oath_n it_o be_v conceive_v it_o encroach_v upon_o the_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o see_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o it_o already_o daily_o produce_v more_o and_o more_o dislike_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o be_v aremedie_n against_o any_o malady_n already_o discover_v but_o rather_o a_o mean_n to_o exasperate_v the_o disease_n there_o be_v other_o mean_n more_o effectual_a for_o hold_v out_o of_o popery_n r_o 29._o say_v the_o divine_n of_o aberdene_n in_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o confide_v more_o than_o in_o all_o the_o vow_n and_o promise_n of_o man_n yea_o also_o more_o than_o in_o all_o the_o unite_a force_n of_o this_o land_n to_o wit_n diligent_a preach_n and_o teach_v of_o the_o word_n frequent_a prayer_n to_o god_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o we_o may_v increase_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o in_o ability_n to_o defend_v it_o against_o the_o enemy_n of_o it_o so_o for_o heresy_n schism_n superstition_n and_o other_o unlawful_a 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not_o as_o fit_v they_o shall_v first_o know_v what_o be_v schism_n and_o heresy_n and_o who_o be_v mean_v by_o malignant_n before_o they_o swear_v to_o suppress_v the_o one_o and_o punish_v the_o other_o for_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o a_o oath_n otherwise_o can_v be_v keep_v or_o that_o it_o be_v take_v with_o any_o such_o intent_n again_o conscience_n say_v b_o 79._o mr._n elton_n can_v be_v bind_v where_o understanding_n can_v discern_v what_o be_v do_v and_o where_o he_o that_o swear_v want_v reason_n and_o understanding_n to_o discern_v what_o he_o do_v so_o c_o 288._o alstedius_n conscientia_fw-la enim_fw-la obligari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ubi_fw-la intellectus_fw-la quid_fw-la factum_fw-la sit_fw-la aut_fw-la fieri_fw-la debeat_fw-la discernere_fw-la nequit_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o ad_fw-la legitimum_fw-la juramentum_fw-la requiritur_fw-la ut_fw-la intellectis_fw-la integro_fw-la vel_fw-la saltem_fw-la non_fw-la ablato_fw-la fiâ—t_fw-la he_o that_o swear_v 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