure no man but walking in love and doing to all men as we would have all men should do to us But all men though they may be called Christians have not faith and these are the unreasonable men who make warr against the Lamb and his followers because they do shew forth that life which they that persecute them do professe and therein they are unreasonable and cruel For if every one who names the Name of Jesus did depart from iniquity persecution would soon cease Love would increase but wo to the wicked it shall be ill with him but his blessing is shall be with his seed and his spiritual presence with his off-spring which hath blossomed and budded and shall fill the face of the Earth with fruit From one who waits to see the Lord exalt himself over all this Enemies Morgan Watkins From Albans Common Goale this 7th of the 12th Month 1660 Where I now suffer bonds for the truth of God and the Testimony of Jesus THE END

once or twice before and now swear for that which formerly they swore against there are but few but who are in the Truth that will loose any thing for want of swearing as is made manifest to all that can see and also those that love the Pope and those that love the works of the Devil are unlikely by swearing to come to love the King or be made true Subjects to him but those that love God and keep his Commands are they that truly honour the King and will be found faithful to him But something further to the Prophet Isaiah his words which are and be that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of Truth but he that is redeemed from the earth sweareth not in the earth but abiding in the Truth swears not at all for the former things are past away and the Son of God is come the promise of God in whom the Prophets end and all the promises o● God in him are yea and in him Amen unto the glory of God by us 2 Cor. 1.20 for the word of God the Son of God Jesus Christ the Truth of God who was preached among the Coriuths by the Apostle and others was not yea and nay but in him was yea and he that abides in the word and the word in him as in the Son of God who is yea and amen in Truth and Righteousnesse is in yea but against Truth and Righteousnesse is in nay and what is more then this cometh of evil but he that is in swearing is in the transgression out of the Truth and fallen under Condemnation Isaiah prophecying in the time of the Law when swearing was lawful as Circumcision and other Ordinances were as meats and drinks and divers washings and carnal Ordinances imposed on them until the time of Reformation Heb. 9. ●0 and the Prophet speaking of the calling of the Gentiles who knew not God nor sware by his Name but by their Idols and false Gods and also of a remnant of the Jews that he would bring forth out of a great number who were departed from him that were as a smoke in his nose whose Name should be left for a curse whom the Lord should slay and call his Servants both Jews and Gentiles that sought him by another Name who were to inherit his holy Mountain the which glory he mentions by way of illustrating the Jews worship in its purity which was to speak to their capacity figuring forth the glory to come which was to them invisible by their worship in its purity which was visible and outward and also that they should build houses and plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them and should enjoy the work of their hands and it should be speaking by way of comparison as the children of Israel bring an Offering in a clean vessel into the bonse of the Lord Isa 66.20 And I will take of them for Priests and for Levites and it shall come to passe that from one new Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another shall all flesh come to worship before me saith the Lord vers 21 23. so here you may see the things mentioned under the Law which are but the shadow of the good things under the Gospel and where the substance is come the shadows are abolished and again when it is said under the Law every tongue shall swear when the Apostle Paul mentions the same Scripture in the time of the Gospel Mark he saith every tongue shall confesse to God as for example Rom. 14 11. For it is written as I live saith the Lord every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall onfesse to God Now see how it is written by the Prophet where Paul quotes it Isa 45.23 where it is written every knee shall bow every tongue shall swear here you may see plainly the Apostle changeth it from swear to confess because swearing was not to among Christians and Paul again in the Philippians 2.10 11. where it is again mentioned in these words that every tongue shall confesse and not swear that Jesus is the Lord and here you may plainly see that the Commandement being changed there was as necessity that the words should be changed according to the command of him who said swear not at all that his Name may be known to be above every Name of men and Angels Now this were enough for those that are not blind to see the Command changed by the Apostle himself but those that will not hear the voice of his Son who speaks in their Consciences will hardly hear the voice of his Servants though they speak by his Spirit Now I come to lay before you the Command of the Apostle James who saith But above all things my Brethren swear not neither by Heaven neither by the Earth Mark neither by any other Oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay least ye fall into Condemnation James 5.12 Consider above all things is a word of mighty importance that above all snares of the Devil we keep out of this which above all things brings such dishonour to our Lord Christ but those that know not his glorious Name are blind in this thing for above all things in this his glory is chiefly concerned who is Gods Oath and Covenant in righteousnesse and truth and every true Christian is in Christ Gods Covenant in righteousnesse and truth first being in the Covenant is not in himself but in the power of God 2. Being in his Righteousnesse can do no wicked thing and therefore an Oath is uselesse here for it undervalues the power and righteousnesse of God his Oath and Covenant which is to create us again in his own image in his Son Christ Jesus which is the birth that sins not which the wicked one cannot touch 1 John 5.18 Thirdly he that is in the Truth Christ is in that which the Devil is out of and there is no lye in Christ the Truth and the that is in him speaks the Truth and doth the Truth that he is in the Spirit of Truth that cannot lye but he that swears he will be true answers not the witnesse of God in mens Consciences but rather judges himself not true but will be and this will which is out of the truth is mans in which the power is not for 't is not in him that willeth Rom. 9.16 for Christ the Truth is the will of the Father brought forth in every true Christian which will is our sanctification 1 Thess 4.3 The word is truth which sanctifies sanctifie them through thy word thy Word is Truth John 17.17 and he that is sanctified through the Truth sheweth forth the Life Truth and Righteousnesse of God which ends Promises and Oaths in him who is Yea and Amen for ever and ever But the true honour in which God the Father is glorified is in confessing that his Son Jesus Christ is Lord in bowing and submitting to his great Name which is his power in giving