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Maste• Crook, Mr. Fisher, Morgan, VVa•kins, (of I understand them) and others, I take it, do confess, That Swearing was on to commanded by God; but deny that that Command was part of the Morall Law, because that then, swearing should be performed as a duty continually though no Magistrate require it, which, it seems, they think to be very absurd. But I conceive it to be no absurdity to follow Truth whither so ever it leads, and doubt not at all but that a man ought to swear, not continually; (for affirmative Precepts hinde semper, but not ad semper: as a man •• obliged to heare Sermons, but not continually: for so, be should doe nothing else,) but whensoever there is a necessity for an Oath: which may happen, not onely when it is imposed by a Magistrate, but whensoever he cannot otherwise doe that good to his Neighbour that Charity requires. And the neglect thereof ••sire of Omission. in not doing his Brother that good Office that lawfully be night and therefore ought to have done. And this sin is aggravated: if the lawfull Magistrates (to whose just, and Legall Commands, by Gods Law, we are to yield Obedience) require an Oath of him to testifie the Truth, and he refuse it. For thereby he withdraws his due subjection from •is Superiours, and as much as in him is, •bstracts the course of Justice, and (in some cases) hinders the preservation of h•• Neighbours Person, or Estate. And les any man judge, whether these be not grievous sins, To say there be many that swear rashly, and prophantly in their ordinary discourse, is (alas) too true, but impertiuent. For Vertus is placed in the medium, betwixt two extreams (on either hand one) which both are (more or less) vitious. And therefore to say, there be too many covetam people in the World, is no excuse for a Prodigall. In like s•r•, to say there be too many lewd Swearers, neither excuses, nor extenuates his faul•, that will not Swear when he ought Let these the•• whom it concerns, not suffer themselves henceforth to be deluded, nor plunge themselves into a certain sin, whilst they pretend to a degree of Piety above others, lest they be i•relled in the Catalogue of those foolish people mentioned by the Pe•t, who — Dum vitant vitia, in contraria current. |
Maste• Crook, Mr. Fisher, Morgan, VVa•kins, (of I understand them) and Others, I take it, do confess, That Swearing was on to commanded by God; but deny that that Command was part of the Moral Law, Because that then, swearing should be performed as a duty continually though no Magistrate require it, which, it seems, they think to be very absurd. But I conceive it to be no absurdity to follow Truth whither so ever it leads, and doubt not At all but that a man ought to swear, not continually; (for affirmative Precepts hind semper, but not ad semper: as a man •• obliged to hear Sermons, but not continually: for so, be should do nothing Else,) but whensoever there is a necessity for an Oath: which may happen, not only when it is imposed by a Magistrate, but whensoever he cannot otherwise do that good to his Neighbour that Charity requires. And the neglect thereof ••sire of Omission. in not doing his Brother that good Office that lawfully be night and Therefore ought to have done. And this since is aggravated: if the lawful Magistrates (to whose just, and Legal Commands, by God's Law, we Are to yield obedience) require an Oath of him to testify the Truth, and he refuse it. For thereby he withdraws his due subjection from •is Superiors, and as much as in him is, •bstracts the course of justice, and (in Some cases) hinders the preservation of h•• Neighbours Person, or Estate. And less any man judge, whither these be not grievous Sins, To say there be many that swear rashly, and prophantly in their ordinary discourse, is (alas) too true, but impertiuent. For Vertus is placed in the medium, betwixt two extremes (on either hand one) which both Are (more or less) vicious. And Therefore to say, there be too many covetam people in the World, is no excuse for a Prodigal. In like s•r•, to say there be too many lewd Swearers, neither excuses, nor extenuates his faul•, that will not Swear when he ought Let these the•• whom it concerns, not suffer themselves henceforth to be deluded, nor plunge themselves into a certain since, while they pretend to a degree of Piety above Others, lest they be i•relled in the Catalogue of those foolish people mentioned by the Pe•t, who — Dum vitant Vices, in contraria current. |
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