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A Golden Chain
A golden chain: or The description of theology containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seen in the table annexed. Hereunto is adjoined the order which M. Theodore Beza used in comforting afflicted consciences.A golden chaine: or The description of theologie containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seene in the table annexed. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting afflicted consciences.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1600Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1600
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Quest. II. Whether the oath which a man hath taken, being induced thereto by fraud and guile, doth bind conscience. Ans. If it be still of a thing lawful, and bring nothing but private losses, it is to be kept. When the Gibeonites had by a fraud brought Joshua to make a league with them, and to bind it with an oath; he and the Princes of the people answer them thus: We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel, now therefore we may not touch them, Jos. 9. 19. And 300. years after, when Saul slue certain of the Gibeonites against this oath, the plague was upon the people of Israel three years, and was not stayed till certain persons of Sauls family for a recompense were put to death. 2. Sam. 21.7.
Quest. II. Whether the oath which a man hath taken, beeing induced therto by fraud and guile, doth bind conscience. Ans. If it be still of a thing lawfull, and bring nothing but priuate losses, it is to be kept. When the Gibeonites had by a fraud brought Iosua to make a league with them, and to bind it with an oath; he and the Princes of the people answer them thus: We haue sworne vnto them by the Lord God of Israel, now therefore we may not touch them, Ios. 9. 19. And 300. yeares after, when Saul slue certaine of the Gibeonites against this oath, the plague was vpon the people of Israel three yeares, and was not staied till certaine persons of Sauls familie for a recompence were put to death. 2. Sam. 21.7.
Quest. III. Whether an oath made by fear or compulsion bind in conscience. For example: A thief disappointed of the booty which he looked for, binds the true man by solemn oath upon pain of present death to fetch and deliver unto him some portion of money, as one 100. or 200. crowns for the redeeming of his life. Well, the oath is taken, and the question is; whether it bind him or not to perform his promise. An answer may be this: some