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never_o nisi_fw-la in_o causâ_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la as_o the_o learned_a zanchy_a upon_o that_o text_n except_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n vbi_fw-la gloria_fw-la domini_fw-la vindicanda_fw-la …_o t_o fratris_fw-la aedifcatio_fw-la promovenda_fw-la when_o and_o where_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v vindicate_v by_o a_o bold_a defence_n of_o the_o truth_n oppose_v and_o when_o our_o neighbour_n welfare_n may_v thereby_o be_v promote_v and_o either_o our_o own_o credit_n or_o reputation_n preserve_v st._n chrysostome_n himself_o who_o be_v a_o rigid_a enemy_n to_o swear_v i.e._n to_o vain_a and_o idle_a oath_n in_o mutual_a and_o private_a conference_n and_o in_o who_o mistake_a and_o wrest_v say_n the_o penman_n of_o the_o treatise_n against_o oath_n do_v much_o swear_v much_o the_o author_n have_v stuff_v two_o and_o twenty_o page_n in_o his_o treatise_n with_o citation_n out_o of_o that_o most_o eloquent_a father_n which_o
be_v nothing_o to_o his_o purpose_n for_o s._n chrysostome_n condemn_v not_o all_o kind_n of_o swear_v triumph_n he_o in_o his_o five_o homily_n admetus_n pop_v antioch_n do_v clear_o admit_v of_o or_o allow_v a_o oath_n to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o case_n of_o necessity_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o these_o word_n cite_v in_o english_a p._n 72._o of_o the_o treatise_n moreover_o this_o i_o say_v that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o may_v cut_v off_o superfluous_a oath_n those_o i_o mean_v which_o be_v make_v rash_o among_o friend_n and_o servant_n without_o any_o necessity_n etc._n etc._n hence_o i_o infer_v have_v great_a and_o weighty_a reason_n which_o hereafter_o i_o shall_v produce_v and_o that_o florid_n golden_a mouth_n father_n warrant_n for_o my_o assertion_n heb._n necessitas_fw-la tollit_fw-la ferias_fw-la prov._n heb._n that_o as_o necessity_n as_o we_o say_v common_o have_v no_o law_n so_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n when_o a_o man_n be_v necessitate_v or_o compel_v to_o take_v it_o 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a_o bad_a opinion_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o perhaps_o undeserved_o tu_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la malè_fw-la facis_fw-la qui_fw-la benè_fw-la uteris_fw-la juratione_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o thou_o do_v not_o ill_a who_o use_v a_o oath_n well_o i._n e._n to_o a_o good_a end_n that_o thou_o may_v beget_v in_o another_o a_o firm_a belief_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o of_o thy_o sincerity_n he_o rather_o do_v ill_a who_o diffidence_n or_o distrust_n enforce_v thou_o to_o use_v a_o oath_n his_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o thou_o for_o the_o far_a ratification_n of_o my_o former_a position_n concern_v a_o oath_n be_v legality_n in_o case_n of_o a_o undeniable_a and_o inevitable_a necessity_n i_o shall_v propound_v one_o quaere_fw-la more_fw-it to_o w._n p._n the_o quaker_n oracle_n or_o antesignanus_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n it_o be_v this_o suppose_v a_o knot_n of_o thief_n shall_v assault_v thou_o in_o thy_o journey_n and_o have_v by_o force_n and_o violence_n rob_v thou_o of_o thy_o money_n shall_v urge_v thou_o to_o swear_v that_o thou_o will_v not_o betray_v nor_o prosecute_v they_o by_o raise_v the_o country_n to_o a_o pursuit_n of_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n affright_v thou_o with_o execrable_a dreadful_a oath_n that_o unless_o thou_o secure_v they_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n they_o will_v kill_v thou_o tell_v i_o w.p._n will_v thou_o in_o this_o case_n rather_o lose_v thy_o life_n than_o swear_v to_o which_o by_o blasphemous_a threat_n they_o urge_v thou_o i_o very_o believe_v that_o as_o thou_o have_v a_o plentiful_a estate_n thou_o will_v not_o easy_o part_v with_o it_o and_o thy_o life_n at_o once_o by_o fond_o boggle_n at_o a_o innocent_a oath_n this_o persuasion_n i_o have_v of_o thou_o because_o as_o thou_o profess_v thyself_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o gang_n to_o be_v man_n of_o truth_n and_o transcendent_a sanctity_n so_o i_o conceive_v that_o thou_o have_v not_o whole_o forfeit_v thy_o reason_n but_o by_o that_o sparkle_a light_n which_o still_o remain_v in_o it_o thou_o be_v cast_v into_o these_o strait_n whilst_o consider_v first_o that_o it_o thou_o refuse_v to_o swear_v thou_o shall_v run_v upon_o the_o rock_n of_o a_o dangerous_a guilt_n which_o be_v the_o breach_n of_o the_o six_o commandment_n by_o which_o the_o use_n of_o all_o lawful_a mean_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o life_n be_v command_v and_o if_o we_o may_v preserve_v they_o and_o will_v not_o by_o such_o mean_n we_o be_v self-murderer_n now_o swear_v be_v not_o absolute_o forbid_v neither_o by_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n second_o thou_o sure_o will_v consider_v that_o by_o thy_o refuse_v to_o swear_v thou_o shall_v be_v the_o occasion_n or_o rather_o the_o partial_a cause_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o thy_o brother_n soul_n a_o thief_n by_o the_o bond_n of_o nature_n be_v thy_o brother_n he_o be_v make_v guilty_a of_o murder_n by_o shed_v thy_o blood_n which_o may_v be_v keep_v in_o thy_o vein_n by_o thy_o take_n of_o that_o harmless_a 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the_o contrary_a conclude_v that_o as_o it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a for_o one_o to_o swear_v to_o a_o thief_n suppose_v that_o if_o he_o do_v not_o he_o shall_v certain_o be_v murder_v so_o there_o lie_v a_o necessity_n upon_o he_o of_o keep_v that_o oath_n not_o to_o discover_v he_o to_o the_o magistrate_n si_fw-mi licuit_fw-la jurare_fw-la licebit_fw-la &_o juramentum_fw-la observare_fw-la they_o be_v his_o very_a word_n pag._n 132._o so_o be_v not_o those_o cite_v out_o of_o his_o 141._o page_n by_o the_o falsify_v penner_n of_o the_o treatise_n i_o must_v therefore_o be_v bold_a to_o tell_v that_o conceit_a man_n of_o truth_n that_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o forgery_n i_o may_v rather_o say_v in_o plain_a and_o more_o express_a term_n of_o a_o lie_n to_o which_o the_o thirteen_o abettor_n of_o the_o treatise_n
this_o may_v be_v collect_v what_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o a_o quaker_n yea_o and_o nay_o when_o as_o if_o the_o man_n have_v a_o false_a heart_n under_o the_o covert_n of_o it_o a_o lie_n may_v be_v shelter_v but_o leave_v he_o to_o christian_a pity_n and_o god_n mercy_n i_o must_v return_v from_o this_o short_a digression_n and_o from_o the_o former_a false_a profession_n of_o the_o treatist_n reflect_v upon_o his_o vain_a ostentation_n apparent_a in_o his_o protestation_n which_o go_v before_o it_o pag._n 155._o of_o the_o treatise_n viz._n that_o christ_n have_v redeem_v he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o combination_n into_o truth-speaking_a which_o take_v away_o the_o occasion_n of_o a_o oath_n what_o be_v this_o but_o pharisaisme_n or_o proud_a boast_n become_v a_o thraso_n or_o miles_n gloriosus_fw-la in_o the_o comedy_n rather_o than_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v one_o of_o the_o many_o mark_n which_o saint_n paul_n fix_v upon_o a_o unregenerate_a and_o carnal_a man_n boaster_n despightful_a proud_a boaster_n rom._n 1.30_o moreover_o he_o say_v and_o what_o be_v it_o but_o perfect_a pelagianism_n that_o truth_n be_v natural_a unto_o they_o if_o it_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o nature_n than_o it_o be_v not_o of_o grace_n what_o can_v have_v be_v say_v more_o by_o pelagius_n or_o his_o disciple_n faustus_n omit_v a_o far_a refutation_n of_o his_o vainglorious_a and_o proud_a assertion_n i_o shall_v plain_o discover_v unto_o he_o the_o falsity_n of_o it_o by_o this_o one_o direct_a syllogism_n they_o that_o be_v redeem_v by_o christ_n into_o truth-speaking_a to_o who_o truth_n be_v natural_a need_v no_o oath_n to_o compel_v they_o to_o truth_n but_o we_o the_o true_a humble_a and_o faithful_a follower_n of_o christ_n be_v such_o ergo_fw-la we_o need_v not_o a_o oath_n i_o can_v deny_v the_o major_a proposition_n as_o be_v false_a as_o i_o shall_v prove_v hereafter_o but_o for_o the_o present_a i_o deny_v the_o assumption_n or_o minor_n 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