...Thirty-nine Articles. 567 soever is more than these cometh of evil (a)" And St. James in his Epistle says, " Above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither...and your nay, nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation (b)" The Jews, in the time of our Saviour, were very much addicted to the use of oaths of various sorts...

...Put off also all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication, out of your mouth." " Above all things, my brethren, swear not ; neither...any other oath ; but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, be nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation." Lave in the spirit of these injunctions. Let not blessing...

...clofe of our text, wherewith I conclude ; But alove all things, my brethren, fwear not, neither ly heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other. oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay, left ye fall into condemnation, or, *left ye fall under damnation. From the which »^ ^ x^....

...things, my bfethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oathj but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into temptation." Taking this general view of the antichristian practice of swearing, the society of friends...

...by him that sitteth thereon'. Above all things, my brethren, swear not ; neither by heaven, fieither by the earth, neither by any other oath. But let your...and your nay nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation*. SECT. 4. Lawful vows or promissory oaths bind the soul, and cannot be retracted. This is the thing...

...things, my brethren, swear xxxix. not; neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neitlter jumesv ^2 by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. It must be confessed that these words seem to be so express and positive, that great regard is to be...

...communication be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of evil. Matt. v. 33 — 37. Above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither...and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. James v. 12. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold...

...Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of evil. Matt. v. 33 — 37. Ahove all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven,...and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. James v. 12. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold...

...Christ forbid swearing 1 Swear not at all. (5 Mt. 34.) 7. How does St. James caution against this sin 1 Above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither...and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (5 Jas. 12.) (See also 5 Mt. 34 to 37.) 8. Is this sin a national evil ? Because of swearing the land...

...communication be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Jam. v. 12. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither...any other oath : but let your yea, be yea ; and your nay, be nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation. Mark viii. 38. Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of...