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A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his executors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one, of special points here handled; the other, of choice places of Scripture here quotedA godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his exequutors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one, of speciall points here handled; the other, of choise places of Scripture here quoted
Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the University of Cambridge, 1608Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1608
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First, that if a man take an oath, though he were constrained thereto1 by fear, yet it must be kept, if it be of things lawful and possible; because in an oath a man stands bound unto the Lord: as if a man swear unto a Thief, for the saving of his life, that he will bring him some money, or other booty, of his own goods; this he is to perform, because the loss is but private; but if he were sworn further, not to detect the Thief, that were a bond of iniquity, tending to the hurt of the common wealth: and therefore such an oath a man ought not to take; and if he do so swear, yet he must not keep it, but repent of his rash oath.
First, that if a man take an oath, though hee were constrained thereto1 by feare, yet it must bee kept, if it bee of things lawfull and possible; because in an oath a man stands bound vnto the Lord: as if a man sweare vnto a Thiefe, for the sauing of his life, that hee will bring him some money, or other bootie, of his owne goods; this he is to performe, because the losse is but priuate; but if hee were sworne further, not to detect the Thiefe, that were a bond of iniquitie, tending to the hurt of the common wealth: and therefore such an oath a man ought not to take; and if he doe so sweare, yet he must not keepe it, but repent of his rash oath.
- 1A constrained oath of things lawful bi•des.