lecture_n one_o instance_n may_v suffice_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o very_o by_o jove_n and_o the_o god_n one_o creature_n be_v enough_o to_o make_v a_o modest_a and_o grateful_a man_n sensible_a 16._o of_o a_o providence_n par._n but_o t._n e._n say_v plato_n be_v more_o positive_a away_o say_v he_o with_o a_o oath_n altogether_o ibid._n min._n plato_n be_v a_o large_a author_n and_o if_o t._n e._n have_v tell_v we_o whereabout_o he_o say_v so_o we_o may_v have_v consider_v the_o occasion_n and_o truth_n of_o this_o say_n indeed_o hetorbid_v the_o use_v the_o name_n of_o their_o god_n light_o 917._o or_o without_o a_o necessary_a occasion_n but_o what_o make_v this_o against_o solemn_a swear_v upon_o a_o due_a occasion_n by_o the_o true_a god_n and_o if_o he_o say_v any_o where_o away_o with_o a_o oath_n altogether_o he_o must_v not_o be_v understand_v otherwise_o than_o of_o common_a swear_n for_o these_o reason_n first_o he_o be_v three_o time_n list_v a_o soldier_n in_o the_o athenian_a war_n among_o who_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n to_o bind_v their_o soldier_n with_o a_o oath_n at_o their_o entrance_n into_o the_o service_n fine_a second_o we_o find_v he_o frequent_o swear_v by_o jove_n and_o by_o god_n whenever_o he_o be_v earnest_o press_v any_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v as_o familiar_a in_o his_o apol._n pro_fw-la socrate_n critone_n phaedoâ—…e_n etc._n etc._n as_o very_o very_o in_o the_o gospel_n of_o which_o i_o will_v engage_v to_o give_v 100_o example_n three_o he_o advise_v that_o a_o law_n may_v be_v make_v that_o no_o judge_n shall_v execute_v his_o office_n unless_o he_o be_v swear_v 948._o and_o though_o he_o think_v it_o inconvenient_a to_o administer_v oath_n in_o some_o case_n and_o to_o some_o peculiar_a person_n that_o be_v presume_v to_o have_v great_a tâ—…mptations_n to_o perjure_n themselves_o yet_o you_o may_v â—…nd_v that_o he_o allow_v oath_n as_o to_o judge_n so_o to_o several_a other_o person_n if_o you_o consult_v his_o 12_o fock_n of_o law_n let_v it_o be_v lawful_a say_v he_o for_o stranger_n that_o can_v agree_v among_o themselves_o to_o take_v and_o administer_v oath_n if_o they_o please_v as_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o these_o time_n 949._o so_o that_o it_o plato_n any_o where_o forbid_v serious_a oath_n he_o be_v strange_o inconsistent_a with_o himself_o par._n menander_n t._n e._n say_v be_v little_o less_o positive_a so_o avoid_v evil_a swear_n as_o not_o to_o swear_v in_o thing_n just_a and_o true_a ibid._n min._n the_o greek_a be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o neither_o this_o nor_o t._n be_v english_a do_v at_o all_o oppose_v solemn_a swear_v in_o necessary_a case_n for_o it_o be_v vain_a and_o common_a swear_n to_o all_o truth_n in_o discourse_n that_o bring_v man_n to_o such_o a_o custom_n that_o by_o degree_n they_o learn_v to_o swear_v any_o thing_n true_a or_o false_a and_o therefore_o to_o escape_v this_o evil_a custom_n we_o shall_v resolve_v to_o avoid_v all_o swear_n to_o what_o we_o ordinary_o say_v and_o this_o same_o menander_n to_o make_v man_n careful_a of_o solemn_a oath_n when_o they_o do_v take_v they_o sai_z when_o thou_o swear_v false_o think_v not_o to_o conceal_v it_o from_o the_o go_n apud_fw-la stobaeum_n par._n but_o t._n e._n say_v plutarch_n tell_v they_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o jupiter_n '_o s_z priest_n to_o swear_v ibid._n min._n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v their_o privilege_n to_o be_v exempt_v from_o a_o oath_n for_o they_o who_o write_v upon_o that_o matter_n do_v tell_v we_o so_o viz._n that_o it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a privilege_n of_o the_o flamen_n dialis_n to_o be_v except_v which_o plain_o imply_v that_o other_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o the_o take_n of_o oath_n nay_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o pontifex_fw-la max._n wax_v except_v and_o if_o the_o flamen_n dialis_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v to_o any_o peculiar_a office_n he_o be_v to_o swear_v by_o proxy_n 10._o by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n a_o nobleman_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o give_v evidence_n upon_o oath_n do_v this_o argue_n that_o the_o law_n look_v upon_o a_o oath_n as_o evil_a nay_o nobleman_n themselves_o be_v not_o exempt_v in_o all_o case_n for_o they_o can_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o execution_n of_o a_o will_n without_o take_v a_o oath_n 15._o in_o a_o old_a council_n hold_v at_o berkhamstead_n anno_fw-la 700._o cap._n 17._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n and_o bishop_n without_o a_o oath_n shall_v be_v irrefragable_a will_n t._n e._n hence_o argue_v that_o a_o oath_n be_v not_o then_o account_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n in_o this_o nation_n he_o himself_o seem_v to_o reckon_v the_o wear_n of_o black_a in_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a among_o the_o religious_a action_n of_o the_o heathen_n pag._n 117._o and_o yet_o that_o also_o be_v forbid_v to_o jupiter_n priest_n 15._o so_o that_o you_o may_v see_v how_o glad_a the_o quaker_n be_v to_o take_v hold_n of_o any_o twig_n to_o save_v a_o link_a cause_n but_o it_o will_v not_o do_v par._n he_o tell_v we_o further_o that_o fimicus_n say_v to_o lollianus_n neither_o take_v a_o oath_n nor_o require_v one_o p._n 115._o min._n i_o suppose_v here_o be_v some_o mistake_n and_o that_o he_o mean_v some_o other_o person_n for_o i_o never_o hear_v or_o read_v of_o such_o a_o man_n as_o fimicus_n and_o therefore_o be_o not_o so_o well_o prepare_v to_o answer_v the_o objection_n but_o himself_o have_v state_v oath_n indefinite_o may_v relate_v to_o a_o oath_n in_o converse_n as_o well_o as_o to_o such_o as_o be_v tender_v upon_o a_o serious_a and_o solemn_a occasion_n par._n his_o last_o instance_n be_v out_o of_o polybius_n who_o say_v in_o the_o better_a and_o simple_a age_n of_o the_o world_n oath_n be_v seldom_o use_v in_o judicature_n but_o after_o that_o perfidy_n and_o lie_v increase_v the_o use_n of_o oath_n increase_v ibid._n min._n if_o oath_n be_v seldom_o use_v in_o judicature_n do_v it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v never_o use_v in_o judicature_n polybius_n write_v his_o history_n 200_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n so_o that_o we_o must_v look_v to_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o roman_a state_n who_o history_n he_o write_v for_o these_o better_a and_o simple_a age_n let_v we_o go_v back_o as_o far_o as_o numa_n successor_n to_o romulus_n which_o be_v the_o best_a and_o simple_a age_n of_o that_o state_n he_o say_v livy_n have_v endue_v the_o breast_n of_o all_o with_o that_o piety_n that_o fidelity_n and_o a_o oath_n without_o the_o fear_n of_o law_n and_o punishment_n do_v rule_v the_o whole_a city_n 1._o in_o those_o age_n there_o be_v few_o man_n and_o few_o cause_n and_o therefore_o few_o oath_n but_o neither_o polybius_n nor_o any_o other_o can_v say_v true_o that_o in_o any_o age_n they_o be_v whole_o useless_a and_o indeed_o this_o quotation_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v to_o the_o quaker_n business_n that_o it_o be_v direct_o against_o he_o it_o prove_v that_o oath_n be_v then_o use_v though_o but_o seldom_o par._n yet_o t._n e._n bid_v his_o reader_n judge_v by_o these_o instance_n whether_o the_o more_o virtuous_a and_o honest_a sort_n of_o heathen_n do_v esteem_v a_o oath_n to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n that_o be_v whether_o they_o account_v it_o of_o a_o religious_a nature_n in_o itself_o ibid._n min._n where_o do_v any_o of_o those_o instance_n deny_v it_o the_o strict_a of_o they_o and_o the_o most_o positive_a can_v with_o any_o reason_n be_v interpret_v to_o signify_v any_o more_o than_o either_o a_o dehortation_n from_o that_o falslhood_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o they_o or_o a_o caution_n against_o evil_a swear_n that_o be_v against_o false_a irreverent_a and_o needless_a oath_n be_v this_o to_o consute_n my_o assertion_n let_v we_o try_v in_o a_o parallel_n case_n excommunication_n be_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n now_o if_o i_o shall_v bring_v many_o who_o say_v it_o must_v not_o be_v use_v light_o and_o some_o who_o forbid_v to_o use_v it_o at_o all_o inslight_o manner_n many_o who_o say_v a_o good_a man_n need_v not_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o some_o with_o polybius_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o best_a and_o simple_a age_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v seldom_o use_v but_o when_o heresy_n and_o impiety_n increase_v the_o use_n of_o excommunication_n increase_v also_o do_v this_o prove_v excommunication_n to_o be_v no_o act_n of_o christian_a religion_n all_o this_o be_v true_a and_o yet_o all_o christian_n continue_v the_o use_n of_o it_o and_o the_o quaker_n have_v something_o like_o it_o pag._n 26._o let_v any_o man_n judge_n if_o t._n
alter_v and_o reform_v till_o they_o bring_v all_o to_o confusion_n &_o ruin_n par._n but_o to_o come_v even_o with_o you_o as_o you_o produce_v martyr_n that_o take_v tithe_n he_o instance_v in_o other_o martyr_n that_o deny_v they_o namely_o wicklif_n swinderby_n brute_n and_o thorp_n and_o produce_v fox_n martyrol_n 57_o for_o his_o authority_n p._n 308._o min._n then_o let_v we_o search_v fox_n for_o two_o thing_n first_o whether_o these_o do_v deny_v tithe_n but_o especial_o whether_o they_o be_v all_o martyr_n to_o parallel_v the_o martyr_n which_o i_o name_v because_o he_o say_v i_o oppose_v the_o martyr_n one_o to_o another_o p._n 309._o as_o for_o wicklif_n i_o do_v believe_v indeed_o that_o he_o 603_o deny_v the_o jus_o divinum_fw-la of_o tithe_n but_o then_o he_o hold_v they_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o alms._n nay_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o deny_v tithe_n altogether_o that_o he_o be_v a_o receiver_n of_o they_o be_v parson_n of_o litterworth_n i_o believe_v he_o look_v upon_o tithe_n as_o due_a only_o upon_o civil_a sanction_n and_o the_o quaker_n represent_v i_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n and_o very_o idle_o tell_v his_o reader_n that_o tithe_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v claim_v as_o of_o divine_a right_n but_o that_o i_o be_o not_o hardy_a enough_o to_o venture_v my_o cause_n upon_o that_o title_n p._n 277._o therefore_o he_o be_v the_o more_o ridiculous_a in_o bring_v so_o improper_a a_o testimony_n against_o i_o but_o suppose_v he_o have_v altogether_o deny_v tâ—…th_n â—…s_n yet_o be_v he_o no_o martyr_n for_o fox_n tell_v we_o that_o 583_o he_o quiet_o depart_v this_o life_n at_o litteâ—…worth_n indeed_o by_o order_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o constance_n his_o bone_n be_v bury_v 41_o year_n aâ—…ter_v his_o death_n â—…d_n fox_n have_v draw_v a_o eâ—…figies_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o 605._o but_o for_o my_o part_n i_o ever_o take_v a_o martyr_n to_o be_v one_o that_o seal_v his_o testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n with_o his_o blood_n par._n i_o believe_v t._n e._n have_v the_o same_o notion_n of_o a_o martyr_n for_o he_o say_v the_o bless_a martyr_n seal_v their_o testimony_n with_o their_o blood_n p_o 306._o min._n i_o pray_v then_o what_o blood_n be_v leave_v in_o wicklif_n bone_n after_o they_o have_v be_v bury_v 41_o year_n par._n but_o what_o do_v fox_n say_v of_o swinderby_n min._n he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v article_v against_o for_o affirm_v that_o tithe_n pure_o be_v alm_n &_o in_o case_n that_o curate_n be_v evil_a man_n the_o same_o may_v be_v lawful_o confer_v to_o other_o man_n but_o withal_o that_o 607._o he_o retract_v this_o before_o thebishop_n of_o lincoln_n &_o set_v down_o the_o very_a word_n of_o this_o retractation_n but_o for_o his_o be_v a_o martyr_n fox_n say_v whether_o he_o die_v in_o prison_n or_o whether_o he_o escape_v their_o ibid._n hand_n or_o be_v burn_v there_o be_v no_o certain_a relation_n make_v and_o for_o brute_n i_o confess_v that_o he_o also_o be_v against_o the_o jus_o divinum_fw-la of_o tithe_n but_o then_o he_o be_v not_o against_o tithe_n as_o due_a by_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o man_n for_o he_o say_v by_o the_o tradition_n of_o man_n christian_a people_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v 708._o they_o and_o he_o too_o make_v a_o submission_n before_o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n neither_o be_v he_o a_o martyr_n for_o fox_n say_v what_o end_n he_o have_v i_o find_v it_o not_o register_v thorp_n too_o be_v against_o tithe_n as_o claim_v by_o levitical_a precept_n etc._n etc._n but_o then_o as_o alm_n he_o be_v not_o against_o they_o if_o fox_n may_v be_v credit_v who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o record_v he_o a_o martyr_n that_o he_o say_v express_o his_o end_n be_v uncertain_a now_o i_o hope_v you_o see_v what_o juggle_v here_o be_v and_o how_o unfaithful_o and_o dishonest_o he_o cites_n his_o author_n when_o those_o man_n be_v no_o more_o against_o tithe_n than_o as_o he_o pretend_v i_o be_o myself_o and_o whereas_o he_o say_v i_o oppose_v the_o martyr_n one_o against_o another_o you_o see_v that_o never_o a_o man_n of_o these_o be_v a_o martyr_n but_o to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n i_o must_v tell_v you_o 39_o that_o if_o my_o author_n fail_v i_o not_o in_o italy_n if_o not_o all_o of_o it_o yet_o in_o that_o part_n where_o the_o pope_n be_v sovereign_a the_o people_n pay_v no_o tithe_n at_o all_o to_o this_o i_o shall_v add_v another_o remark_n of_o sir_n thomas_n herbert_n that_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o socotora_n where_o the_o pope_n be_v never_o own_a and_o receive_v even_o there_o say_v he_o *_o 31._o the_o christian_n have_v a_o patriarch_n of_o their_o own_o who_o they_o reverence_n and_o other_o of_o the_o clergy_n to_o who_o they_o due_o pay_v tithe_n their_o feast_n and_o fast_n like_o we_o etc._n etc._n they_o use_v the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n and_o the_o other_o sacrament_n in_o both_o kind_n par._n but_o to_o go_v on_o say_v t._n e._n from_o divine_a right_n youbetake_v yourself_o to_o your_o last_o &_o sure_a refuge_n make_v tithe_n but_o a_o temporal_a right_n p._n 309_o 310._o min._n i_o be_o sure_a he_o go_v on_o to_o falsify_v for_o i_o say_v no_o such_o thing_n to_o say_v they_o be_v a_o temporal_a right_n be_v one_o thing_n to_o say_v they_o be_v but_o a_o temporal_a right_n be_v another_o all_o that_o i_o aim_v at_o as_o my_o word_n do_v testify_v be_v that_o we_o have_v the_o same_o title_n to_o our_o tithe_n that_o other_o man_n have_v to_o their_o estate_n enjoy_v they_o by_o a_o national_a consent_n in_o positive_a and_o establish_a law_n par._n yet_o he_o have_v a_o way_n to_o evade_v this_o by_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o claim_v his_o estate_n in_o a_o natural_a and_o civil_a capacity_n without_o relation_n to_o a_o ministerial_a function_n p_o 311._o min._n this_o will_v pass_v for_o a_o argument_n when_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n ought_v to_o be_v repute_v outlaw_n and_o what_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o such_o aught_o to_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o rapine_n of_o every_o sacrilegious_a ruffian_n and_o if_o humane_a law_n be_v a_o good_a plea_n for_o other_o man_n i_o do_v not_o know_v why_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o bad_a plea_n for_o we_o and_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o answer_v several_a of_o his_o page_n where_o he_o beat_v the_o air_n with_o a_o repetition_n of_o a_o company_n of_o vain_a and_o empty_a word_n par._n after_o you_o have_v at_o large_a prove_v that_o the_o continuation_n of_o tithe_n in_o the_o church_n be_v no_o sin_n because_o restrain_v by_o no_o law_n humane_a or_o divine_a and_o though_o t._n e._n dare_v not_o there_o encounter_v you_o yet_o he_o pay_v you_o off_o for_o concludingthus_fw-la if_o the_o quaker_n can_v prove_v from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o right_a reason_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o every_o one_o to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o and_o consequent_o that_o he_o may_v not_o settle_v tithe_n land_n or_o money_n upon_o the_o clergy_n then_o they_o do_v something_o to_o the_o purpose_n etc._n etc._n well_o then_o say_v he_o that_o i_o may_v do_v something_o to_o the_o purpose_n i_o will_v prove_v both_o from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o right_a reason_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o every_o one_o to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o he_o may_v not_o employ_v it_o to_o a_o evil_a use_n etc._n etc._n hemay_v not_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o they_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o lay_v out_o his_o money_n in_o bead_n cross_n crucifix_n and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o p._n 320_o 221._o min._n our_o quaker_n be_v very_o true_a to_o his_o method_n to_o leave_v his_o argument_n which_o here_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o settlement_n of_o tithe_n upon_o the_o church_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o catch_v at_o or_o play_v upon_o a_o word_n or_o phrase_n to_o exercise_v upon_o it_o his_o abusive_a wit_n and_o sophistry_n i_o persuade_v myself_o that_o every_o honest_a reader_n do_v take_v my_o word_n to_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o where_o i_o have_v a_o free_a estate_n i_o have_v a_o power_n to_o keep_v or_o alienate_v it_o wherefore_o say_v st._n peter_n to_o ananias_n whilst_o 4._o it_o remain_v be_v it_o not_o thy_o own_o and_o after_o it_o be_v sell_v be_v it_o not_o in_o thy_o own_o power_n this_o however_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o if_o the_o quaker_n can_v but_o spit_v his_o malice_n against_o i_o he_o care_v not_o though_o it_o fly_v in_o our_o saviour_n own_o face_n who_o very_a word_n i_o use_v and_o to_o who_o plain_a sense_n i_o refer_v when_o i_o mention_v they_o to_o you_o see_v mat._n 20_o 15._o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o i_o
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