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Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…
Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithful and painful preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whately's life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the author to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his own copy.Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithfull and painefull preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whatelyes life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the authour to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his owne coppy.
London: printed by G.M. for Edward Langham book-seller, 1640London: printed by G.M. for Edvvard Langham booke-seller, 1640
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I answer, then we must repent of our naughtiness in taking it, and ⟨p. 165⟩so forbear to add a second sin in doing that which is unlawful. For it is impossible that an oath should be of more force to bind a man to a thing, then Gods Commandment is to restrain him from it. Nothing can have more force to bind conscience then Gods Commandment.
I answer, then we must repent of our naughtinesse in taking it, and ⟨p. 165⟩so forbeare to add a second sinne in doing that which is unlawfull. For it is impossible that an oath should be of more force to binde a man to a thing, then Gods Commandement is to restraine him from it. Nothing can have more force to binde conscience then Gods Commandement.
But what if it prove impossible?
But what if it proove impossible?
I answer, if that impossibility might have been foreseen, our rashness in not foreseeing it must be repented of, but if it could not have been foreseen, we must rest our selves satisfied in this, that our mind was faithfully to have fulfilled it, if God had not cast in our way such an impediment, but no hazard, no cost, no labour must stand betwixt us and the accomplishing of our oaths,1 for David saith, that a good man swears to his hinderance, and yet fulfils. 'Twere better for a man to be undone in the world or to loose this natural life, then to break his oath for fear of loss or death. So much of this mans conscionableness in regard of taking and keeping an oath.