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with_o it_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v lawful_a to_o swear_v by_o a_o creature_n i_o shall_v instance_n first_o of_o all_o in_o those_o form_n of_o oath_n which_o have_v in_o they_o the_o force_n of_o a_o execration_n as_o by_o our_o health_n upon_o our_o salvation_n and_o the_o like_a the_o meaning_n whereof_o in_o the_o general_a estimate_n of_o the_o world_n be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o so_o let_v god_n grant_v i_o health_n and_o salvation_n as_o i_o speak_v what_o i_o think_v or_o mean_v to_o perform_v what_o i_o promise_v and_o consequent_o be_v but_o a_o abbreviation_n of_o that_o oath_n of_o st._n paul_n 2_o cor._n 1.23_o moreover_o i_o call_v god_n for_o a_o record_n upon_o my_o soul_n that_o to_o spare_v you_o i_o come_v not_o as_o yet_o unto_o corinth_n which_o do_v manifest_o make_v god_n the_o term_n of_o our_o oath_n and_o not_o either_o our_o soul_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o appertain_v to_o it_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o 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which_o seem_v principal_o here_o intend_v even_o the_o prejudice_n it_o do_v to_o that_o person_n against_o who_o it_o be_v allege_v for_o inasmuch_o as_o necessity_n require_v that_o they_o to_o who_o the_o power_n of_o judge_v do_v belong_v shall_v proceed_v in_o their_o sentence_n according_a to_o what_o have_v be_v attest_v it_o can_v be_v but_o where_o the_o witness_n be_v false_a the_o judge_n shall_v pass_v sentence_n against_o the_o accuse_a party_n and_o deprive_v he_o of_o that_o whether_o estate_n or_o life_n which_o be_v call_v in_o question_n by_o the_o accuser_n the_o former_a whereof_o be_v on_o the_o witness_n part_n a_o violation_n of_o the_o eight_o commandment_n the_o latter_a a_o violation_n of_o the_o six_o for_o as_o it_o be_v by_o his_o testimony_n that_o the_o judge_n do_v what_o he_o do_v and_o therefore_o he_o and_o not_o the_o judge_n chargeable_a with_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o sentence_n so_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o i_o may_v not_o represent_v 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he_o so_o far_o interest_n himself_o in_o the_o gild_n of_o that_o fact_n to_o which_o he_o become_v so_o assistant_n so_o because_o he_o encourage_v he_o and_o other_o such_o like_a person_n to_o the_o perpetration_n of_o new_a injustice_n he_o who_o prosper_v by_o his_o villainy_n be_v not_o likely_a to_o give_v it_o over_o where_o there_o be_v so_o ready_a a_o mean_n to_o give_v success_n to_o it_o 3._o i_o observe_v three_o that_o as_o he_o who_o bear_v false_a witness_n give_v assistance_n to_o the_o injustice_n of_o the_o accuser_n and_o promote_v that_o wickedness_n which_o he_o ought_v rather_o to_o discountenance_v so_o he_o hinder_v those_o from_o do_v justice_n who_o be_v otherwise_o dispose_v to_o do_v it_o yea_o make_v they_o instrumental_a to_o the_o contrary_a which_o however_o no_o way_n prejudicial_a to_o the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o the_o judge_n because_o no_o man_n can_v become_v criminal_a but_o by_o his_o own_o consent_n yet_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o his_o fame_n which_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v often_o call_v in_o question_n to_o his_o office_n which_o it_o render_v useless_a yea_o pernicious_a but_o much_o more_o to_o humane_a society_n because_o corrupt_v those_o judgement_n upon_o the_o right_a proceed_n whereof_o the_o safety_n of_o man_n person_n and_o fortune_n do_v depend_v 4._o last_o forasmuch_o as_o man_n be_v not_o any_o where_o admit_v to_o bear_v witness_n without_o add_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n to_o what_o they_o so_o bear_v witness_n he_o who_o bear_v any_o false_a witness_n add_v impiety_n to_o his_o injustice_n and_o profane_v the_o name_n of_o god_n who_o he_o do_v so_o invoke_v as_o well_o as_o he_o who_o be_v his_o vicegerent_n and_o who_o he_o do_v by_o his_o false_a testimony_n elude_v 2._o of_o the_o first_o thing_n forbid_v in_o a_o witness_n what_o have_v be_v say_v may_v suffice_v where_o i_o have_v show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o bear_v false_a witness_n and_o wherein_o criminal_a proceed_v we_o now_o to_o show_v the_o same_o concern_v the_o conceal_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v true_a the_o second_o thing_n affirm_v to_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o commandment_n for_o the_o evidence_n whereof_o though_o it_o may_v suffice_v as_o to_o our_o court_n of_o judicature_n to_o allege_v the_o oath_n which_o the_o witness_n take_v to_o speak_v the_o whole_a truth_n as_o well_o as_o nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n because_o he_o who_o so_o promise_v make_v himself_o a_o false_a witness_n if_o he_o conceal_v any_o part_n of_o it_o yet_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o because_o that_o will_v add_v more_o force_n to_o the_o admonition_n to_o evict_v it_o from_o the_o commandment_n itself_o a_o thing_n which_o will_v be_v no_o way_n difficult_a for_o i_o or_o any_o man_n to_o do_v who_o shall_v consider_v the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n for_o the_o design_n thereof_o be_v apparent_o to_o secure_v the_o person_n and_o estate_n of_o man_n from_o receive_v any_o prejudice_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o 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