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

Here the wise man plainly affirmeth, t•at they, which swear and take y• name of God in vain, shall be replenished with wickedness, & the grievous plagues of Gods vengeance shall •aul upon them. So that their house shall be visited with divers punishments and plagues. O terrible laying. To much saxeous & stony is his heart, that tremble the not at the hearing of these words.¹ The Prophet Zechariah also saith, I turned me, lifting up mine eyes, and ⟨p. xxxi⟩looked. And behold a flying book. And he said unto me, what seest thou? I answered, I see a flying book of .xx cubits long, and ten cubits broad. Than said he unto me, this is the curse that goeth forth over y• whole earth. For all thieves shall be judged after this book, and all swearers shall be judged according to the same. I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, so that it shall come upon the house of the these, and upon the house of him that falsely sweateth by my name, and shall remain in y• middest of his house, and consume it with the timber & stones thereof.

Here the wyse man playnely affirmeth, t•at they, whyche sweare and take y• name of God in vayne, shal be replenyshed wyth wyckednes, & the greuous plages of Gods vengeāce shall •aul vpon them. So that theyr house shal be visited wyth diuers ponyshmentes and plages. O terrible layeng. To muche saxeous & stony is his harte, that tremble the not at the hearynge of these wordes.¹ The Prophet Zachary also sayth, I turned me, lyftynge vp myne eyes, and ⟨p. xxxi⟩looked. And beholde a flyeng booke. And he sayde vnto me, what seest yu? I answered, I se a flyeng boke of .xx cubites long, and ten cubites brode. Than sayde he vnto me, this is the curse that goeth forth ouer y whole earth. For all theues shall be iudged after this boke, and al swearers shal be iudged accordyng to the same. I wyll bryng it forth, sayth the Lorde of hoostes, so that it shall come vpon the house of the these, and vpon the house of hym that falsely sweatethe by my name, and shall remayne in y myddest of his house, and consume it wyth the tymber & stones therof.