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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96082	Swearing denyed in the New Covenant and its pretended foundation rased. VVith the remnant of lies swept away. And the great and glorious name of Jesus highly exalted, above every name, to which powerful name, all swearers, and false swearers, and lyars, fighters, plotters, and persecutors, who are in the strife against the Son of God, must bow and submit, or be broken in pieces, for his wrath is kindled and his glittering sword is whet, to take vengeance of all those that will not have him to reign over them, in truth and righteousnesse, to the glory of God the Father. By Morgan Watkins.	Watkins, Morgan, fl. 1653-1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1069; ESTC R225425	11,352	15

SWEARING DENYED IN THE New Covenant And its pretended foundation RASED VVith the remnant of lies swept away And the great and glorious name of Jesus highly exalted above every name to which powerful Name all Swearers and false Swearers and Lyars Fighters Plotters and Persecutors who are in the strife against the Son of God must bow and submit or be broken in pieces for his wrath is kindled and his glittering sword is whet to take vengeance of all those that will not have him to reign over them in Truth and Righteousnesse to the glory of God the Father By Morgan Watkins LONDON Printed for Robert Wilson at the Sign of the Black-Spread-Eagle and Windmill in Martins Le-Grand Swearing denyed in the New Covenant and its pretended Foundation rased with the Remnant of lyes swept away JEsus Christ the same yesterday and to day and for ever him hath God the Father highly exalted and given him a name which is above every Name that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow c. and that every tongue should confesse that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father Phil. 29.10.11 Now if he be Lord wherein is he honoured is it not in obeying his Commands and doing the thing that he saith as he saith concerning the disobedient Why call you me Lord Lord and do not the things which I say so it appeareth he that obeyes him not hath nothing to do to call him Lord for he whom he obeyes is his Lord as it s written his Servants ye are whom ye obey he only enters the Kingdome that doth the will of the Father and this is the will of the Father that we should hear his Son For this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased heare ye him of him Moses Prophesied saying him shall ye heare in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you and every soul that will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed from among the people Act. 3.22 23. And this is the day of tryal in this Nation who will heare him or refuse him Who will chuse to obey him or man who will fear him or fear man And saith Solomon the fear of man bringeth a snare Pro. 29.25 which thing is now witnessed whereby Thousands are catched and under Condemnations but who so putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe which thing also is known to the obedient and shall also be known to the sorrow of the disobedient for he will suddenly appear for us and plead our cause and make the innocency of it appear to the Nations round about that they may fear and tremble before him who will make his Name glorious which the Father hath given him and is and shall be known to be above very Name which Name is a strong Tower and he that believeth not in this Name is condemned already and this is the condemnation that Light is come into the world c. Into which those that are gathered and fly unto are safe for his presence and Power is felt in the middest of them and his glorious voice is heard in Sion where he raigneth let the people tremble at his great and terrible Name for it is holy and great in Sion and he is high above all people Therefore exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy Hill for the Earth shall know we are his people and the Sheep of his Pasture and his truth into which we are gathered shall be exalted to all Generations but the way of the wicked shall be turned upside down and that vain worship that teaches for Doctrines the Commandments of men Mat 15.9 These be the blind guides that lead the blind people into the ditch but Christ teacheth his Disciples to beware of their leaven that was their Doctrine which then would have made voyd the commands of God and now would make voyd or of no effect the Commands of his Son whom the Father hath given for a Commander to his people and he that obeyes him not shall be cut off from his people but his Sheep heare his voyce and keep his sayings who saith swear not at all And herein is he acknowledged to be Lord by the doing of the thing he saith Luk. 6.46 and this is to the glory of God the Father who hath highly exalted him and given him a Name above every Name above Abraham above Moses above David above the Prophets and above the Angels above every tongue of men Angels that have sworn who must bow to his Commands who saith swear not at all and confess that he is Lord of Lords and King of Kings to the glory of God the Father who saith every knee shall bow and let all the Angels of God worship him whose throne is for ever and ever A Scepter of righteousness is the Scepter of thy Kingdome Heb. 1.6.8 who said Lo I come to do thy will O God he taketh away the first that he may establish the second Heb. 10.9 Now that which was an ordinance in old time he taketh away saying it hath been said by them of old time thou shalt not for-swear thy self but shalt perform unto the Lord thy Oaths this of old was a service of God under the first Covenant which was of works to swear and perform their oaths this was a work acceptable to God But the second Covenant being established upon better premises wherin God freely gave his own Son to be his Salvation to the ends of the Earth to bring that forth in man which he requireth of him By writing his Law in his heart and putting his words in his inward parts whereby he comes to know the Lord and be taught of him to know himself to be nothing but what he is in and through him who hath all power So of our selves we can do nothing therefore we cannot properly swear being not our own Mark nor of abillity to perform of our selves any good thing much less an Oath to the Lord for we who are come into the true rest are not to think our own thoughts nor speak our own words for Christ commanded to take no thought for our life what to eat or drink or put on because we have not power of ourselves to add to ourselves for which of you by taking thought can add one Cubit to his Stature therefore take no thought or promise to your selves nor swear to do this or that or the other for the power is in another by whom you draw your breath Therefore we cannot promise any thing absolutely being not our own nor born of the will of man then how can we swear that stand not in our own wills but in the will of him who saith swear not at all for the Apostle James reproveth absolute promising without relation to him who hath the power go to now ye that say To day and to morrow we will do such a thing James 4.13 Whereas ye know not whether ye shall live till to morrow

once or twice before and now swear for that which formerly they swore against there are but few but who are in the Truth that will loose any thing for want of swearing as is made manifest to all that can see and also those that love the Pope and those that love the works of the Devil are unlikely by swearing to come to love the King or be made true Subjects to him but those that love God and keep his Commands are they that truly honour the King and will be found faithful to him But something further to the Prophet Isaiah his words which are and be that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of Truth but he that is redeemed from the earth sweareth not in the earth but abiding in the Truth swears not at all for the former things are past away and the Son of God is come the promise of God in whom the Prophets end and all the promises o● God in him are yea and in him Amen unto the glory of God by us 2 Cor. 1.20 for the word of God the Son of God Jesus Christ the Truth of God who was preached among the Coriuths by the Apostle and others was not yea and nay but in him was yea and he that abides in the word and the word in him as in the Son of God who is yea and amen in Truth and Righteousnesse is in yea but against Truth and Righteousnesse is in nay and what is more then this cometh of evil but he that is in swearing is in the transgression out of the Truth and fallen under Condemnation Isaiah prophecying in the time of the Law when swearing was lawful as Circumcision and other Ordinances were as meats and drinks and divers washings and carnal Ordinances imposed on them until the time of Reformation Heb. 9. ●0 and the Prophet speaking of the calling of the Gentiles who knew not God nor sware by his Name but by their Idols and false Gods and also of a remnant of the Jews that he would bring forth out of a great number who were departed from him that were as a smoke in his nose whose Name should be left for a curse whom the Lord should slay and call his Servants both Jews and Gentiles that sought him by another Name who were to inherit his holy Mountain the which glory he mentions by way of illustrating the Jews worship in its purity which was to speak to their capacity figuring forth the glory to come which was to them invisible by their worship in its purity which was visible and outward and also that they should build houses and plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them and should enjoy the work of their hands and it should be speaking by way of comparison as the children of Israel bring an Offering in a clean vessel into the bonse of the Lord Isa 66.20 And I will take of them for Priests and for Levites and it shall come to passe that from one new Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another shall all flesh come to worship before me saith the Lord vers 21 23. so here you may see the things mentioned under the Law which are but the shadow of the good things under the Gospel and where the substance is come the shadows are abolished and again when it is said under the Law every tongue shall swear when the Apostle Paul mentions the same Scripture in the time of the Gospel Mark he saith every tongue shall confesse to God as for example Rom. 14 11. For it is written as I live saith the Lord every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall onfesse to God Now see how it is written by the Prophet where Paul quotes it Isa 45.23 where it is written every knee shall bow every tongue shall swear here you may see plainly the Apostle changeth it from swear to confess because swearing was not to among Christians and Paul again in the Philippians 2.10 11. where it is again mentioned in these words that every tongue shall confesse and not swear that Jesus is the Lord and here you may plainly see that the Commandement being changed there was as necessity that the words should be changed according to the command of him who said swear not at all that his Name may be known to be above every Name of men and Angels Now this were enough for those that are not blind to see the Command changed by the Apostle himself but those that will not hear the voice of his Son who speaks in their Consciences will hardly hear the voice of his Servants though they speak by his Spirit Now I come to lay before you the Command of the Apostle James who saith But above all things my Brethren swear not neither by Heaven neither by the Earth Mark neither by any other Oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay least ye fall into Condemnation James 5.12 Consider above all things is a word of mighty importance that above all snares of the Devil we keep out of this which above all things brings such dishonour to our Lord Christ but those that know not his glorious Name are blind in this thing for above all things in this his glory is chiefly concerned who is Gods Oath and Covenant in righteousnesse and truth and every true Christian is in Christ Gods Covenant in righteousnesse and truth first being in the Covenant is not in himself but in the power of God 2. Being in his Righteousnesse can do no wicked thing and therefore an Oath is uselesse here for it undervalues the power and righteousnesse of God his Oath and Covenant which is to create us again in his own image in his Son Christ Jesus which is the birth that sins not which the wicked one cannot touch 1 John 5.18 Thirdly he that is in the Truth Christ is in that which the Devil is out of and there is no lye in Christ the Truth and the that is in him speaks the Truth and doth the Truth that he is in the Spirit of Truth that cannot lye but he that swears he will be true answers not the witnesse of God in mens Consciences but rather judges himself not true but will be and this will which is out of the truth is mans in which the power is not for 't is not in him that willeth Rom. 9.16 for Christ the Truth is the will of the Father brought forth in every true Christian which will is our sanctification 1 Thess 4.3 The word is truth which sanctifies sanctifie them through thy word thy Word is Truth John 17.17 and he that is sanctified through the Truth sheweth forth the Life Truth and Righteousnesse of God which ends Promises and Oaths in him who is Yea and Amen for ever and ever But the true honour in which God the Father is glorified is in confessing that his Son Jesus Christ is Lord in bowing and submitting to his great Name which is his power in giving