{"passage":["Matthew 5:34–36"],"results":[{"document":"lbcf1689","id":"23.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1689/paragraphs/23.2","segments":[{"text":"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 abhorred; yet as in matter of weight and moment, for confirmation of Truth,","proofs":["Matthew 5:34, 37"]}]},{"document":"lbcf1689-modernized","id":"23.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1689-modernized/paragraphs/23.2","segments":[{"text":"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 abhorred; yet as in matter of weight and moment, for confirmation of Truth,","proofs":["Matthew 5:34, 37"]}]},{"document":"lbcf1677","id":"23.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1677/paragraphs/23.2","segments":[{"text":"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 abhorred; yet as in matter of weight and moment for confirmation of truth,","proofs":["Matthew 5:34, 37"]}]},{"document":"phila1742","id":"24.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/phila1742/paragraphs/24.2","segments":[{"text":"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 abhorred; yet as in Matter of Weight and Moment, for Confirmation of Truth,","proofs":["Matthew 5:34, 37"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646","id":"22.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646/paragraphs/22.2","segments":[{"text":"Therefore, to swear vainly, or rashly, by that glorious and dreadfull name; or, to swear at all, by any other thing, is sinfull, and to be abhorred.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646-modernized","id":"22.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646-modernized/paragraphs/22.2","segments":[{"text":"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 abhorred.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34"]}]},{"document":"orthodox1679","id":"48.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/orthodox1679/paragraphs/48.1","segments":[{"text":"And we are to swear by no other Name, but by the Name of God only,","proofs":["Matthew 5:34"]}]},{"document":"aoc1680","id":"117","url":"/api/v1/documents/aoc1680/questions/117","segments":[{"text":"wittingly swear falsely: but this Honour","proofs":["Matthew 5:3–4,34–36"]}]},{"document":"aoc1680-modernized","id":"117","url":"/api/v1/documents/aoc1680-modernized/questions/117","segments":[{"text":"wittingly swear falsely: but this Honor","proofs":["Matthew 5:3–4,34–36"]}]},{"document":"heidelberg","id":"102","url":"/api/v1/documents/heidelberg/questions/102","segments":[{"text":"which honour is due to no creature.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34–35"]}]},{"document":"wlc","id":"99","url":"/api/v1/documents/wlc/questions/99","segments":[{"text":"2. That it is spiritual, and so reacheth the understanding, will, affections, and all other powers of the soul; as well as words, works, and gestures.","proofs":["5:21–22, 27–28, 33–34, 37–39, 43–44"]}]},{"document":"wlc-modernized","id":"99","url":"/api/v1/documents/wlc-modernized/questions/99","segments":[{"text":"2. That it is spiritual, and so reacheth the understanding, will, affections, and all other powers of the soul; as well as words, works, and gestures.","proofs":["5:21–22, 27–28, 33–34, 37–39, 43–44"]}]},{"document":"explicatory1675","id":"55","url":"/api/v1/documents/explicatory1675/entries/55","segments":[{"text":"This sin having the addition of the solemnness of an Oath i a double iniquity, and obligeth a man to nothing but a deep unfeigned Repentance. 4. Swearing by the Creatures.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34–36"]},{"text":"when men Swear in a light matter, and upon every trivial occasion; or without urgent necessity, a just and weighty cause that only can warrant an Oath. 6. Breaking those Oaths made by the Creatures as not binding and valid. For although Christ prohibit Swearing by the Creatures, yet he ever enjoyns performances agreable to such Oaths, because of the Creatures relation to God, whom he will make instruments of vengeance to fulfill his Will, and execute his pleasure against false and vain Swearers.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34–35"]}]},{"document":"flavel1692","id":"64","url":"/api/v1/documents/flavel1692/entries/64","segments":[{"text":"It forbids and condemns all profane Oaths as most injurious to the Name of God.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34, 37"]}]},{"document":"flavel1692","id":"96","url":"/api/v1/documents/flavel1692/entries/96","segments":[{"text":"Yes; for though we cannot perfectly without sin do it, yet that is our Duty,","proofs":["Matthew 5"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"55","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/55","segments":[{"text":"3. When persons do Swear by the Name of God, and that either vainly, and wickedly, mingling their ordinary Speech with hideous Oaths, priding themselves in their Invention of New Oaths, and emphatically pronouncing of them; or when persons being called to Swear lawfully before a Magistrate, or the like, they do Swear falsly, But I say unto you Swear not at all, but let your Communication be yea, yea; nay, nay, for whatsoever is more than these cometh of Evil.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34, 37"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"55","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/55","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Whether by the Heaven, or by the Earth, or by thy Head,","proofs":["Matthew 5:34–36"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"39","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/39","segments":[{"text":"Our Sauiour saith, sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is the throne of God: nor by the Earth, for it is his footestoole, nor by Ierusalem, for it is the cittie of the great King; nor by thine head, because thou canst not make one haire, white or black, but let your communication be, yea yea, nay nay.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"39","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/39","segments":[{"text":"or by any creatures.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34"]}]},{"document":"ursinus1587","id":"154","url":"/api/v1/documents/ursinus1587/entries/154","segments":[{"text":"agreeth to no creature.","proofs":["Matthew 5:34–36"]}]}]}