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Four treatises tending to dissuade all Christians from four no less heinous then common…Foure treatises tending to disswade all Christians from foure no lesse hainous then common…
Four treatises tending to dissuade all Christians from four no less heinous then common sins; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkenness, whoredom, and bribery. Wherein the greatness and odiousness of these vices is discovered; and the means and remedies, which may either preserve, or wean men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. By John Downame Bachelor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods word.Foure treatises tending to disswade all Christians from foure no lesse hainous then common sinnes; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkennesse, whoredome, and briberie. Wherein the greatnes and odiousnesse of these vices is discouered; and the meanes and remedies, which may either preserue, or weane men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. By Iohn Dovvname Batcheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for William Welby, 1609
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.
The eighth question is how oaths are to be made and performed,1 that we may be clear from perjury? Unto which I answer, that we must both make and perform them simply and plainly without any manner of fraud and deceit, and in that sense and meaning in which we would have him understand us unto whom we swear, without either popish equivocation, or mental reservation. For this were to abuse the Majesty of God, if we make him a witness and surety of our deceit, and to delude our neighbour under the show of a religious oath. But of the two it is more wicked and pernicious when this fraud and deceit is used in the making of an oath, then in the performance; for that most commonly proceeds from maliciousness and prepensed falsehood, whereas the other may be committed through frailty and infirmity; suddenly and unadvisedly.
The eighth question is how othes are to be made and performed,1 that wee may be cleere from periurie? Vnto which I answere, that we must both make and performe them simply and plainly without any manner of fraud and deceit, and in that sense and meaning in which we would haue him vnderstand vs vnto whom we sweare, without either popish equiuocation, or mentall reseruation. For this were to abuse the Maiestie of God, if we make him a witnesse and suretie of our deceit, and to delude our neighbour vnder the shew of a religious oath. But of the two it is more wicked and pernicious when this fraud and deceit is vsed in the making of an oath, then in the performance; for that most commonly proceeds from maliciousnesse and prepensed falsehood, whereas the other may be committed through frailtie and infirmitie; suddenly and vnaduisedly.
- 1§. Sect. 15. Oaths must be plainly made and simply performed.§. Sect. 15. Oathes must be plainly made and simply performed.
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