a solemn promise to God, [16]

to be made voluntarily, [17]

must be consistent with duty, [17]

never made but in Covenanting, [17]

THE OATH.

Definition, [18]

To swear, to use an oath, [19]

It is by the Lord that all ought to swear, [19]

Oath sworn with the lifting up of the right hand, [20]

Swearing a devotional exercise, [21]