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The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things…
The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things in which they are misunderstood written to reconcile and pacify such as by mistaking them hinder love and concord / by Richard Baxter.The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things in which they are misunderstood written to reconcile and pacifie such as by mistaking them hinder love and concord / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Benj. Alsop, 1679
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.
P. 77. Other Cases there are of things by Accident unlawful, by reason of ill effects of the thing it self; as it may be a hinderer of a greater good, or a cause, at least an occasion of evil.—The fourth Case is, when the thing sworn seemeth unlawful, as hindering the effect of some antecedent good, as of a Vow or Promise made before: As if one that had before-hand bound himself to some work of Piety or Charity, after take an Oath that hindereth the fulfilling of the former Vow. As if one that vowed to give half his gain weekly to the poor, shall after swear to give it all to the war:—This case hath no difficulty; I plainly answer,—such an Oath is neither lawful nor obligatory, because that the former obligation, ⟨p. 333⟩whencesoever contracted, whether by Covenant or by Vow, or by bare Promise, or by mere Office (or Duty) remaineth valid, and puts a bar to every following contrary act.—
P. 77. Other Cases there are of things by Accident unlawful, by reason of ill effects of the thing it self; as it may be a hinderer of a greater good, or a cause, at least an occasion of evil.—The fourth Case is, when the thing sworn seemeth unlawful, as hindering the effect of some antecedent good, as of a Vow or Promise made before: As if one that had before-hand bound himself to some work of Piety or Charity, after take an Oath that hindereth the fulfilling of the former Vow. As if one that vowed to give half his gain weekly to the poor, shall after swear to give it all to the war:—This case hath no difficulty; I plainly answer,—such an Oath is neither lawful nor obligatory, because that the former obligation, ⟨p. 333⟩whencesoever contracted, whether by Covenant or by Vow, or by bare Promise, or by meer Office (or Duty) remaineth valid, and puts a bar to every following contrary act.—
(Read, Prael. 4. § 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. what he saith for the obligation, 1. Of spontaneous Oaths; 2. Of Oaths caused by fraud; 3. Or by fear extorted; 4. Even of Oaths to Robbers.)