1689 23.3
1689 London Baptist Confession
23.3. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
Whosoever taketh an Oath warranted by the Word of God, ought duely to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he knoweth to be the truth; for that by rash, false, and vain Oaths the Lord is provoked, and for them this Land mournes.
Proof texts
- Leviticus 19:12 — [12] You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
- Jeremiah 23:10 — [10] For the land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Leviticus 19:12 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 2 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
- WCF 22.1 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- BC 9.1 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?