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do_v detest_v all_o oath_n without_o exception_n because_o the_o prohibition_n of_o christ_n be_v general_a v._n i_o say_v unto_o you_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o but_o let_v your_o tale_n be_v yea_o yea_o and_o nay_o nay_o what_o so_o ever_o be_v more_o than_o this_o be_v of_o evell_a but_o by_o this_o mean_a they_o do_v without_o consideration_n stumble_v against_o christ_n while_o they_o make_v he_o adversarye_n to_o his_o father_n and_o as_o if_o he_o have_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o repeal_v his_o father_n decree_n for_o the_o eternal_a god_n do_v in_o the_o law_n not_o only_o permit_v swear_v as_o a_o thing_n lawful_a xuj_o which_o be_v enough_o but_o also_o in_o necessity_n do_v command_v it_o but_o christ_n affirm_v that_o he_o be_v all_o one_o with_o his_o father_n that_o he_o bring_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o that_o which_o his_o father_n command_v he_o that_o his_o doctrine_n be_v not_o of_o himself_o etc._n etc._n what_o then_o will_v they_o make_v god_n contrary_a to_o himself_o which_o shall_v afterward_o forbid_v and_o condemn_v the_o same_o thing_n â—n_v man_n behaviour_n which_o he_o have_v before_o allow_v by_o command_v it_o but_o because_o there_o be_v some_o difficulty_n in_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n let_v we_o a_o little_a weigh_v they_o but_o herein_o we_o shall_v never_o atteyne_v the_o truth_n unless_o we_o bend_v our_o eye_n unto_o the_o intent_n of_o christ_n and_o take_v heed_n unto_o the_o purpose_n that_o he_o there_o go_v about_o his_o purpose_n be_v not_o either_o to_o release_v or_o restrain_v the_o law_n but_o to_o reduce_v it_o to_o the_o true_a and_o natural_a understanding_n which_o have_v be_v very_o much_o deprave_a by_o the_o false_a gloss_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n this_o â—â—_o we_o hold_v in_o mind_n we_o shall_v not_o think_v that_o christ_n do_v utter_o condemn_v oath_n but_o only_o those_o oath_n which_o do_v transgress_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n thereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o people_n 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necessity_n provoke_v his_o wrath_n because_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o which_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v pronounce_v without_o exception_n and_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o holyones_n be_v venial_a or_o pardonable_a not_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n but_o because_o they_o obtain_v pardon_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the._n ix_o chapter_n ¶_o that_o christ_n although_o he_o be_v know_v to_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n yet_o be_v deliver_v only_o by_o the_o gospel_n because_o it_o please_v god_n in_o the_o old_a time_n not_o vain_o by_o expiation_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o declare_v himself_o a_o father_n and_o not_o in_o vain_a he_o do_v consecrate_v a_o choose_a people_n to_o himselff_n even_o then_o without_o doubt_n he_o be_v know_v in_o the_o same_o image_n wherein_o he_o now_o appear_v to_o we_o with_o full_a brightness_n therefore_o malachi_n two_o after_o that_o he_o have_v bid_v the_o jew_n to_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n &_o 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because_o the_o lord_n have_v determine_v to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o man_n to_o this_o end_n that_o they_o shall_v repent_v he_o teach_v man_n whether_o they_o shall_v travail_v if_o they_o will_v obtain_v grace_n therefore_o so_o long_o as_o we_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o prison_n of_o our_o body_n we_o must_v continual_o wrestle_v with_o the_o vice_n of_o our_o corrupt_a flesh_n yea_o with_o our_o own_o natural_a soul_n xxxviii_o plato_n say_v in_o certain_a place_n that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o philosopher_n be_v a_o meditation_n of_o death_n but_o we_o may_v more_o true_o say_v that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n be_v a_o perpetual_a study_n and_o exercise_v of_o mortify_v the_o flesh_n till_o it_o be_v utter_o slayve_a the_o spirit_n of_o god_n get_v the_o dominion_n in_o us._n therefore_o i_o think_v that_o he_o have_v much_o profit_v that_o have_v learned_a much_o to_o mislike_v himself_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v stick_v fast_a in_o â—hat_n mire_n and_o go_v no_o 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