( 2oz ) o. Ifthe King's Souldiers at once fwear to fight for the King, and to deftroy or plunder forne innocent men ; or the Papift Souldier fhould fwear to be true to the King, and to pull down the Proteftant Miniltry and Bilhops ; the former Part binds } them, though the latter doth not. L. An Oath unlawfully impofedbinds no man. 1v1 That's only the DoCtrine.of Perjury, .contrary to all fo- ber ChriftianCafuifts. An unlawful impofition that is made by, anUfurper without true power, binds no man to take the Oath impofed ; but if he take it without being bound to take it, the Oath binds him to the lawful part ofthe matter. r. If a High-way Robber make me fwear tobe true to the. King, that Oathbinds, though he liad no Authority to .impofe it on me. 2. If an Ufurping Minifter Baptize a man, and make him Vow himfelf to Chrift, his Vow binds him, though the Ufurper hadnaauthority. 3. If a man make many voluntary. Vows, which no mane bound him to make, he is bound to keep them if the matter be lawful. And the want of authority in the impofer doth but leave you as a volunteer, unobliged to take it.. 4.. And I would not have a Popi(h Clergy tempted to fay,The. King and Parliament had no authority to impofe the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy on us without thePope; therefore, webe not bound tokeep them. L. But the Covenant was forced, and no man is bound by a Prom - wife or Oath which he was forced to make. M That's a Doctrine of grofs Perjury : It's true, that no man that without authority forceth another to promifeany thing to him, can lay any ¡nit clame to that which he forced a man.. to promife : For no mans ownCrime can give him right to a Commodity.; Nemini debetur Commodum ex propria culpi, and, the promifer is not bound to give it him, becaufe . he.hath no right to receive it.; but ifyou be injurioufly forced to promife or vow your Duty to G.OD, or. the King, or your Neighbour,: that vow and promife doth bind you to perform it. 1. If it be done without right by Prince or Prelates that force men to be Baptized, yet that forced Vowdoth bind them. 2.. IfBifhops unjuftly force unfit men to the L ORD's Sup,-. pçr, their Vow there .made obligeth therm. 3. As
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