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

Now seeing that GOD will so sharply punish them that take his name in vain, or fear not to swear for every little trifle by him or by ⟨image 42⟩his creatures, what is than to be said of perjury?¹ What is to be thought of them, which both falsely and willingly forswear them selves? Into how great punishment shall they fall, which fear nothing at all to swear in a false matter upon the holy Evangely that most blessed word of everlasting trueth, yea & to call God and all his holy saints to be witnesses in that behalf? In how troublous and raging sea sail these wretches & miserable caitiffs? What intolerable plagues abide them? What fierce punishments and cruel torments are prepared for them? Howe is it possible, that they may escape the most extreme vengeance of GOD? Not only to swear, but also falsely to swear? Not only falsely to swear, but also to swear upon the holy Evangely? Not only to swear upon the holy ⟨p. xli⟩Evangely, but also to caul God & all his holy saints to be witnesses, yea & that in a wrong matter? O detestable abomination. O wickedness, more than can be expressed. O shameful sin worthy all kind of punishment. O incomparable vice worthy to be reu•ged not with papers wearing only, but with the most bitter & intolerable pains, that are prepared in hell for Satan and his ministers. Thou shalt not forswear thy self, saith the scripture. It is not lawful for us vainly to swear shall we than presume falsely to forswear our selves?

Nowe seyng that GOD wyll so sharpely ponysh them that take hys name in vayne, or feare not to sweare for euery lytle trifle by hym or by ⟨image 42⟩hys creatures, what is than to be sayd of per••ry?¹ What is to be thought of them, which bothe falsely and wyllyngely forsweare them selues? Into howe great ponyshment shall they faull, whiche feare nothyng at all to sweare in a false matter vpon the holy Euangely that moost •lyssed worde of euerlastyng trueth, yea & to call God and all his holy saynctes to be wytnesses in that behalfe? In howe troublous and ragynge sea sayle these wretches & miserable caytisses? What intollerable plages abyde them? What fearse punyshmē tes and cruell tormentes are prepared for thē? Howe is it possible, that they maye escape the moost extreme veneaunce of GOD? Not only to sweare, but also falsely to sweare? Not only falsely to sweare, but also to sweare vpon the holy Euangely? Not onely to sweare vpon the holye