A34242:142
The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism
The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.
Edinbourg: printed by George Swinton and Thomas Brown, 1671
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.
II. The Name of God only, is that by which men ought to swear, & therein it is to be used with all holy ⟨p. 52⟩fear and reverencee. Therefore to swear vainly, or rashly, by that glorious and dreadful Name; or, to swear at all, by any other thing, is sinful and to be abhorredd. Yet, as in matters of weight and moment, an Oath is warranted by the word of God, under the New Testament as well as under the Olde; so a lawful Oath, being imposed by lawful Authority, in such matters ought to be takenf.
- edeut. 6.13•eut. 6.13
- dExod. 30.7. Jer. 5.7. Mat. 5.34.Exod. 30.7. Ier. 5.7. Mat. 5.34.
- eHeb 6.16.
- f1 King. 8.31.