[3341 P zo8. " He is "alwaies perjured that inteñJ eth not, what he promifed : but he is not alwaies perjured that performerh not what he promifed. (The bond being diffc;lved.) P. 227.. Vows made toGod, as a party, cannot be relaxed by man (though men may give away their own.) Ifyou (wear for the fake of another, as tò his honour, obedience, profit, or other good,the Oath bindeth not, unlefs he for whom you fwear, take it as acceptable and firm. P. 242. Cond. 4. It is a grievous fin to impofe an Oath unduly, on another. As i. An Oath not ftablifhed by Law or Cuftom, &C 2. An Oath that is repugnant, or in the lerife that the words hold forth in the common ufe of fpeaking, fiemeth repugnant to any Oath by him formerly lawfully taken. 3. They that conftrain men to fvvear to a thing unlawful, as againft our duty to God, or our Superiours, or the Laws of the Kingdom, or a- gainft good manners, or that which is otherwife difhoneft, and may not be kept. 4. He who impo- feth an Oath of ambiguous fenfe, or any way captious ; to enmare the confcience, life, liberty or fortune of his neighbour. 5. He that without neceflity , by fear compelleth, or by Authority impelleth, or by counfel, example, fraud, or other artifice or reafon induceth another to fwear, who he knoweth will fwear againft the judgment of his confcience. I would all men in great power would remember how filthy a charmer ?eroboarn branded his own confciéree; fame and name with, that made Ifrael to fan : and how greatly they provoke God's great wrath againft thesnfelvcs,that abufe their power to other mens ruine, which
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