Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Savoy Assembly · PDF

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Chapter 23: Of lawful Oaths and Vows

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation or mental reservation: It cannot oblige to sin, but in any thing not sinful being taken it bindes to performance, although to a mans own hurt; nor is it to be violated, although made to Hereticks or infidels.

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation or mental reservation: It cannot oblige to sin, but in any thing not sinful being taken it binds to performance, although to a mans own hurt; nor is it to be violated, although made to Heretics or infidels.

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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 22.4 → Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 23.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation or mental reservation: It cannot oblige to sin, but in any thing not sinful being taken it bindes to performance, although to a mans own hurt; nor is it to be violated, although made to Hereticks or infidels.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 22.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation, or mental reservation. It cannot oblige to sin: but, in any thing not sinfull, being taken, it bindes to performance, although to a mans own hurt. Nor is it to be violated, although made to Hereticks, or Infidels.

Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 23.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation or mental reservation: It cannot oblige to sin, but in any thing not sinful being taken it bindes to performance, although to a mans own hurt; nor is it to be violated, although made to Hereticks or infidels.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 23.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain, and common sense of the words; without equivocation, or mental reservation.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 23.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sence of the Words, without equivocation, or mental reservation.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 22.4 → Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 23.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation or mental reservation: It cannot oblige to sin, but in any thing not sinful being taken it binds to performance, although to a mans own hurt; nor is it to be violated, although made to Heretics or infidels.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 22.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation, or mental reservation. It cannot oblige to sin: but, in any thing not sinful, being taken, it binds to performance, although to a mans own hurt. Nor is it to be violated, although made to Heretics, or Infidels.

Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 23.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation or mental reservation: It cannot oblige to sin, but in any thing not sinful being taken it binds to performance, although to a mans own hurt; nor is it to be violated, although made to Heretics or infidels.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 23.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain, and common sense of the words; without equivocation, or mental reservation.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 23.4

An Oath is to be taken in the plain and common sence of the Words, without equivocation, or mental reservation.

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