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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.
CHAP. IIII. Of the properties of a lawful oath.
CHAP. IIII. Of the properties of a lawfull oath.
And so much for the end of our oaths. In respect of the manner, we swear lawfully when we swear in trueth, justice, and judgement; all which are required unto a lawful oath by the Lord himself: Jere. 4.2. And thou shalt swear the Lord liveth, 1in truth, in judgement, and in righteousness.
ANd so much for the end of our oathes. In respect of the manner, wee sweare lawfully when wee sweare in trueth, iustice, and iudgement; all which are required vnto a lawfull oath by the Lord himselfe: Iere. 4.2. And thou shalt sweare the Lord liueth, 1in truth, in iudgement, and in righteousnesse.
First,1 it is required that we swear in truth, that is, first that in our oath, our speech agree with the thing: and secondly, our mind with our speech. And contrariwise we swear unlawfully, when we fail in either of these; that is, when we swear a thing that is false, or falsely. A thing false, when as we swear an untruth, the speech disagreeing with the thing; which is done purposely or unadvisedly.