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Chapter 23: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
- A lawful Oath is a part of religious worship, (a.) wherein the person swearing in Truth, Righteousness, and Judgement, solemnly calleth God to witness what he sweareth; (b.) and to judge him according to the Truth or falseness thereof.
a. Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 10:20; Jeremiah 4:2
b. 2 Chronicles 6:22-23 - The Name of God only is that by which men ought to swear; and therein it is to be used, with all Holy Fear and reverence, therefore to swear vainly or rashly by that glorious, and dreadful name; or to swear at all by any other thing, is sinful and to be (c.) abhorred; yet as in matter of weight and moment for confirmation of truth, (d.) and ending all strife, an Oath is warranted by the Word of God; so a lawful Oath being imposed, (e.) by lawful Authority, in such matters, ought to be taken.
c. Matthew 5:34, 37; James 5:12
d. Hebrews 6:16; 2 Corinthians 1:23
e. Nehemiah 13:25 - 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 (f.) Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
f. Leviticus 19:12; Jeremiah 23:10
- An Oath is to be taken in the plain, and (g.) common sense of the words; without equivocation, or mental reservation.
g. Psalm 24:4
- A Vow which is not to be made to any Creature, but to God alone, (h.) is to be made and performed with all Religious care, and faithfulness: But Popish Monastical Vows, (i.) of perpetual single life, professed (k.) poverty, and regular obedience, are so far from being degrees of higher perfection, that they are superstitious, (l.) and sinful snares, in which no Christian may intangle himself.
h. Psalm 76:11; Genesis 28:20-22
i. 1 Corinthians 7:2, 9
k. Ephesians 4:28
l. Matthew 19:11
_ Preface & Preamble
1. Of the Holy Scriptures
2. Of God and of the Holy Trinity
3. Of God's Decrees
4. Of Creation
5. Of Divine Providence
6. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment Thereof
7. Of God's Covenant
8. Of Christ the Mediator
9. Of Free Will
10. Of Effectual Calling
11. Of Justification
12. Of Adoption
13. Of Sanctification
14. Of Saving Faith
15. Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
16. Of Good Works
17. Of the Perseverance of the Saints
18. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
19. Of the Law of God
20. Of the Gospel, and of the Extent of the Grace Thereof
21. Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience
22. Of Religous Worship and the Sabbath Day
23. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
24. Of the Civil Magistrate
25. Of Marriage
26. Of the Church
27. Of the Communion of Saints
28. Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper
29. Of Baptism
30. Of the Lord's Supper
31. Of the State of Man After Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead
32. Of the Last Judgement
_ An Appendix
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