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think_v to_o escape_v with_o his_o iii._o pretence_n who_o swear_v with_o his_o tongue_n but_o keep_v his_o mind_n free_a from_o be_v oblige_v by_o it_o because_o all_o these_o be_v in_o truth_n such_o manifest_a prevarication_n so_o opposite_a to_o the_o fairness_n and_o ingenuity_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n that_o a_o man_n must_v be_v desperate_o delude_v indeed_o before_o he_o can_v think_v that_o he_o may_v escape_v the_o guilt_n of_o perjury_n by_o such_o mean_n 17._o i_o will_v rather_o observe_v this_o one_o thing_n far_o and_o which_o indifferent_o respect_v both_o the_o kind_n of_o oath_n i_o have_v now_o mention_v that_o as_o in_o all_o these_o case_n he_o who_o neglect_v to_o acquit_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o what_o he_o swear_v forswear_v himself_o so_o if_o he_o shall_v by_o any_o mean_v know_o and_o purposely_o seduce_v persuade_v affright_v or_o otherwise_o tamper_v with_o any_o other_o person_n to_o forswear_v himself_o he_o will_v by_o his_o so_o do_v become_v partaker_n in_o the_o perjury_n and_o render_v himself_o even_o more_o guilty_a than_o he_o who_o by_o his_o encouragement_n or_o instigation_n forswear_v himself_o 18._o nay_o far_o pressit_fw-la he_o who_o exact_v a_o oath_n of_o another_o whereby_o he_o either_o certain_o know_v or_o may_v reasonable_o suppose_v that_o the_o person_n of_o who_o he_o require_v it_o will_v forswear_v himself_o do_v by_o that_o mean_n if_o not_o involve_v himself_o in_o a_o equal_a guilt_n yet_o render_v himself_o not_o much_o less_o criminal_a than_o he_o who_o commit_v the_o perjury_n and_o must_v expect_v to_o render_v a_o account_n not_o only_o for_o the_o dishonour_n which_o thereby_o be_v do_v to_o god_n but_o also_o for_o his_o vncharitableness_n towards_o his_o neighbour_n soul_n 19_o from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v it_o may_v appear_v what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o forswear_v himself_o and_o how_o many_o way_n he_o may_v be_v liable_a so_o to_o do_v i_o proceed_v two_o to_o offer_v some_o reflection_n to_o show_v wherein_o the_o peculiar_a malignity_n of_o this_o sin_n do_v consist_v 20._o now_o that_o will_v appear_v from_o this_o one_o plain_a observation_n and_o which_o no_o one_o who_o understand_v what_o a_o oath_n be_v can_v make_v any_o doubt_n of_o namely_o that_o he_o who_o forswear_v himself_o do_v thereby_o not_o only_o in_o a_o most_o desperate_a manner_n *_o affront_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o *_o wound_n his_o own_o soul_n but_o do_v moreover_o *_o render_v himself_o criminal_a towards_o his_o neighbour_n also_o and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v *_o declare_v himself_o a_o common_a enemy_n to_o mankind_n 21._o for_o one_a as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n what_o can_v strike_v more_o direct_o at_o that_o than_o this_o sin_n of_o perjury_n when_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o only_o presume_v to_o lie_v and_o cheat_n and_o abuse_v his_o neighbour_n but_o the_o better_a to_o accomplish_v all_o this_o wickedness_n shall_v dare_v even_o to_o appeal_v to_o god_n for_o his_o integrity_n and_o by_o so_o do_v endeavour_n to_o intitule_fw-la he_o who_o be_v truth_n its_o self_n to_o a_o part_n in_o his_o sin_n as_o if_o he_o will_v approve_v of_o his_o villainy_n and_o become_v in_o some_o measure_n confederate_a with_o he_o in_o his_o impiety_n 22._o this_o be_v the_o true_a mean_v of_o every_o wilful_a perjury_n and_o then_o i_o need_v not_o say_v what_o a_o complication_n of_o gild_n and_o impudence_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o it_o 23._o if_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o sin_n with_o respect_n to_o man_n the_o least_o that_o can_v be_v say_v of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wilful_a deliberate_a imposition_n upon_o the_o candour_n and_o sincerity_n of_o he_o to_o who_o we_o swear_v which_o sure_o must_v be_v one_o of_o the_o base_a and_o most_o disingenuous_a practice_n in_o the_o world_n 24._o and_o as_o for_o the_o design_n of_o it_o that_o be_v usual_o not_o at_o all_o less_o sinful_a than_o the_o mean_n that_o be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o whilst_o the_o person_n to_o who_o we_o swear_v be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v deceive_v but_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o deceit_n be_v to_o be_v injure_v in_o his_o estate_n his_o reputation_n nay_o or_o it_o may_v be_v to_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o very_a life_n itself_o 25._o and_o this_o god_n know_v be_v bad_a enough_o be_v the_o sin_n to_o end_v here_o but_o that_o it_o do_v not_o it_o proceed_v still_o far_o whilst_o for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o vile_a purpose_n the_o false_a swearer_n do_v not_o only_o not_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n but_o fly_v in_o the_o very_a face_n of_o it_o and_o recurr_n to_o god_n both_o for_o the_o countenance_n of_o his_o treachery_n and_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o lie_n by_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v about_o 26._o now_o he_o who_o can_v be_v so_o hardy_a as_o 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