Second London Baptist Confession of Faith · Chapter 23
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
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2. 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,a and ending all strife, an Oath is warranted by the Word of God; so a lawful Oath being imposed,b by lawful Authority, in such matters, ought to be taken.c
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Related texts
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (modernized, 1689) 23.2
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing, 1677) 23.2
- Philadelphia Confession of Faith (1742) 24.2
- Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 23.2
- Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) 22.2
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