Paragraph 23.1
Of the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith
A lawful oath is a part of religious worship, wherein the person swearing in truth, righteousness, and judgment, solemnly calls God to witness what he swears,1 and to judge him according to the truth or falseness thereof.2
The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)
22.1
A lawful oath is a part of religious worship,1 wherein, upon just occasion, the person swearing solemnly calleth God to witness what he asserteth or promiseth; and to judge him according to the truth or falsehood of what he sweareth.2