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The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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.
Howbeit all manner of swearing is 1not here forbidden, no more then all manner of killing, when the commandment saith, kill not: for judges and rulers must kill. Even so ought they, when they put any man in office, to take an oath of him that he shall be true & faithful and diligent therein. And of their subjects it is lawful to take oaths, & of all that offer them selves to bear witness. But if the superior would compel the inferior, to swear that should be to the dishonour of God or hurting of an innocent, the inferior ought rather to dye then to swear. Neither ought a judge to compel a man to swear against him self, that he make him not sin & forswear. Whereof it is enough spoken in an other place. But here is forbidden swearing between neighbour & neighbour, and in all our private ⟨p. 209⟩busyness and daily communication. For customable swearing, though we lied not, doth rob the name of God of his due reverence & fear. And in our daily communication & business one with an other is so much vanity of words that we can not but in many things lye, which to confirm with an oath, though we beguile not, is to take the name of God in vain, & unreverently against the second precept. Now to lye for the intent to beguile, is damnable of it self, how much more then to abuse the holy name of God thereto, and to call to God for vengeance upon thine own self?
Howbeit all maner of swearyng is 1not here forbydden, no more then all maner of killyng, whē the cōmaundement saith, kill not: for iudges and rulers must kill. Euē so ought they, whē they put any man in office, to take an othe of him that he shalbe true & faithfull and diligent therein. And of their subiectes it is lawfull to take othes, & of all that offer thē selues to beare witnesse. But if the superiour would compel the inferiour, to sweare that should be to the dishonour of God or hurting of an innocent, the inferiour ought rather to dye then to sweare. Neither ought a iudge to cōpell a man to swere agaynst him self, that he make him not sinne & forsweare. Wherof it is inough spoken in an other place. But here is forbidden swearyng betwene neighbour & neighbour, and in all our priuate ⟨p. 209⟩