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of_o truth_n and_o to_o the_o eternal_a word_n of_o god_n our_o bless_a lord_n will_v not_o have_v his_o disciple_n to_o swear_v at_o all_o no_o not_o in_o public_a judicature_n if_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o world_n will_v permit_v he_o to_o be_v obey_v if_o christian_n will_v live_v according_a to_o the_o religion_n the_o word_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v sufficient_a instrument_n to_o give_v testimony_n and_o to_o make_v promise_n to_o secure_v a_o faith_n and_o upon_o that_o supposition_n oath_n be_v useless_a and_o therefore_o forbid_v because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o necessity_n to_o invoke_v god_n name_n in_o promise_n or_o affirmation_n if_o man_n be_v indeed_o christian_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o case_n will_v be_v a_o take_v it_o in_o vain_a but_o because_o many_o be_v not_o and_o they_o that_o be_v in_o name_n oftentimes_o be_v so_o in_o nothing_o else_o it_o become_v necessary_a that_o man_n shall_v swear_v in_o judgement_n and_o in_o public_a court_n but_o consider_v who_o it_o be_v that_o invent_v and_o make_v the_o necessity_n of_o oath_n of_o bond_n of_o security_n of_o statute_n extent_n judgement_n and_o all_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o humane_a diffidence_n and_o dishonesty_n these_o thing_n be_v indeed_o find_v out_o by_o man_n but_o the_o necessity_n of_o these_o be_v from_o he_o that_o be_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n from_o he_o that_o have_v make_v many_o fair_a promise_n but_o never_o keep_v any_o or_o if_o he_o do_v it_o be_v to_o do_v a_o big_a mischief_n to_o cozen_v the_o more_o for_o so_o do_v the_o devil_n he_o promise_v rich_a harvest_n and_o blast_n the_o corn_n in_o the_o spring_n he_o tell_v his_o servant_n they_o shall_v be_v rich_a and_o fill_v they_o with_o beggarly_a quality_n make_v they_o base_a and_o indigent_a greedy_a and_o penurious_a and_o they_o that_o serve_v he_o entire_o as_o witch_n and_o such_o miserable_a person_n never_o can_v be_v rich_a if_o he_o promise_v health_n than_o man_n grow_v confident_a and_o intemperate_a and_o do_v such_o thing_n whereby_o they_o shall_v die_v the_o soon_o and_o die_v long_o they_o shall_v die_v eternal_o he_o deceive_v man_n in_o their_o trust_n and_o frustrate_v their_o hope_n and_o elude_v their_o expectation_n and_o his_o promise_n have_v a_o period_n set_v beyond_o which_o they_o can_v be_v true_a for_o wicked_a man_n shall_v enjoy_v a_o fair_a fortune_n but_o till_o their_o appoint_a time_n and_o then_o it_o end_v imperfect_a and_o most_o accomplish_a misery_n and_o therefore_o even_o in_o this_o performance_n he_o deceive_v they_o most_o of_o all_o promise_v and_o perform_v colour_a stone_n and_o glasse-gem_n that_o he_o may_v cozen_v they_o of_o their_o glorious_a inheritance_n all_o fraudulent_a breaker_n of_o promise_n dress_v themselves_o by_o his_o glass_n who_o best_a imagery_n be_v deformity_n and_o lie_n sermon_n xxiv_o xxiv_o of_o christian_a simplicity_n part_n ii_o 4._o christian_n simplicity_n teach_v openness_n and_o ingenuity_n in_o contract_n and_o matter_n of_o buy_v and_o sell_v covenant_n association_n and_o all_o such_o intercourse_n which_o suppose_v a_o equality_n of_o person_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o right_n and_o justice_n in_o the_o stipulation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o old_a attic_a law_n and_o nothing_o be_v more_o contrary_a to_o christian_a religion_n then_o that_o the_o intercourse_n of_o justice_n be_v direct_a snare_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v deal_v with_o man_n as_o man_n deal_v with_o fox_n and_o wolf_n and_o vermin_n do_v all_o violence_n and_o when_o that_o can_v be_v use_v all_o craft_n and_o every_o thing_n whereby_o they_o can_v be_v make_v miserable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v man_n in_o the_o world_n who_o love_n to_o smile_v but_o that_o smile_n be_v more_o dangerous_a than_o