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A27140 A vindication of the commands and doctrine of Christ Jesus and of his people in their faithful obedience to him against all swearers and swearing whatsoever, according to the scriptures of truth : with a few words unto all such rulars [sic], teachers, and people ... that have a hand in afflicting, persecuting, and casting such into prisons ... / W.B. Bayly, William, d. 1675. 1663 (1663) Wing B1543; ESTC R25916 13,178 17

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were such oathes and swearing But I do not read nor beleive nor any other true Christian that God did ever in any age or to any people whatsoever command or allow of such a kind of swearing and oathes as the ungodly drunkards and prophane people use in their common talk or such as the Hipocrites did then or do now use who persecute them that witness the oath and everlasting covenant of God fulfilled which now saith to his Disciples Swear not at all 26. But if it could be so proved and made manifest yet the word or commandement I say unto you swear not at all do include to the understanding of the upright and reasonable all swearing whatsoever to be forbidden by Christ Jesus whom all are to hear and to whom every knee must bow 27. Object But here may yet another question arise in the unsariable reasoning part among people in the World Viz. If all swearing and oathes is now forbidden and that we must not swear at all by the command of Christ Iesus what then will become of all the world One man might kill another and steal from another and abuse rob and speil their neighbours witbout restraint or punishment seeing mens words will not be taken as sufficient to prove any crime against any according to Law without an oath which among men doth end the strife and is a confirmation c. 28. To which I answer I grant the whole world lyeth in wickedness as the Apostle Iohn said and they themselves confess the same that they break the commands of God every day in thought word and deed which is also very apparent to all whose eyes are open and many times complain there is no health or truth in them and that they are miserable sinners This is generally confest throughout Europe and it may be throughout the whole world among the swearers who are still in strife and debate and smiteing with the fist of wickedness notwithstanding all their oathes and swearing it ends not the strife among them 29. But now mark these are all of the world and their teachers who plead for swearing and oaths are of the world and the world heareth them 1 Iohn 5.19 These are miserable sinners without truth and health no soundness from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot from the high and mighty to the beggar on the dunghil but all gone out of the way erred and strayed from the right way as they themselves confess 30 Now when these do steal one from another or kill murther or rob one another we do not bid them refrain from swearing one against another in that case because they are no christians And what have we to do with them that are without as Paul said for such God judgeth 1 Cor. 5.12 13. but we direct and inform peoples minds and exhort them that are thus in strife and swearing killing and stealing for which the Land mourneth Hos 4.2.3 to come to the Light of Christ Jesus in their consciences and learn of him who sheweth them that these things are evil and reproves the wole world for their sins that so they might be taught as his Disciples are to deny all such ungodliness and these worldly Lusts from whence the strife and swearing wars and fightings comes and live soberly righteously and godly in this present evil world and to do unto all men as they would have others do to them and yet this is but the Law and the Prophets 31. Therefore ye should consider that this strife swearing and oathes is not among christians who obeys Christs commands and abide in his doctrine but in the world which lyeth in wickedness And as saith the Prophet The wicked will do wickedly while many are tryed purified and made white and none of the wicked shall understand Dan. 12. And such as abide not in the doctrine of Christ but transgresseth hath not God 2. John 9. 32. So that all these things are among them that are out of the doctrine of Christ who saith Swear not at all and so are without God in the world having their hearts blinded and their hearts alienated and estranged from the covenant of promise which God sware to Abraham and strangers to the Common-wealth of Israel so are none of his Disciples whom he hath taught to be merciful and to do to all men as they would be done unto and when this is done among people where would be the killing or stealing imprisoning or persecuting if ye were but come to this for thou would not have another kill thee nor steal from thee nor persecute thee for thy Religion and conscience then take heed that thou do likewise else thou art no christian let thy profession be what it will or thy Religion and worship and outside Garments of what colour or form soever So that we do justly conclude and Gods witness in all your consciences shall one day witness the same That we who are out of the swearing and strife abiding in Christs doctrine and commands are of God and hath both the Father and the Son as it is written 2 Iohn 9. how blindly soever you now judge of us and that you who are in the strife and swearing out of the doctrine of Christ hath not God but are without God in the world that lyeth in wickedness and have not his fear before your eyes which is to depart from evil Prov. 8.13 and 16.6 Therefore consider these things all ye Rulers Teachers and people who contend for swearing and oathes and cast the servants of God into your noysome holes and prison-houses making long furrows upon their backs with your Instruments of cruelty for abiding in the doctrine of Christ Jesus and because they cannot break his commands by swearing and yet you your selves profess his name in wo●ds and say you are christians and that he is your Lord and Saviour and the like Away with this hipocrisy Gods soul loaths it and ye are a burthen to him which he is even weary to bear and he will shortly ease himself of all you hypocrites who cry Lord Lord and do not the things which he commands this was the Pharisees state the persecutors to whom the woes from the Son of God were denounced as they are against you at this day Therefore if ye will now own swearing and oathes to be lawful useful and tollerable and plead for them and persecute about them and such things when Christ Jesus hath expresly and possitively forbidden all swearing to whom God hath committed all power and judgement in Heaven and earth to whom every knee must bow who is made an High Priest with an oath which God sware and will not Repent since the Law and the Old time who is the end of the Law and the Prophets by whom God speaks in these last daies c. Then confess openly before all people that ye are Jews-living in the Old time under the Law and not in the new and living way Christ the end