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<HEAD>The Tenour of the Oath to be taken by all Per&s;ons in publick Tru&s;t.</HEAD>
<P><HI>I A. B.</HI> Solemnlie &s;wear in the pre&s;ence of the eternal <HI>GOD,</HI> whom I invocat as Judge and Witne&s;s of my &s;incere intention of this my Oath; That I own, and &s;incerelie profe&s;s the true <HI>Prote&s;tant Religion,</HI> contained in the <HI>Con|fe&s;&s;ion of Faith,</HI> recorded in the fir&s;t Parliament of King <HI>James</HI> the &s;ixth, and that I believe the &s;ame to be founded on, and agreeable to the writters Word of GOD. And I promi&s;e and &s;wear, that I &s;hall adhere thereto, during all the dates of my lifetime, and &s;hall endeavour to educat my Children therein: and &s;hall never con&s;ent to any change, or alteration contrair thereto: And that I di&s;|own, and renounce all &s;uch Principles, Doctrines, or Practi&s;es, whether Popi&s;h, or Phanatical, which are contrare unto, and incon&s;istent with the &s;aid <HI>Prote&s;|tant Religion,</HI> and <HI>Confe&s;&s;ion of Faith.</HI> And for testification of my Obedience to my most Gracious Soveraign <HI>CHARLES</HI> the &s;econd, I do affirm, and &s;wear, by this my &s;olemn Oath, That the King's Maje&s;tie is the only Supream Gover|nour of this Realm, over all per&s;ons, and in all Cau&s;es, as well Eccle&s;ia&s;tical as Civil: And that no forraign Prince, Per&s;on, Pope, Prelate, State, or Potent at, hath, or ought to have any Jurisdiction, Power, Superioritie, Preheminencie or Authoritie Ec|cle&s;ia&s;tical or Civil, within this Real<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="bleedthrough" EXTENT="1 letter"> And therefore I do utterlie renounce, and for&s;ake all Forraign Jurisdictions, Powers, Superiorities, and Authorities, And do promi&s;e, that from henceforth, I &s;hall bear Faith and true Allegiance to the King's Maje&s;tie, His Heirs, and lawful Succe&s;&s;ors, And to my power &s;hall a&s;&s;i&s;t, and defend, all Rights, Jurisdictions, Prerogatives, Priviledges, Prheminencies and Authorities belonging to the King's Maje&s;tie, His Heirs and lawful Succe&s;&s;ors. And I farther affirm and &s;wear by this my &s;olemn Oath, That I judge it unlawful for Subjects, upon pretence of Reformation, or any other pretence what&s;oever, To enter into Covenants or Leagues, or to convocat, conveen, or a&s;&s;emble in any Coun|cils, Conventions, or A&s;&s;emblies, to treat, con&s;uit, or determine, in any matter of State, Civil or Eccle&s;ia&s;tisk, without his Maje&s;ties &s;pecial command, or expre&s;s li|cence had thereto, or to take up Armes again&s;t the King, or tho&s;e commi&s;&s;ionated by Him: And that I &s;hall never &s;o ri&s;e in Arms: or enter into &s;uch Covenants, or A&s;&s;emblies: and that there lies no obligation on me from the <HI>National Covenant,</HI> or the <HI>Solemn League and Covenant</HI> (&s;o commonly called) or any other man|ner of way what&s;oever, to endeavour any change or alteration in the Government, either in Church or State, as it is new e&s;tabli&s;hed by the Laws of this Kingdom. And I promi&s;e and &s;wear, that I &s;hall with my utmo&s;t power, defend, a&s;&s;ist and maintain His Maje&s;ties Jurisdiction fore&s;aid again&s;t all deadly: And I &s;hall ne|ver decline His Maje&s;tie's Power and Jurisdiction, <HI>As I &s;hall an&s;wer to God.</HI> And finallie, I affirm and &s;wear, that this my &s;olemn Oath, is given in the plain genuine &s;en&s;e and meaning of the words, without any equivocation, mental re|&s;ervation, or any manner of eva&s;ion what&s;oever; And that I &s;hall not accept, or u&s;e any di&s;pen&s;ation from any Creature what&s;oever. <HI>So help me GOD.</HI></P>
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<P>EDINBURGH, Printed by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to His mo&s;t Sacred Maje&s;ty, 1681.</P>
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