{"number":116,"question":"May a Man swear religiously and lawfully, by the Name of God?","answer":"He may when as either the lawful Magistrate exacteth it, or otherwise necessity requireth it: by this means the Faith and Truth of any Man, or thing to be ratified and established, whereby both the Glory of God may be advanced, and the safety of others procured: for this kind of Swearing is ordained by God’s Word, and therefore was well used of the Fathers both in the old and new Testament.","segments":[{"text":"He may when as either the lawful Magistrate exacteth it, or otherwise necessity requireth it: by this means the Faith and Truth of any Man, or thing to be ratified and established, whereby both the Glory of God may be advanced, and the safety of others procured: for this kind of Swearing is","proofs":["Deuteronomy 6:13","Deuteronomy 10:20","Isaiah 48:1","Hebrews 6:16"],"refs":[{"printed":"Deuteronomy 6:13","osis":["Deut.6.13"]},{"printed":"Deuteronomy 10:20","osis":["Deut.10.20"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 48:1","osis":["Isa.48.1"]},{"printed":"Hebrews 6:16","osis":["Heb.6.16"]}],"note":null},{"text":"ordained by God’s Word, and therefore was well","proofs":["Genesis 21:24","Genesis 31","Joshua 9:15,19","2 Samuel 3:35","1 Kings 1:29","Romans 1:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 21:24","osis":["Gen.21.24"]},{"printed":"Genesis 31","osis":["Gen.31"]},{"printed":"Joshua 9:15,19","osis":["Josh.9.15","Josh.9.19"]},{"printed":"2 Samuel 3:35","osis":["2Sam.3.35"]},{"printed":"1 Kings 1:29","osis":["1Kgs.1.29"]},{"printed":"Romans 1:9","osis":["Rom.1.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"used of the Fathers both in the old and new Testament.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"section":5,"relations":{"aoc1680-modernized":["116"],"heidelberg":["101"]},"diffs":[{"source":"heidelberg","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"He may when as","position":null},{"text":"lawful Magistrate exacteth","position":null},{"text":"otherwise","position":null},{"text":"it: by this means the Faith","position":null},{"text":"of any Man, or thing","position":null},{"text":"be ratified and established, whereby both","position":null},{"text":"may be advanced,","position":null},{"text":"others procured:","position":null},{"text":"this kind of Swearing","position":null},{"text":"ordained by","position":null},{"text":"well","position":null},{"text":"of","position":5},{"text":"Fathers","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}