:p-z . Cafes. ofConfcience. 2~ooJc~.f mccrearurefwearerh,includesnot that oath, A uocation with .Imprecation, is Vttered rn \ whereby God {wearerh. For the end why fpeech, and the orh<r two coliceiticd in the 1 God flvearethis,tobindhim(clfe (as itwere) mind. By thefe particulars, we feel! v(ualliti with a bond vnto man, whereby he woul~ Scriptme,to propound rormesoffwearingby bome Jlht.O to repute bim alycr 1 and no God, ~xprelfingfomc one or two particular paru if11e failcs and keepes not h!s promife. Thus 10 llead of the rell;yctfo,as the parts concearhe Lordliveores lll his wrath, Heb. 3· u./f led be all vn~crllood: forotherwrfe·the oath theyfhall~nter tnro my refl. The words of the is not forrnaJl and entire. oarh,arero bevnderftood w:t.h thisclau(c,lf. e:,"-c,thcn Ier me be boldcn as noGod,or as a lalfeGod.And inrhismanncrisGodfaidto J\vearc,whcn he mamfcficth to man, that he is concenr to be counted no God, if rhar which heauoucheth by oarh, be notperfor– med. s,a. •. I J.. OEeOion. Furthermore, in cucry Oath)there befoure dlftinel-rhings. Fnt1, an Atfeuerationof the truth; wb1ch tl10uld be auouched, though rherewere no oath rakcn.Sccondly,a confelfi· on oftheommpotcnr pre(cr.cc,wlfedomc,iu– fliccj;wd rruthofGod; whcrcbywcacknow– lcdge, rhat he is tbc fc:.ucbcr and knower o( the heart; yea, that he is both w_itnclfc, iudbe, and rcucngcr oflal010od and lying.Thirdly. Prayer and Inuocation,wbereby God is c~l1ed vpon, togiuc tcfbmoni~ to the confci· enccofh1m thar C\vettrcth,that he fpcakesno· rhing bu' rhe tnah. Thcfe two aClions, of Conf~flion and Iouocation, doe make :m oath, to be no lelfea true.and proper parr of Gods woril:ip,rhen prayer ir {elfe. Fourthly, How an oath is to beta~en 8 in agood and god{y manner l I mprccation, in wbach amanacknowledging God theiuO rencnger ofalic,bindcs himfdfe C eo puniil:menr, if be il>all fiveare falfdy, or fpcakcan vntruth witringly or willingly. · Now,rhough thefebc rhe dWinCl parts of an O•rh, yetall cf rhem are not exprdfedin the forrrc ofeucryoalh;butfometimes cnc. (cmcrimCs two of the principal!, and thco– rhcrconcealcd, but yet alwaies vnderUood. For ~••mplc: rh< .Prophet lcremieteacheth rhe people oflfrael;. forme of livearing,Th•u {Jntlt(rvt.'!re,the£qrdlinuh.Jer.+ z. In which, there i$ ex:prclfed only the fecond parr, Con– fdfion, and in that, the rclt are to bevndcr· O:ood. Againc,rhcwon!sofRurhro Naomi, Rmh.l.I]. T/;cLorddor(otomr,.mdmore,r!fo, D rfought but deathdrpart meand thce,areonly an Imprecation, in which the orher parts arc in– fold<d.So,rheoatb which God maketh,Heb. 3.1 1 .1fthe) /IMII enrerinto my reP, is expretfcd onely byimprecation,and the otherparts vn· dc-rHooJ,though they be not mentioned. In commo11 fpcec h bcrwecne man and m:m, it is vfually ououcbcd,(rhough moO wickedly.)/( it}cr.~: d:ruorthm, lrt mebehanged, l1Pould j r-Jere"d~ad, !_would lmight twur moone_hmcr, &c. Now tiHsauouchrncnr,hou-foeuer1r mav be rakcn,is indeed a-formeof!\vearing, in v~lueandforceall onewirh rhe oarh of God, \"'hen be faith,!f theJtntaimom;ufJJttmt be 1 ncGod,but adrc:uur. S•;mctimcs two pafts ofrhcfoure, arc ex. preilCd,and the rcfl 1 .-nderflood,z.Cor. I."l 3· N ow-l cafiGvd to record rmto my SoHie.Here InFor the anfwering hercof,two Rules :ue to be remembred. · The firO Rule. He tbatwill take an O.rh bythenamcofGod, muG fwcare intrmh. in iudgemrnt,inrighteoTJfnrlfc~ lerem.4.z. Here three venues arc required in a JawfuJJ Oarh. Firll:,rhar it be made in trll(h.Andwe mufi know~rhar there is a double truth; the onc,of the thmgfl}(;k!n:the other, fJfthemittdwherein it is concciued. T rutb tltht thino is, when a mans fped::h is fr.tmcd according to Jhe rhing~ as ic is indeed, or., nearc as pollibly may be;and rhar bccau(eGod is rruth ir fc)fc. Thisiscalled by Schoolemen; L1gi.aU v"'i'J· Sometimes by reafon of mens fi"ailtic, the truth is \vanting, becaufe we know not things nsthcyare. TI1ctruthefthe miiidis, whena man fpeakes or fwe.ares as he thinkcrh,or is in confcicnceperl\vadcd of the thing; and rhis theSchoolemen tearmeMora!J vtriti~. Now though the firllof rhefo two be wanting, yer rhe lartermufl nece!far:ly be in an oath, Iell ••e fall into periurie. The feeond vertuc is ludgmunt, that is, prudence or wrfedome. This Judgement re. quires Q.ifcrcrion, and confidcration, princi.. pally of 6ue things.Firll,ofthc thing in que– !hon,which is tobecon6rmed. Sccondly,of the n.rureofrhe oath,that is taken. Thirdly, of the mmde, ;:and rrue meaning of him that fwearoth. Fourthly oftheparticular circum– llances,oftime)pJace,& perfons)when,wherc, and bcforewhome hcfweareth. Fifdy,ofthe euentor i!Tueofrhe oath.Ailthcfeareduly to be regarded, that we fwearc notrafldy, or vn~ aduifeuly. Therhird.isJujlicr, wherein alfocaremull be had of two rhings. Firll, thar thepointro becon6rmcd,belawfuiJ. Anditis thenlaw– full,w!Jcn it may Oand wirh pietie, and chari– tie. Sccondly,that the oecafionsot rakingthe oath;healfoiuC!; and rhey bechicfcly foure. !.When it may further Godsglorieandwor– il:ip:or fcrue to prooue fome doClrine offal– llat:on,in whole,or in pare. II. vVhenit may r<nd ro the filftherance ofbrotherly loue,or to the prcferuati.on of our neighbours life, good!,or good name: orfurrher,to thecon ..
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