The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 23.2

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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;⁠¹⁠ yet as in matter of weight and moment, for confirmation of truth, and ending all strife, an oath is warranted by the word of God;⁠²⁠ so a lawful oath being imposed by lawful authority in such matters, ought to be taken.⁠³⁠

expand_more [1] Matthew 5:34, 37; James 5:12

expand_more [2] Hebrews 6:16; 2 Corinthians 1:23

expand_more [3] Nehemiah 13:25

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