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〈◊〉_d lest_o he_o fall_v into_o reproach_n and_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o de_n vil_z again_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v render_v so_o except_o you_o come_v before_o a_o judgement-seat_n it_o will_v argue_v it_o to_o be_v permit_v as_o lawful_a to_o swear_v in_o all_o manner_n kind_n and_o case_n before_o specify_v in_o a_o court_n but_o that_o can_v possible_o be_v for_o then_o these_o two_o absurdity_n will_v follow_v 1._o whereas_o james_n say_v swear_v not_o by_o heaven_n nor_o by_o earth_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n except_o before_o a_o court_n of_o judicature_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o in_o case_n man_n do_v come_v before_o a_o court_n of_o judicatâ—…re_n than_o they_o may_v lawful_o swear_v either_o by_o heaven_n or_o by_o earth_n or_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n as_o well_o as_o by_o god_n alone_o which_o be_v most_o gross_a and_o absurd_a to_o imagine_v 2._o whereas_o james_n say_v let_v your_o yea_o be_fw-mi yea_o and_o your_o nay_o nay_o and_o gauden_n interpretation_n 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his_o apostle_n in_o the_o gospel_n swear_v not_o at_o all_o not_o only_o not_o by_o creature_n heaven_n earth_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o not_o by_o god_n himself_o for_o whereas_o the_o bishop_n say_v christ_n instance_v of_o creature_n show_v his_o meaning_n be_v to_o forbid_v only_o that_o kind_n of_o creature-swearing_a but_o not_o swear_v by_o god_n for_o he_o do_v not_o instance_n in_o the_o use_n of_o oath_n by_o his_o name_n we_o say_v james_n use_v a_o exclusive_a expression_n equivalent_a to_o a_o instance_n in_o that_o form_n of_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n while_o for_o brevity_n sake_n he_o add_v neither_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n therefore_o if_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v a_o oath_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n intend_v the_o forbid_v of_o that_o oath_n which_o be_v the_o most_o notable_a oath_n of_o all_o or_o else_o of_o necessity_n have_v some_o way_n or_o other_o plain_o except_v it_o otherwise_o he_o have_v much_o darken_v that_o 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