.ThethirdComJ?JttndenJtnt. I r s Likewife it feructh for our inHruttion, that whtn the cafe '- ·· (lands.fo, as that an oath is required at our hands 7 by thofe ;:~e~i' which haue authoritie,and when wee haue a fi.sfficierit war~ bl~fli~g for h lh Id '}J' I d r. 11 d · 1 li fweann~·· rant, t en we ou w1 mg yan careru y oe u, anu t ·at rightl)l·b· with a minde to glorifie G.od, and an expetlation ofa blef .. fing vpon this holy worke,as vpon hearing and reading.be- . cauCe it is an ordinance ofGod, as well as thefe be: and it is a faulc,when men comming to this, do pot propofe the glo– rie of God vnto themfelues; nor looke for any reward for· this dutic, but onely refpeet theciuill ends to fct agreement and make .peace among men .. Many will hope to fpeed the– better for a good prayer (as indeed they fhall) which neuer hope that Godwill lookany whit the m·ore fauourablyvp– on them, for (wearing religiouo, •.But ifGod will punifhJ _ vaine fwearers,he wilJ reward good fwcaring,and thofc that vfe it aright. As a curfe is denounced againfl the finfull and idle vfage ofit; fo the reuerent and -confcionable vfe ofit, bath a promife of bleffing annexed vnto it. But for want of knowledge and faith in this point, ·wee want the fruit ofir, whereas a ChrHHan, [wearing for confcience fake, and in·. ~ obedience toGods Commandem·ent, may lay vp an 'Oath . among his beft fcruices, and treaf~:~re it vp as a precious iewell that !hall bring an· euerlafling reward with it. For ,. God will not forget thofe that fan6Hfie his name: which all · they doe that fweare reuerently by it. . Now,that wee may fweare lawfully, thefe rules are to be obferued,for the 5 Perfons 5fwea:i~lg, Rules that . _( Worke 2 requtrtng them to fwea·re. wee may For the perfon fwearing, this mull beknowne and obfer.. f~veare ued: that, ifbee would haueGod to accept ofhim,_hemutt nghtly. be aChrifiian: for no vnrcgenerate man can fweare religiouOy topleafe him. And cherforeSaint P4ulfwearing,f~ith, ~~~e~:c· .l c~tll GfJdto -witnejfo; b~t fo may" _an •nregenerat.e man, and can neuer, · his oath be-worth nothing,thereforehe addeth,whom I ftrNe ~~~h~J; .. ill ·my{pirit: tbewing tha_t·he, that will comfortably take the R.om.••, ••.. n~m~. o.fCod-in,h_is·mouth, t~fweare, mall fanctifie him in lh~ hean,and ferueliim:in!his-foule,.or dfehe doth take the Ntme of<S~mlvtitne,-hcedbth:not-glc;nifiehim at· .all. For .. . .. .. aD. . /
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