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any_o much_o less_o may_v they_o profane_o or_o perfidious_o swear_v a_o lie_n by_o violate_v their_o oath_n and_o covenant_n so_o solemn_o swear_v unto_o under_o pretence_n of_o necessity_n or_o public_a good_a david_n pray_v against_o such_o curse_a hypocrisy_n and_o god-mocking_a flattery_n incline_v not_o my_o heart_n unto_o any_o evil_a thing_n to_o pretend_v pretence_n in_o wickedness_n with_o man_n that_o work_v iniquity_n let_v i_o not_o eat_v of_o their_o dainty_n place_n dainty_n psal_n 141_o 4_o sâ—e_a ainsworth_n annoâ—_n on_o the_o place_n so_o ainsworth_n translate_v it_o and_o david_n give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o in_o another_o psalm_n 5_o psalm_n psal_n 125._o 4._o 5_o as_o for_o those_o that_o turn_v aside_o to_o their_o own_o crooked_a way_n to_o which_o satan_n and_o their_o own_o deceitful_a heave_n lead_v they_o the_o lord_n shall_v lead_v they_o forth_o with_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n or_o as_o the_o chalde_a paraphrase_n he_o will_v lead_v they_o to_o 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they_o seek_v out_o but_o for_o a_o shift_a hole_n for_o their_o perjury_n 30._o perjury_n clcero_n lib_n offic._n 30._o and_o indeed_o any_o thing_n may_v rather_o subtle_o be_v excuse_v than_o a_o oath_n in_o which_o the_o least_o deceit_n be_v a_o heinous_a sin_n and_o pull_v down_o speedy_a vengeance_n on_o he_o that_o use_v it_o witness_v arrius_n that_o blasphemous_a heretic_n this_o be_v the_o grand_a sin_n that_o fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o wickedness_n and_o put_v a_o period_n to_o his_o imfamous_a life_n interium_fw-la life_n histor_n eccle_n tripart_n epiph._n scol_n imerp_v libâ—_n 3_o pag_n 135_o 136_o omnes_fw-la transeuntes_fw-la digito_fw-la notabant_fw-la locum_fw-la arrii_fw-la detestabilem_fw-la recordanteâ—_n interium_fw-la for_o be_v compel_v by_o constantine_n that_o godly_a emperor_n fot_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n to_o deliver_v his_o subscription_n to_o the_o general_a council_n of_o nice_a and_o to_o avouch_v his_o integrity_n thereunto_o 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no_o soon_o be_v he_o out_o of_o the_o court_n go_v in_o triumph_n into_o the_o city_n to_o glory_n over_o his_o foe_n the_o holy_a bishop_n alexander_n and_o his_o orthodox_n adherent_n but_o lo_o when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o place_n call_v constantine_n market_n place_n he_o be_v strucken_v sudden_o with_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o almighty_a as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v loc_fw-la say_v psal_n 120._o 3_o 4_o verba_fw-la similia_fw-la sagittis_fw-la acutis_fw-la râ—busti_fw-la i._n e._n maxim_n lethalia_fw-la ut_fw-la presentissimam_fw-la mortem_fw-la afferentia_fw-la â—deoque_fw-la obvium_fw-la quicquid_fw-la est_fw-la conflagrantia_fw-la trem_fw-la &_o jun._n annot._n in_o loc_fw-la for_o his_o deceitful_a tongue_n there_o be_v give_v to_o he_o the_o sharp_a arrow_n of_o the_o mighty_a one_o and_o coal_n of_o junipeâ—_n which_o so_o burn_v in_o his_o belly_n that_o it_o make_v he_o withdraw_v behind_o the_o marketplace_a where_o a_o privy_a be_v where_o with_o his_o excrement_n 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â—â—st_n and_o grant_v we_o wisdom_n to_o discern_v and_o piety_n to_o practice_v what_o be_v require_v that_o so_o the_o fly_a roll_n that_o be_v go_v forth_o come_v not_o into_o our_o land_n or_o house_n to_o cut_v we_o off_o and_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n his_o son_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o god_n the_o bless_a spirit_n be_v on_o the_o head_n and_o remain_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o those_o that_o tremble_v at_o god_n word_n 2_o word_n ezra_n 9_o 4_o eccles_n 9_o 2_o and_o fear_v a_o oath_n e._n which_o be_v the_o desire_n and_o shall_v be_v the_o continual_a prayer_n of_o your_o soul_n friend_n and_o servant_n in_o the_o lord_n e._n f._n finis_fw-la