1689 23.4
1689 London Baptist Confession
23.4. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
An Oath is to be taken in the plain, and common sense of the words; without equivocation, or mental reservation.
Proof texts
- Psalms 24:4 — [4] He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Psalms 24:4 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 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?