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An invective against the most wicked [and] detestable vice of swearing, newly co[m]piledAn inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled
An invective against the most wicked [and] detestable vice of swearing, newly co[m]piled by Theodore BasilAn inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled by Theodore Basille
London: printed by J. Mayler and J. Gough, 1543
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Appendix › ¶The councell of Josephus.Appendix › ¶The councell of Iosephus.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The counsel of Josephus is this that he,1 which blasphemeth god & unreverently use his name, should be stoned unto death, and than ham ged up by the space of one day, and so taken down, and buried without all manner of honour.
THe councel of Iosephus is this that he,1 which blasphemeth god & vnreuerently vse his name, shulde be stoned vnto deathe, and than hā ged vp by the space of one daye, and so taken downe, and buryed wtoute all manner of honour.
- 1Lib▪ iiiii. Antiq. Cap. vi.
Divers other most noble Princes made divers other most holy laws, for the eschewing of customable swearing & Perjury. Would god that these their most godly acts might ether be renewed among christen men, or else some other devised for the abolishing and putting away of the most wicked and detestable custom of swearing, every Prince as he shall think most convenient for the state of his Realm. ⟨image 100⟩Laws are made, and penalties appointed for divers mean things, which only concern worldly matges•, why than do not Christen Princes also make laws, acts and decrees for y• glory of god, y• his name may be had in honour & reverence as most worthy of all it is? Worldly matters may not so be esteemed, that things pertaining unto the glory of God and the salvation of Christen mens souls shall be neglected.
Diuers other moost noble Princes made diuers other mooste holye lawes, for the exchewing of customable swearyng & Periury. Wolde god that theyse theyr moost godly actes myght ether be renued among christen men, or elles some other deuised for the abolyshyng and puttynge awaye of the moost wycked and detestable custome of swearynge, euery Prynce as he shall thynke moost cō ueniēt for the state of hys Realme.