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late_a parliament_n man_n our_o valiant_a commander_n and_o reverend_a minister_n can_v whole_o vindicate_v themselves_o from_o this_o sin_n much_o lâ—sse_n can_v many_o of_o the_o common_a soldier_n and_o country_n people_n of_o the_o land_n who_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n the_o protestation_n and_o covenant_n of_o the_o three_o kingdom_n do_v not_o most_o of_o we_o do_v it_o ignorant_o rash_o or_o doubt_o compulsive_o or_o presumptuous_o without_o faith_n judgement_n and_o righteousness_n which_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n contrary_a to_o god_n rule_n who_o will_v have_v we_o swear_v in_o judgement_n justice_n and_o truth_n 2_o truth_n jer._n 4._o 2_o sure_o i_o fear_v few_o can_v free_v themselves_o from_o this_o sin_n if_o without_o fear_n prejudice_n favour_n or_o self-love_n they_o will_v serious_o in_o their_o conscience_n peruse_v those_o oath_n protestation_n and_o covenant_n and_o deal_v impartial_o with_o themselves_o as_o god_n will_v do_v without_o respect_n of_o person_n when_o he_o come_v to_o judge_v they_o or_o if_o any_o plead_v he_o sin_v not_o in_o take_v these_o then_o certain_o he_o sin_v with_o a_o witness_n in_o not_o keep_v these_o as_o his_o own_o conscience_n god_n spirit_n and_o his_o word_n teach_v he_o which_o be_v the_o three_o way_n of_o swear_v false_o namely_o three_o when_o man_n swear_v to_o god_n or_o man_n to_o do_v something_o that_o be_v just_a and_o lawful_a which_o they_o intend_v not_o to_o do_v or_o if_o they_o intend_v it_o yet_o perform_v it_o not_o but_o do_v quite_o contrary_a thereunto_o have_v their_o evasion_n equivocation_n or_o mental_a reservation_n to_o elude_v avoid_v and_o frustrate_v these_o which_o be_v account_v a_o jesuitical_a trick_n and_o a_o damnable_a sin_n heretofore_o among_o protestant_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o king_n james_n his_o day_n 1606._o day_n dr._n mortons_n reply_n to_o the_o moderate_a answerer_n against_o more_o than_o heathenish_a equivocation_n write_v 1606._o this_o sin_n in_o religion_n say_v my_o author_n be_v sacrilegious_a and_o detestable_a in_o politic_a state_n most_o pernicious_a and_o intolerable_a and_o in_o every_o man_n most_o wicked_a and_o baneful_a to_o his_o soul_n this_o be_v a_o horrible_a sin_n tend_v to_o most_o fearful_a damnation_n 108._o damnation_n dod_n &_o cleaver_n on_o the_o 3d._n com_n p._n 107_o &_o 108._o for_o he_o be_v a_o true_a christian_n that_o have_v swear_v to_o his_o hindrance_n yet_o will_v keep_v his_o oath_n but_o he_o be_v far_o from_o a_o good_a man_n that_o swear_v that_o which_o he_o never_o purpose_v to_o perform_v both_o father_n council_n schoolman_n and_o all_o godly_a divine_n have_v condemn_v it_o etc._n it_o aug._n contra._n mend._n cap._n 5._o 8_o hierm._n comment_n in_o 1_o cor._n 4_o pet._n lumb_n lib._n 3_o dict_z 38._o aquin._n 22._o quest_n 111._o art_n