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158 An Examination of the
the fearcher of the hearts and the trier of the reins
of the children of men, not only as an impartial
witnefs * of what is promifed, but likewife asr the
judge, and certain avenger of perjury, falfehood,
and deceit. The performance of the oath be¬
comes thereby cognolcible by the omnifcience of the
divine tribunal f ; and his juftice and omnipotence
will not fail to pour out the phial of his threaten¬
ed vengeance upon that execrated head which has
dared to invocate the name of the Lord in vain
Such are the conclufions of found reafon, war¬
ranted by fcripture. Can it then be imagined,
that God has left it in the power of man to alter
thde eftablWhed rules of his judgments and pro¬
cedure ? Would not this be, as the poet fays, to
Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod.
Rejudge his jufice, be the God of GOD ? Pope.
There arifes likewile from an oath a requifito-
rial right to the perfon in whole behalf it is con¬
ceived. The thing promifed becomes his proper¬
ty ; of which, lb far as the acquifition does not
infringe any anterior obligation, he cannot be de¬
frauded by any dilpenfing power, without manifeft
injuftice, and the exercife of aiv arbitrary and de-
Ipotic authority.
* Jer. xlii. 5. + Jer. xxix. 23.
$ Zech. v. 4. Jurisjurandi contempta religio fa-
tis Deiym ultorem habet. Pand. 1. z. c. de reb. cred,
etjurejur.
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