An Orthodox Catechism (modernized) · The third Part is of Man’s Thankfulness

Question 117

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Is it lawful to swear by Saints, or other Creatures?

No, for a lawful Oath is an Invocation of God, whereby we desire that he, as the only searcher of Hearts, bear Witness unto the Truth, and will punish the Swearer if he^a wittingly swear falsely: but this Honor^b agrees to no Creature.

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

a2 Corinthians 1:23
bMatthew 5:3–4,34–36; James 5:12

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An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 117

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