A06866:85
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
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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.
Not only these aforesaid are perjured parsons, which falsely forswear themselves, and testify in unjust and wrong matters, but also so many as have taken upon them just & lawful oaths, and by them promised to do some righteous and godly thing, and yet leave it undone, and work contrary to their godly promise.1 As for an example, the Magistrates and head officers of the public ⟨p. l⟩weal promise with a solemn oath to do all things according to equity and justice, and to accept no parson in judgement, but to do all things uprightly, to maintain the good, and to punish the evil, to exalt virtue and to suppress vice, now if they contrary to their oath work unrighteousness, oppress the succourless, judge for favour, condemn the good, save the evil, persecute the favourers of God's word maintain the Papists, neglect virtue, uphold vice. &c. so are they falsely forsworn, & shall not escape the plague of Perjury.
Not only these aforsayd are periured parsonnes, which falsely forsweare themselues, and testify in vniust and wronge matters, but also so many as haue taken vpon them iuste & lawfull oothes, and by them promised to do some ryghteous and godly thynge, and yet leaue it vndone, and worke contrary to theyr godly promyse.1 As for an example, the Magistrates and head officers of the publique ⟨p. l⟩weale promyse with a solemne ooth to do all thynges accordyng to equite and iustice, and to accepte no parsonne in iudgement, but to do all thynges vpryghtly, to mayntayne the good, and to ponysh the euell, to exalte vertue and to suppresse vice, nowe if they contrary to theyr ooth worke vnrighteous•es, oppresse the socourlesse, iudge for fauoure, condemne the good, saue the euell, persecute the fauourers of Goddes word mayntayne the Papistes, neglecte vertue, vpholde vice. &c. so are they falsely forsworne, & shall not escape the plage of Periury.
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