# Xv. Of The Swearing Of Oaths.

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Concerning the Swearing of Oaths we believe and
confess, that the Lord Christ has set aside and forbidden,
the same to his disciples, that they should
not swear at all, but that yea should be yea, and
nay, nay; from which we understand that all oaths,
high and low, are forbidden, and that instead of
them we are to confirm all our promises and obligations,
yea, all our declarations and testimonies of
any matter, only with our word yea, in that which
is yea, and with nay, in that which is nay; yet, that
we must always, in all matters, and with every one,
adhere to, keep, follow, and fulfill the same, as
though we had confirmed it with a solemn oath.
And if we do this, we trust that no one, not even
the Magistracy itself, will have just reason, to lay a
greater burden on our mind and conscience. Matt.
5:34,35; James 5:12; 2 Cor. 1:17.



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