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A44363	The Spirit of Christ, and the spirit of the Apostles and the spirit of the martyrs is arisen, which beareth testimony against swearing and oaths, for which the martyrs suffered in the time of the ten persecutions and some since, which we also, the people of God called Quakers, do suffer for, as many thousands have done, for keeping the commands of Christ who saith, swear not at all and also, here you may see such martyrs as could not put off their hat or bonnet to the Pope, nor his legate, and as example of one martyr that could not give sureties, being innocent, so that you may see in this book following, to swear not at all, nor to take oaths, nor to deny putting off the hat or bonnet, nor to deny giving sureties being innocent is no new thing, which is proved out of the Scriptures and book of martyrs / published by Ellis Hooks.	Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.	1661 (1661)	Wing H2662; ESTC R4402	20,779	30

The SPIRIT of CHRIST AND The SPIRIT of the APOSTLES AND The SPIRIT of the MARTYRS Is Arisen Which beareth TESTIMONY against SWEARING and OATHS For which the Martyrs suffered in the time of the Ten Persecutions and some since which we also the People of God called Quakers do now suffer for as many thousands have done for keeping the Commands of Christ who saith Swear not at all And also here you may see such Martyrs as could not put off their Hat or Bonnet to the Pope nor his Legate And an Example of one Martyr that could not give Sureties being Innocent So that you may see in this Book following to swear not at all no to take Oaths nor to deny putting off the Hat or Bonnet nor to deny giving Sureties being Innocent is no new thing which is proved out of the Scriptures and Book of Martyrs You have heard that it hath been said by them of old time Thou shalt not forswear thy self but shalt perform unto the Lord thine Oaths But I say unto you Swear not at all c. but let your communication be yea yea and nay nay for whatsoever is more cometh of evil Matth. 5. But above all things my Brethren swear not neither by Heaven neither by Earth neither by any other Oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay lest you fall into Condemnation Jam. 5.12 Published by Ellis Hooks London Printed for Giles Calvert at the sign of the Black-spread-Eagle at the West-end of Pauls 1661. The Spirit of Christ the Spirit of the Apostles and the Spirit of the Martyrs is arisen Which bears Testimony against Swearing and Oaths THere was no Oaths before the Fall given to Man but after the Fall for in the Law after the Fall among the Jews were the Oaths given and commanded which Christ by whom the World was made which was before the Fall who was the Oath of GOD of whom Oaths were typical in the Fall who ends the Strife and brought into the Rest and tyed up to GOD And Christ the Oath of GOD ends all Oaths whatsoever that tyed up to God and brought into the Land of Rest outward Canaan and ended the strife which Christ destroyes the Devil the author of strife who is the Rest himself and is the Way the Truth and the Life that brings up to God and is God's Covenant in which Man hath Peace with GOD that destroyes that which led out from GOD and CHRIST He it is that saith Christ who was the Oath of God brings man to the pleasant Garden Swear not at all neither by Heaven nor Earth nor any other Oath which restores Man into the state that he was in in the beginning before the Fall that doth restore into God's Image and so in the Restauration there is no Oaths nor Swearing according to the Doctrine of Him but Yea and Nay to be practised in all their common occasions and whatsoever is more is evil So Swearing now comes to be evil And this is the Doctrine of Him that doth restore People up into the state that Man was in in the beginning who is the Substance that ends the Figures and his Disciple that followed his Counsel who is the Everlasting Counsellor said Above all things my Brethren swear not at all neither by Heaven nor Earth nor any other Oath James 5. lest ye fall into Condemnation but in all your communications let your Yea be Yea and your Nay Nay And this was the practice of them that followed the Doctrine and Command of Christ in the Restauration who was built upon the true Foundation that was first laid in the primitive amongst the true Brethren and held forth publickly which Practice Doctrine and Command of Christ Jesus and the Apostles in the primitive times many of the Martyrs followed held forth and practised amongst such as were degenerated and apostatized from the Life and Power of Christ and the Apostles though they profest the words and now is the Spirit of Christ Jesus and the Apostles and the Saints in the primitive times and the Spirit of the Martyrs risen which doth bear a Testimony against all Oaths and Swearing whatsoever amongst Heathens Jews and Apostate Christians both publick and private and keeps to Yea and Nay in all their common occasions as Christ and the Apostles and Martyrs taught and practised knowing whatsoever is more than Yea and Nay is evil and such are condemned that do swear according to Christ's and the Apostles Doctrine So we say again Christ and the Apostles and Martyrs Spirit is risen which hath been dead and is dead in and among the Apostates that have the Form but deny the Power from which we turn away but now is risen amongst Us lives and is alive Glory and Honour to GOD through Jesus Christ that doth restore up to the Beginning into the Image of GOD as Man was before the Fall bofore Oaths were So see some Examples see Genesis there was no Command given to Adam and Eve before the Fall concerning Swearing neither from Christ that doth restore Man again who ends the Oaths before the Law and in the Law and Prophets to whom the Angels bow that swore for Christ said Swear not at all who is the Lord and Master so it is better to obey Him than Man And in all your communication let your yea be yea and your nay nay whatsoever is more than this comes of evil saith he that restores even Christ. And for further example see the Apostles who practised the Doctrine and Command of Christ and said Above all things my Brethren swear not at all lest you fall into condemnation Jam. 5. but let your yea be yea and your nay nay in all your common occasions And though there were Swearing among the Jews and other heathenish Nations before the apostate Christians got up to swear yet the Apostles and Brethren obeyed and was to obey the Doctrine and Command of Christ So if Christ command one thing and men another it is better to obey the Lord Jesus Christ the Life who is the Restorer Saviour and Redeemer than men And also see the Examples of the Martyrs that followed Christ and the Apostles Doctrine in the night of the apostate Christians from the Life of Christ and the Apostles who suffered among them that had the form of Godliness but denied the power See their Example as followeth for he that had the form of Godliness but denied the power among them have the Oaths and Swearing come up who persecuted and martyred them that lived in the power of God nevertheless the Martyrs could not yeeld to these Apostate Christians but kept the Doctrines and Commands of Christ Jesus and kept to Yea and Nay in their common occasions and denied Oaths and yeelded up their Estates to the Spoyler and their Bodies to the Fire And also see the Martyrs that suffered and denied swearing by the Heathen Emperor's Good Fortune and by Caesar's Prosperity which was the