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A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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3. That which is condemned in the Commandment, is, Swearing that which is false. When Men take a False Oath, and by that take away the Life of another. Zech. 8.17. Love no false Oath. Chap. 5.2. What seest thou? I said, A flying Roll. Ver. 3, 4. This is the Curse that goeth forth, and it shall enter, inquit Dominus, into the House of him that sweareth falsely by my Name, and it shall consume his House, with the Timber and Stones of it. The Scythians made a Law, when a Man did bind two sins together, a Lie with an Oath, he was to lose his Head; because this Sin did take away all Truth and Faith among Men. The Devil hath taken great possession of such who dare swear to a Lie. This is a manifest Breach of this Commandment.
3. That which is condemned in the Commandment, is, Swearing that which is false. When Men take a False Oath, and by that take away the Life of another. Zech. 8.17. Love no false Oath. Chap. 5.2. What seest thou? I said, A flying Roll. Ver. 3, 4. This is the Curse that goeth forth, and it shall enter, inquit Dominus, into the House of him that sweareth falsly by my Name, and it shall consume his House, with the Timber and Stones of it. The Scythians made a Law, when a Man did bind two sins together, a Lie with an Oath, he was to lose his Head; because this Sin did take away all Truth and Faith among Men. The Devil hath taken great possession of such who dare swear to a Lie. This is a manifest Breach of this Commandment.
Use I. 1st. Br. It reproves the Church of Rome, who will dispense with a Lie, or a False Oath, if it be to promote the Catholic Cause. They approve of an Officious Lie: They hold some Lies to be lawful; they may as well hold some Sins to be lawful. God hath no need of our Lie. It is not lawful to tell a Lie, propter Dei gloriam, if we were sure to bring Glory to God by it, as Austin speaks.
Vse I. 1st. Br. It reproves the Church of Rome, who will dispense with a Lie, or a False Oath, if it be to promote the Catholick Cause. They approve of an Officious Lie: They hold some Lies to be lawful; they may as well hold some Sins to be lawful. God hath no need of our Lie. It is not lawful to tell a Lie, propter Dei gloriam, if we were sure to bring Glory to God by it, as Austin speaks.