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A31179
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The case of the Quakers relating to oaths stated wherein they are discovered, to oppose prophetical, to pervert evangelical, to falsifie ecclesiastical, and to contradict their own doctrine.
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J. S.
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1696
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Wing C1151; ESTC R3580
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truth_n as_o he_o frequent_o confirm_v what_o he_o assert_v in_o such_o like_a form_n of_o sacred_a oath_n as_o these_o god_n be_v my_o witness_n rom._n 1.9_o i_o say_v the_o truth_n in_o christ_n i_o lie_v not_o my_o conscience_n also_o bear_v i_o witness_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 9.1_o i_o call_v god_n for_o a_o record_n upon_o my_o soul_n that_o etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 1.23_o the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n know_v that_o i_o lie_v not_o 2_o cor._n 11.37_o as_o god_n be_v true_a our_o word_n towards_o you_o be_v not_o yea_o and_o nay_o 2._o cor._n 1.18_o before_o god_n i_o lie_v not_o gal._n 1.20_o god_n be_v my_o record_n phil._n 1.8_o ye_o be_v witness_n and_o god_n also_o 1_n thes_n 2.10_o upon_o which_o st._n austin_n jura_n â¦_o autem_fw-la ipse_fw-la apostolus_fw-la in_o epistolis_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o sio_fw-la ostendit_fw-la quomodo_fw-la accipiendum_fw-la quod_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la jurate_n omnino_fw-la augustine_n de_fw-fr mend_v cap._n 15._o for_o the_o apostle_n himself_o do_v swear_v in_o his_o epistle_n and_o thereby_o demonstrate_v how_o that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v where_o it_o be_v say_v swear_v not_o at_o all_o that_o these_o form_n of_o speech_n be_v sacred_a oath_n be_v manifest_a from_o genesis_n 31.50.53_o where_o laban_n and_o jacob_n be_v say_v to_o swear_v in_o these_o form_n of_o word_n so_o god_n be_v witness_v betwixt_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o the_o god_n of_o abram_n the_o god_n of_o nahor_n the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n judge_n betwixt_o we_o and_o jacob_n swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n that_o be_v by_o god_n who_o his_o father_n worship_v and_o to_o spare_v the_o labour_n of_o make_v more_o quotation_n from_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o oath_n which_o in_o philo_n phrase_n de_fw-la legibus_fw-la particularibus_fw-la and_o in_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o mankind_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o call_n of_o god_n to_o witness_v to_o the_o 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