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

When any matter is brought before you,¹ first weigh, ponder & consider it your self diligently, and afterward deliver it to the Quest mom gers according to the course of the law, and exhort them in the name of God christianly, charitably, friendly, righteously, indifferently, and with a single eye and incorrupt conscience to look upon the matter, and ⟨p. xlix⟩to deal so uprightly in that behalf and to give so true & just verdict, even as though it should be presented and offered up to the high & everlasting Judge Christ. declare unto them how great an offence it is before god to give up a false verdict, & by that means to have innocent blood shed and their own souls condemned.

Whan ony matter is brought before you,¹ fyrst weygh, ponder & consyder it your selfe diligently, and afterwarde delyuer it to the Quest mō gers accordynge to the course of the lawe, and exhorte them in the name of God christenly, charitably, frendly, ryghteously, indifferently, and wt a single eye and incorrupte conscience to looke vpon the matter, and ⟨p. xlix⟩to deale so vpryghtly in that behalf and to giue so true & iust verdit, euē as though it shulde be presented and offered vp to the hygh & euerlastyng Iudge Christ. •eclare vnto them how great an offēce it is before god to gyue vp a false verdit, & by that means to haue innocent bloud shed and theyr owne soules condemned.

1. 1Howe Judges shall be have them selves, wham any matter to brought before themHowe Iudges shal be haue them selu•s, whā ony matter to brought before thē