Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he knoweth to be the truth; for that by rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.a
a. Leviticus 19:12; Jeremiah 23:10
Leviticus 19:12
19:12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
19:12 You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:10
23:10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
23:10 For the land is full of adulterers-because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up-their course is evil and their power is misused.
King James VersionBerean Standard Bible
From Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) to Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677)
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the Word of God, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act, and therein to avouch nothing but what he is fully perswaded is the truth: neither may any man binde himself by Oath to any thing, but what is good and just, and what he believeth so to be, and what he is able and resolved to perform. Yet is it it is a sin to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being lawfully imposed by lawful Authority.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what is fully perswaded is the truth. Neither may any man bind himself by Oath to any thing but what is good and just, and what he beleiveth so and what hee is able, and resolved to performe. Yet is it a sin, to refuse an Oath touching any thing is good and just, being imposed he knoweth to be the truth; for that by lawful Authority.rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he is fully perswaded is the truth: neither may any man binde himself by Oath to any thing, but what is good and just, and what he believeth so and what he is able and resolved to perform. Yet it is a sin to refuse an Oath touching any thing is good and just, being lawfully imposed knoweth to be the truth; for that by Authority.rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Whosoever taketh an Oath, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what hee is fully perswaded is the truth. Neither may any man bind himself by Oath to any thing but what is good and just, and what he beleiveth so to be, and what hee is able, and resolved to performe. Yet is it a sin, to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being imposed by lawful Authority.
Whosoever taketh an Oath, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what hee is fully perswaded is the truth. Neither may any man bind himself by Oath to any thing but what is good and just, and what he beleiveth so to be, and what hee is able, and resolved to performe. Yet is it a sin, to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being imposed by lawful Authority.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the Word of God, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act, and therein to avouch nothing but what he is fully perswaded is the truth: neither may any man binde himself by Oath to any thing, but what is good and just, and what he believeth so to be, and what he is able and resolved to perform. Yet it is a sin to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being lawfully imposed by Authority.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the Word of God, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act, and therein to avouch nothing but what he is fully perswaded is the truth: neither may any man binde himself by Oath to any thing, but what is good and just, and what he believeth so to be, and what he is able and resolved to perform. Yet it is a sin to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being lawfully imposed by Authority.
Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 23.3
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he knoweth to be the truth; for that by rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he knoweth to be the truth; for that by rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Whosoever takes an Oath warranted by the Word of God, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act, and therein to avouch nothing but what he is fully persuaded is the truth: neither may any man bind himself by Oath to any thing, but what is good and just, and what he believes so to be, and what he is able and resolved to perform. Yet is it it is a sin to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being lawfully imposed by lawful Authority.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what is fully perswaded is the truth. Neither may any man bind himself by Oath to any thing but what is good and just, and what he beleiveth so and what hee is able, and resolved to performe. Yet is it a sin, to refuse an Oath touching any thing is good and just, being imposed he knoweth to be the truth; for that by lawful Authority.rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he is fully perswaded is the truth: neither may any man binde himself by Oath to any thing, but what is good and just, and what he believeth so and what he is able and resolved to perform. Yet it is a sin to refuse an Oath touching any thing is good and just, being lawfully imposed knoweth to be the truth; for that by Authority.rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Whosoever takes an Oath, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he is fully persuaded is the truth. Neither may any man bind himself by Oath to any thing but what is good and just, and what he believes so to be, and what he is able, and resolved to perform. Yet is it a sin, to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being imposed by lawful Authority.
Whosoever taketh an Oath, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what hee is fully perswaded is the truth. Neither may any man bind himself by Oath to any thing but what is good and just, and what he beleiveth so to be, and what hee is able, and resolved to performe. Yet is it a sin, to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being imposed by lawful Authority.
Whosoever takes an Oath warranted by the Word of God, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act, and therein to avouch nothing but what he is fully persuaded is the truth: neither may any man bind himself by Oath to any thing, but what is good and just, and what he believes so to be, and what he is able and resolved to perform. Yet it is a sin to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being lawfully imposed by Authority.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the Word of God, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act, and therein to avouch nothing but what he is fully perswaded is the truth: neither may any man binde himself by Oath to any thing, but what is good and just, and what he believeth so to be, and what he is able and resolved to perform. Yet it is a sin to refuse an Oath touching any thing that is good and just, being lawfully imposed by Authority.
Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 23.3
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he knoweth to be the truth; for that by rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he knoweth to be the truth; for that by rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Whosoever taketh an Oath, warranted by the Word of God, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so Solemn an Act, and therein to avouch nothing, but what he knoweth to be the Truth; for that by rash, false, and vain Oaths, the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mourns.
Is the name of GOD, that only by which men ought to swear? Yes. Is an Oath warranted by the word of GOD, under the New Testament, as well, as under the Old, in matters of weight,…
