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not_o avoid_v but_o they_o swear_v also_o by_o god_n and_o therefore_o dishonour_v he_o while_o they_o count_v it_o nothing_o to_o swear_v by_o they_o a_o oath_n be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n service_n and_o worship_n and_o so_o to_o be_v direct_v to_o no_o other_o but_o god_n therefore_o god_n command_v as_o we_o hear_v before_o to_o swear_v only_o by_o he_o 10.20_o deut._n 10.20_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n he_o shall_v thou_o serve_v thou_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n and_o he_o complain_v of_o the_o jew_n jer._n 5.7_o that_o their_o child_n have_v forsake_v he_o and_o have_v swear_v by_o those_o which_o be_v no_o god_n imply_v thereby_o that_o we_o be_v to_o swear_v by_o god_n and_o no_o other_o and_o he_o threaten_v zeph._n 1.5_o that_o he_o will_v cut_v they_o off_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n &_o swear_v by_o malcham_n it_o be_v a_o true_a say_n quicquid_fw-la illud_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la quis_fw-la jurat_fw-la 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