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to_o swear_v by_o creature_n turn_v they_o into_o idol_n if_o they_o be_v not_o so_o before_o to_o worship_v a_o image_n and_o swear_v by_o a_o creature_n may_v be_v rank_v together_o and_o though_o some_o will_v excuse_v that_o expression_n of_o joseph_n by_o the_o life_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o primitive_a christian_n do_v sometime_o swear_v per_fw-la salutem_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la yet_o the_o former_a language_n seem_v fit_a for_o egypt_n then_o for_o canaan_n and_o the_o late_a savour_v more_o of_o courtship_n than_o christianity_n there_o be_v indeed_o a_o passage_n of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 23._o 21_o 22._o where_o he_o seem_v to_o make_v it_o all_o one_o to_o swear_v by_o some_o creature_n as_o to_o swear_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o he_o say_v that_o he_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o temple_n swear_v by_o he_o that_o dwell_v therein_o and_o he_o that_o swear_v by_o heaven_n the_o throne_n of_o god_n swear_v by_o he_o that_o sit_v thereon_o but_o the_o 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promissory_a oath_n to_o engage_v truth_n veritas_fw-la entis_fw-la must_v be_v look_v to_o in_o the_o former_a veritas_fw-la mentis_fw-la in_o the_o latter_a and_o no_o room_n be_v leave_v for_o equivocation_n which_o cross_v the_o very_a end_n of_o a_o oath_n it_o be_v certain_o a_o most_o horrid_a impiety_n to_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v a_o untruth_n who_o delight_v to_o be_v style_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o affront_n we_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a to_o offer_v a_o person_n of_o honour_n to_o make_v he_o a_o partner_n in_o our_o iniquity_n in_o brief_a he_o that_o swear_v a_o falsehood_n do_v insinuate_v that_o god_n do_v either_o not_o know_v the_o truth_n or_o not_o regard_v it_o but_o his_o eye_n be_v on_o the_o truth_n ierem._n 5_o 2_o 3._o let_v those_o that_o swear_v false_o well_o consider_v it_o lest_o a_o curse_n enter_v into_o their_o house_n as_o the_o lord_n threaten_v zech._n 5._o 3_o 4._o 2._o he_o that_o swear_v must_v do_v it_o in_o righteousness_n in_o 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with_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n james_n 12._o already_o mention_v which_o i_o hope_v be_v sufficient_o vindicate_v from_o any_o such_o meaning_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o considerate_a reader_n if_o man_n will_v run_v away_o with_o the_o sound_n of_o word_n instead_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o they_o and_o single_a out_o a_o expression_n of_o scripture_n and_o urge_v it_o against_o the_o evidence_n of_o several_a plain_a place_n speak_v the_o contrary_a it_o argue_v a_o heretical_a disposition_n more_o addict_v to_o opinion_n than_o to_o truth_n calvin_n take_v notice_n of_o such_o a_o temper_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o this_o place_n his_o word_n be_v these_o una_fw-la cum_fw-la rixandi_fw-la libidine_fw-la crassam_fw-la inscitiam_fw-la produnt_fw-la anabaptistae_fw-la dum_fw-la vocem_fw-la unam_fw-la morose_fw-la urgendo_fw-la
say_v of_o custom_n alteranatura_fw-la it_o be_v so_o little_a capable_a of_o be_v plead_v by_o way_n of_o mitigation_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o swear_v or_o any_o other_o iniquity_n that_o it_o render_v it_o the_o more_o mischievous_a and_o dangerous_a the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o state_n of_o judah_n chap._n 13._o 23._o can_v the_o aethiopian_a change_n his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_n then_o may_v you_o also_o do_v good_a who_o be_v accustom_v to_o do_v evil_a but_o be_v this_o any_o advantage_n to_o they_o that_o they_o be_v so_o accustom_v to_o evil_a that_o they_o can_v not_o leave_v it_o no_o for_o it_o follow_v vers._n 24._o therefore_o will_v i_o scatter_v they_o as_o the_o stubble_n that_o pass_v away_o by_o the_o wind_n of_o the_o wilderness_n this_o be_v thy_o lot_n the_o portion_n of_o thy_o measure_n from_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n let_v man_n take_v heed_n of_o customary_a sin_n if_o man_n will_v be_v wont_v to_o 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by_o contention_n against_o justice_n by_o vexation_n and_o against_o the_o name_n of_o god_n by_o call_v man_n to_o swear_v about_o that_o which_o be_v hardly_o worthy_a a_o man_n go_v over_o the_o threshold_n to_o prove_v and_o though_o erasmus_n be_v too_o strict_a in_o say_v non_fw-la est_fw-la ingenui_fw-la christiani_fw-la jur_fw-fr be_v pro_fw-la rebus_fw-la huius_fw-la seculi_fw-la pro_fw-la praediis_fw-la et_fw-la nummis_fw-la yet_o the_o truth_n lie_v very_o near_o it_o and_o that_o be_v man_n shall_v be_v very_o backward_o to_o swear_v in_o such_o case_n and_o utter_o averse_a if_o the_o difference_n may_v otherwise_o be_v determine_v 11._o a_o oath_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v reckon_v in_fw-la necessariis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la bonis_fw-la the_o command_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n deuter._n 6._o 13._o be_v not_o like_o that_o of_o call_v upon_o his_o name_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v if_o there_o be_v a_o just_a occasion_n of_o thy_o 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the_o dead_a as_o the_o wise_a man_n complain_v eccles._n 9_o 3._o other_o swear_v false_o out_o of_o a_o covetous_a principle_n love_v the_o wage_n of_o unrighteousness_n as_o balaam_n do_v but_o what_o profit_n be_v it_o to_o win_v the_o world_n and_o lose_v a_o man_n own_o soul_n say_v christ_n who_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o the_o worth_n of_o both_o be_v matth._n 16._o 26._o such_o a_o man_n be_v like_a to_o come_v to_o judas_n his_o reckon_n who_o dear_o earn_v the_o reward_n of_o iniquity_n act._n 1._o 18._o other_o who_o think_v it_o base_a to_o forswear_v themselves_o for_o money_n will_v yet_o do_v it_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o a_o superior_a or_o kindness_n to_o a_o friend_n but_o for_o a_o man_n to_o pawn_v his_o soul_n in_o courtesy_n be_v madness_n and_o not_o kindness_n and_o most_o desperate_a folly_n for_o one_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o own_o conscience_n or_o comfort_n as_o a_o bridge_n to_o make_v passage_n for_o another_o to_o his_o worldly_a advantage_n but_o 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which_o have_v be_v read_v unto_o you_o for_o my_o groundwork_n which_o whosoever_o will_v understand_v must_v diligent_o consider_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o person_n he_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o viz._n the_o jew_n leaven_v with_o pharisaical_a gloss_n and_o corrupt_a tradition_n our_o saviour_n be_v now_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o prophetical_a office_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o find_v the_o sect_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o pharisee_n to_o be_v most_o opposite_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o his_o intention_n he_o set_v himself_o in_o this_o sermon_n to_o pull_v down_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n that_o so_o he_o may_v bring_v in_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n and_o therefore_o tell_v they_o plain_o that_o except_o their_o righteousness_n do_v exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n they_o shall_v in_o no_o case_n enter_v into_o the_o 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so_o deal_v they_o in_o this_o particular_a whereof_o we_o treat_v they_o confine_v the_o three_o commandment_n to_o perjury_n whereas_o christ_n extend_v it_o to_o the_o prohibition_n of_o rash_a vain_a swear_n by_o the_o creature_n and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o the_o word_n only_o i_o must_v first_o endeavour_v the_o determination_n of_o one_o question_n whether_o christ_n in_o this_o discourse_n intend_v a_o abrogation_n of_o the_o law_n a_o addition_n to_o it_o or_o only_o a_o interpretation_n of_o it_o certain_o not_o a_o abrogation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o he_o profess_v he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v verse_n 17._o some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v a_o addition_n which_o opinion_n indeed_o have_v the_o countenance_n of_o some_o of_o the_o father_n but_o the_o socinian_o be_v most_o earnest_a in_o this_o conception_n upon_o this_o ground_n they_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n oâ—_z justification_n by_o his_o death_n 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