Paragraph 24.1
Chapter 24: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
A Lawful Oath is a Part of Religious Worship, wherein the Person swearing in Truth, Righteousness, and Judgment, solemnly calleth God to witness what he sweareth;a and to judge him according to the Truth, or Falseness thereof.b
a. Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 10:20; Jeremiah 4:2
Exodus 20:7
20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
20:7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
Deuteronomy 10:20
10:20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
10:20 You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
Jeremiah 4:2
4:2 And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
4:2 and if you can swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory."
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b. 2 Chronicles 6:22–23
2 Chronicles 6:22–23
6:22 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house; 6:23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
6:22 When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple, 6:23 then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
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