j._n s._n undertake_v further_a to_o expound_v james_n be_v word_n but_o above_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n swear_v not_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v nowhere_o else_o render_v in_o scripture_n above_o but_o before_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o here_o pag._n 29._o and_o then_o he_o thus_o paraphase_n let_v not_o a_o oath_n lie_v uppermost_a upon_o your_o heart_n and_o come_v first_o of_o all_o before_o all_o thing_n out_o of_o your_o mouth_n pag._n 30._o this_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o easy_a mean_v but_o a_o plain_a perversion_n of_o the_o apostle_n testimony_n which_o do_v not_o allow_v of_o any_o such_o liberty_n at_o all_o for_o swear_v as_o this_o do_v as_o if_o he_o only_o forbid_v swear_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o discourse_n whenas_o the_o prohibition_n be_v plain_a and_o positive_a above_o all_o thing_n swear_v not_o neither_o by_o heaven_n neither_o by_o the_o earth_n neither_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n but_o this_o man_n will_v still_o have_v some_o 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swear_v that_o he_o will_v not_o deal_v false_o with_o he_o and_o a_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n that_o he_o will_v do_v they_o no_o hurt_v gen._n 21._o 23._o and_o chap._n 26._o 28._o therefore_o christ_n word_n be_v plain_a let_v your_o communication_n be_v yea_o yea_o nay_o nay_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v more_o than_o these_o that_o be_v in_o affirm_v and_o deny_v come_v of_o evil_a or_o of_o the_o evil_a one._n and_o many_o thing_n ceremony_n circumstance_n and_o shadow_n under_o the_o law_n that_o in_o themselves_o be_v not_o intrinsical_o evil_a do_v wax_n old_a and_o grow_v out_o of_o use_n and_o vanish_v as_o the_o old_a covenant_n itself_o do_v be_v account_v weak_a insufficient_a and_o of_o a_o decay_a nature_n when_o a_o high_a and_o more_o eminent_a dispensation_n be_v bring_v in_o as_o that_o of_o the_o new_a covenant_n which_o therefore_o to_o oppose_v with_o any_o of_o those_o inferior_a thing_n before_o lawful_a come_v now_o of_o the_o evil_a one._n and_o j._n s._n his_o consequence_n and_o doctrine_n appear_v both_o gross_a impious_a and_o antichristian_a where_o he_o say_v that_o if_o the_o christian-churche_n do_v not_o perform_v homage_n to_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n by_o swear_v as_o well_o as_o blessing_n in_o his_o name_n if_o their_o tongue_n do_v not_o as_o well_o swear_v as_o their_o knee_n bow_v to_o he_o than_o the_o christian-people_n be_v not_o the_o people_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o messiah_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v but_o stâ—ll_o to_o be_v expect_v then_o the_o bless_a jesus_n be_v not_o the_o christ_n of_o who_o the_o prophet_n speak_v but_o as_o the_o jew_n at_o his_o arraignment_n and_o their_o posterity_n blasphemous_o style_v he_o a_o deceiver_n and_o a_o counterfeit_n pag._n 34._o answ._n oh_o monstrous_a and_o blasphemous_a stuff_n first_o thus_o insolent_o to_o attempt_v the_o engage_v of_o the_o christian_a church_n to_o swear_v as_o well_o as_o blessing_n yea_o to_o curse_v and_o dare_a god_n to_o his_o face_n 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