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the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o of_o the_o promise_v make_v beside_o he_o to_o who_o a_o oath_n be_v swear_v i_o mean_v the_o christian_n though_o he_o require_v a_o oath_n do_v not_o require_v a_o corrupt_a oath_n quest_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o lay_v the_o hand_n upon_o the_o book_n and_o to_o kiss_v it_o in_o take_v of_o a_o oath_n when_o it_o be_v impose_v on_o we_o by_o a_o lawful_a magistrate_n answ_n no_o because_o a_o oath_n be_v part_n of_o god_n worship_n see_v deut._n 6.13_o and_o this_o be_v a_o superstition_n or_o a_o super-institution_n in_o it_o 1_o because_o it_o confine_v our_o outward_a worship_n to_o a_o bodily_a service_n which_o be_v never_o command_v by_o god_n nor_o exemplify_v by_o saint_n now_o as_o the_o christian_n twenty_o year_n ago_o oppose_v bow_v before_o the_o altar_n &_o bow_v towards_o the_o east_n when_o it_o be_v impose_v though_o herein_o they_o be_v require_v only_o to_o bow_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 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