Swear not] Matthew 5:34. & 23. 15, 28. Saint James doth not forbid all swearing, as unlawfull; see Deuteronomy 6:13. Esa. 65. 16. Jeremiah 12:16. Rom. 9 1, 2. 2 Corinthians 1:13. Phil. 1 8. Hebrews 6:16. but rash and customary swearing, too usuall (it seems) in his time. Some conceive, that the Apostle forbids onely swearing by the creature. Or, do not above all things, through impatience, be moved to take Gods Name in vain. let your] That is, that which ye have to affirme, affirme it simply, without an oath; and that which ye have to deny, deny simply, without an oath. lost ye fall] Exodus 20:7. See vers. 9. condemnation] Some Copies read, hypocrisie.