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among_o all_o nation_n which_o yet_o be_v a_o evil_a that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o christ_n disciple_n nor_o true_a christian_n i_o have_v do_v with_o h._n d._n as_o to_o his_o disputative_a do_n in_o this_o point_n of_o swear_v from_o these_o two_o common_a place_n or_o topic_n that_o be_v common_a to_o he_o and_o papist_n viz._n antiquity_n and_o universality_n neither_o of_o which_o can_v prove_v the_o thing_n they_o plead_v for_o so_o catholic_n as_o to_o either_o time_n place_n or_o person_n but_o that_o we_o can_v show_v both_o when_o where_o and_o by_o who_o they_o be_v dissent_v from_o and_o both_o implead_v and_o disprove_v so_o that_o how_o lame_a these_o two_o leg_n be_v upon_o which_o h._n den_n false_a witness_n walk_v he_o must_v be_v well-nigh_o as_o blind_a as_o they_o be_v lame_a who_o can_v see_v we_o have_v see_v also_o how_o peddle_o these_o two_o man_n have_v prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o that_o practice_n of_o swear_v from_o the_o consideration_n 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the_o altar_n as_o ier._n ives_n say_v p._n 14._o who_o word_n be_v these_o they_o do_v not_o matter_n what_o they_o swear_v by_o so_o they_o perform_v the_o thing_n they_o promise_v therefore_o christ_n forbid_v their_o swear_v any_o oath_n either_o by_o heaven_n or_o earth_n or_o the_o temple_n or_o jerusalem_n or_o by_o their_o head_n but_o will_v it_o not_o be_v illogical_a to_o conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o thing_n lawful_a so_o that_o by_o this_o text_n and_o that_o in_o james_n we_o be_v forbid_v to_o swear_v by_o anything_o below_o god_n it_o also_o forbid_v all_o voluntary_a oath_n which_o they_o swear_v to_o perform_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o any_o creature_n and_o p._n 13._o all_o swear_v in_o our_o common_a communication_n be_v forbid_v quoth_v he_o as_o appear_v by_o these_o word_n but_o let_v your_o communication_n be_v yea_o yea_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v all_o common_a swear_n in_o our_o 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