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also_o invoke_v he_o as_o the_o judge_n and_o avenger_n of_o his_o perjury_n and_o perfidiousness_n in_o case_n he_o do_v forswear_v himself_o this_o will_v appear_v more_o clear_o upon_o the_o view_n of_o several_a ancient_a form_n of_o swear_v that_o have_v a_o express_a curse_n annex_v to_o they_o example_n whereof_o may_v be_v find_v in_o abundance_n collect_v by_o brissonius_n filesacus_n and_o other_o the_o usual_a form_n among_o we_o that_o as_o it_o be_v bind_v the_o oath_n and_o make_v the_o sanction_n be_v this_o 3._o lib._n viii_o select_a lib._n 3._o so_o help_v i_o god_n in_o direct_a invocation_n or_o so_o help_v you_o god_n in_o adjuration_n which_o contain_v and_o imply_v a_o most_o dreadful_a imprecation_n a_o horrible_a curse_n upon_o our_o own_o soul_n if_o we_o swear_v false_o for_o we_o then_o call_v upon_o god_n to_o withdraw_v his_o help_n his_o grace_n his_o mercy_n from_o we_o we_o utter_o forfeit_v his_o favour_n and_o devote_v ourselves_o to_o his_o severe_a vengeance_n every_o man_n that_o take_v a_o oath_n do_v in_o effect_n address_v himself_o to_o god_n at_o this_o rate_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o depose_v or_o promise_v true_o or_o faithful_o so_o do_v thou_o help_v i_o o_o god_n i_o beseech_v thou_o and_o bless_v i_o protect_v and_o prosper_v i_o but_o if_o i_o swear_v false_o if_o i_o testify_v a_o lie_n if_o i_o promise_v deceitful_o if_o i_o prove_v treacherous_a to_o my_o word_n then_o o_o god_n thou_o righteous_a judge_n thou_o god_n of_o vengeance_n i_o disclaim_v and_o renounce_v all_o help_n all_o hope_n of_o mercy_n from_o thou_o let_v thy_o vengeance_n pursue_v and_o haunt_v i_o let_v all_o the_o judgement_n of_o thy_o wrath_n seize_v and_o fall_v upon_o i_o may_v thou_o never_o help_v i_o nor_o incline_v thy_o mercy_n towards_o i_o but_o cast_v i_o away_o in_o thy_o displeasure_n and_o suffer_v i_o to_o perish_v both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o oh_o what_o a_o load_n must_v this_o be_v to_o the_o perjurer_n conscience_n what_o can_v the_o world_n afford_v that_o be_v able_a to_o relieve_v or_o support_v a_o soul_n so_o desperate_o guilty_a so_o mortal_o wound_v to_o who_o shall_v he_o flee_v for_o succour_n when_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o and_o all_o good_a man_n abhor_v he_o and_o his_o own_o conscience_n do_v gripe_n and_o tear_v he_o and_o what_o will_v it_o be_v in_o the_o end_n thereof_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o fatal_a doom_n of_o the_o perjure_a but_o eternal_a ruin_n and_o damnation_n his_o portion_n shall_v be_v with_o the_o hypocrite_n and_o with_o the_o traitor_n with_o achitophel_n and_o judas_n do_v think_v because_o god_n do_v not_o lay_v they_o sprawl_v with_o a_o thunderbolt_n or_o strike_v he_o over_o the_o face_n with_o a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n that_o therefore_o he_o be_v safe_a and_o shall_v escape_v the_o vengeance_n of_o the_o almighty_a no_o sure_o leg._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n despecial_a leg._n though_o god_n do_v suspend_v the_o execution_n he_o will_v one_o day_n reckon_v with_o and_o take_v account_n of_o this_o wicked_a and_o unfaithful_a servant_n he_o will_v not_o be_v merciful_a to_o they_o that_o offend_v thus_o out_o of_o malicious_a wickedness_n but_o leave_v they_o often_o in_o a_o incorrigible_a estate_n and_o rare_o vouchsafe_v they_o the_o grace_n of_o repentance_n and_o indeed_o they_o deserve_v no_o better_o say_v philo._n if_o their_o case_n then_o be_v so_o dangerous_a and_o almost_o desperate_a be_v it_o not_o sad_a to_o observe_v so_o many_o thousand_o involve_v in_o this_o great_a guilt_n hug_v themselves_o in_o the_o possession_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o advantage_n of_o their_o perjury_n and_o never_o express_v any_o resentment_n and_o remorse_n for_o have_v take_v their_o unlawful_a and_o impious_a oath_n and_o for_o have_v act_v by_o virtue_n of_o they_o the_o great_a villainy_n what!_o though_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n have_v exempt_v they_o from_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n but_o can_v it_o 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principle_n do_v they_o not_o train_v up_o their_o pupil_n in_o their_o own_o way_n in_o their_o old_a discipline_n be_v they_o not_o practise_v over_o again_o their_o former_a method_n be_v they_o not_o ready_a for_o a_o new_a oath_n as_o bad_a or_o worse_o than_o the_o former_a be_v not_o the_o fatal_a composition_n prepare_v and_o be_v they_o not_o diet_v and_o fit_o dispose_v to_o take_v it_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o reconcile_v these_o thing_n with_o any_o show_n of_o repentance_n or_o pretence_n of_o loyalty_n what_o mild_a and_o more_o gentle_a thought_n soever_o other_o may_v have_v i_o know_v not_o but_o i_o declare_v that_o i_o can_v not_o administer_v one_o drop_n of_o comfort_n from_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o a_o perjure_a soul_n though_o he_o shall_v seem_v never_o so_o sensible_a of_o his_o sin_n and_o danger_n unless_o i_o can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o disgorge_v the_o envenom_a morsel_n to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o injure_a party_n 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