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because_o there_o be_v no_o other_o but_o may_v be_v deceive_v i_o say_v unto_o you_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o lest_o by_o swear_v you_o come_v to_o a_o facility_n of_o swear_v from_o a_o facility_n to_o a_o custom_n mendacio_fw-la and_o from_o a_o custom_n you_o fall_v into_o perjury_n observe_v here_o reader_n that_o both_o his_o position_n and_o reason_n be_v general_a and_o his_o inference_n deduce_v from_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n own_o word_n against_o swear_v as_o erasmus_n be_v and_o we_o now_o must_v further_o cite_v augustine_n in_o the_o case_n see_v augustin_n serm._n 3_o ad_fw-la competentes_fw-la let_v they_o not_o only_o abstain_v from_o perjury_n but_o also_o from_o a_o oath_n because_o he_o do_v not_o lie_v who_o say_v a_o man_n swear_v much_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o iniquity_n and_o the_o plague_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n eccles._n 23._o augustin_n de_fw-fr serm_n dom_n in_o monte_fw-fr on_o the_o place_n in_o mat._n 5._o thus_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o pharisee_n be_v not_o to_o forswear_v this_o he_o confirm_v who_o forbid_v to_o swear_v which_o belong_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o as_o he_o who_o do_v not_o speak_v can_v speak_v a_o lie_n so_o he_o can_v forswear_v who_o do_v not_o swear_v so_o he_o go_v on_o to_o excuse_v paul_n for_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o call_v god_n to_o witness_n etc._n etc._n say_v that_o a_o oath_n be_v not_o of_o good_a thing_n or_o among_o good_a thing_n but_o of_o evil_a thing_n or_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o evil_a thing_n and_o say_v let_v a_o man_n refrain_v to_o use_v it_o but_o upon_o necessity_n for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o which_o be_v evil_a from_o which_o we_o pray_v that_o we_o shall_v daily_o be_v deliver_v augustin_n on_o jam._n 5._o de_fw-la verbis_fw-la apostol_n serm_n 30._o perhaps_o it_o be_v only_o for_o god_n to_o swear_v who_o can_v forswear_v and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o to_o 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