E22I1 IV. It is agreed that by affertion to abfflve thoufands of perfons known or unknown, and jua- ftifie them, if they fhould prove guilty of filch a crime, and fo to draw on our felves the guilt of many thoufand perjuries, would be a fin ofas heinous a nature as mots we can imagine. V. It is agreed by Proteftants, that all Oaths; Covenants and Laws,muff be underftood accord- ing to the plain and ufual fèr,fè of the tards,un- lefs our Rulers otherwite expound theiii, and tell us that they mean fomewhat elfe. VI. It is agreed that though Judges muff: determine of the fence of Laws, fo far as to de- cide the cafes that are brought to them ; yet none can make an univerfàl obligatory expofition ofa Law, to bind the fubjets confcience in un- derftanding it but the Sovereign and Lawgivers themteelves: Elfe a Judge might become a Le- giflator and frustrate the Kings Lars by his expofitions. If Judgements be the expofitors and prefervers ofCc,r-monunwritten Lans which are Caftans, it is becaufe it is the Law- mothers or Sovereigns will that it íhall be fb. VII. Ir is agreed by all Froteftants that (retching the wordsof Laws,Oaths and Prornifès to meanings quite differing from the Common ufe of the words, without the ditectiou of the Law- makers to to do, and taking tuch Oaths or Covenants with egnivocations ai%mental refer- nations on pretence of Charitable interpretation, for our own ends and interefts, is more fuitable to Atheifts than fincere Chrtitians, and would overthrow humane truft, and the end of Laws and/ Princes fafety, as well as other forts of perjt,ry. For instance, if one take the fubfcribed U.ecla-
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