vp his~tame falfely, but not to take it vp idlelyand vainely. And againe, this ordinarf, fwcaring in our common tal~e, · th_ough it betrue,will afleJ.lgth bring falfe fwearing. It can– net-be auoided,but that he that vfually fweares vainely,{hall uow and then fweare falfely. For the often toffing ofGods holy and facr~d name, or any ofhis titles or aCtions, in our mourhes fooiHhly, or careleffdy, dathatlength beget fuch ~ paf~ acco~an and opinion ofthefe things,that theycarenot how they_ vfe them. Oh, but, faith one, I would not fweare· indeed>bur theyconHrained.me,and vrged me to it, for they would not beleeue me elfe~ But if they will n6t, bette_r it were to want credit with them, then to want the fauour of O.od : be~ter vndiqr~goemans vniull fufpidon, then GodSJ iu1ldamnation.~nd what is the caufe·thac fome mens ere~ dit i$ growne fo weakeand feeble,, that it will not £land, vn~~ leffeit be vnder-propped by an oath? euen bec:aufe they haue fo wounded thetr name,by Jying,fraud,and coufenage, as that men take all forfaHhood,that comes from them. But. ifwe would qeakiuH1y and. tru.Iy,~nd Ie.~d an: hon~JHife,we.~ lhouldnot need t.o vfe fqch fihfull fhif~s;,·: t:O;get meri!to truH: vs.For ther~ . be manyofGods p~ople,, that··(chrougfi!Gdds ~ercy)can.fay_,they haue dealt fo hone!lly ,aA-dconfcionably . ~ith llJCll,andhaue ha-dfuch care oftheir'wo.r.d'andprornife.; a~ now nom~1ltha~kt·1Qwes .them,wiH-g.oJhoP-t7t'C>putthem . to tlwi.t: oath> their-- 'Q~r~ w:o~d ~y (ndJhR i ,~d~roJJ~d1e.; So that, if v,vee would 5ie~l~ ·plajnely ·an9 :~~nn~ ~~ith aU} men, and Ictthern fee truth,in our I words, an:d ffaithfulndfe ' i~ our works/uchidlc a;tteHadGns, .t'<>· ~he hurt ,_ofour foules, " would be nee.dldfe,So that to [weare;when nooath is requi.;. rled,npr ilCCtZp;tesi, nor can~~jfie, h\lt rather hurt and ·grie.uc, ! : th!! hearers, is greatly to be condemned. · .. ·, · ; ·.. , · ·. ~. , · ~ · · But,ifvaine.fweari1.1g be aplant ofthe diuels (et tin 0 and:Wicked '}} b " 0 ' f . Wl . ring forth fruit _pfhis.Hore,vi_z..damnarjon :then how : wcanng. much tnorc houiblcandodious)is that blafphemol)~and ru·. rjous,and o.ut-r-ab1~us fwc;uip·g.ofmauyrmen?. that-ifiheybe · ~Ftt.Ie offended.,,and t.hei:r-.J11iJ1oe- difpJeafed,~ then they fall ' ; . tp dtfgorge thetr filthte-aorn,ac-ke, vpon the·name of their ·' ., Cteator,and fpue out all the vi:-norne theycan,vponhis mofl ·:. - {acred
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