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A treatise of lawful oaths, and perjury. Wherein the nature and obligation of promissory and assertory oaths is cleared; and the dreadfulness of the sin of perjury demonstrated, from Scripture, Reason, the Laws of several Nations, and known Instances of God's Judgments against perjured Persons. Published as a Caveat to all who have occasion to depone in Oaths of Purgation, or as Parties or Witnesses, before any Judicature, Civil or Ecclesiastick. By the Reverend Mr. Peter Rae, sometime Minister of the Gospel at Kirkbride, and thereafter at Kirkconnel.

Title
A treatise of lawful oaths, and perjury. [electronic resource] : Wherein the nature and obligation of promissory and assertory oaths is cleared; and the dreadfulness of the sin of perjury demonstrated, from Scripture, Reason, the Laws of several Nations, and known Instances of God's Judgments against perjured Persons. Published as a Caveat to all who have occasion to depone in Oaths of Purgation, or as Parties or Witnesses, before any Judicature, Civil or Ecclesiastick. By the Reverend Mr. Peter Rae, sometime Minister of the Gospel at Kirkbride, and thereafter at Kirkconnel.
Author
Rae, Peter, 1671-1749.
Publication
Edinburgh : printed by W. Sands, A. Murray, and J. Cochran, 1749.

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viii,39,[1]p.; 8⁰.
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Note
  • Braces in title.
  • Price from imprint: price Sixpence.
  • Reproduction of original from Harvard University Law Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642136358
  • ECCO1-N13978
Author
Rae, Peter, 1671-1749.
Title
A treatise of lawful oaths, and perjury. [electronic resource] : Wherein the nature and obligation of promissory and assertory oaths is cleared; and the dreadfulness of the sin of perjury demonstrated, from Scripture, Reason, the Laws of several Nations, and known Instances of God's Judgments against perjured Persons. Published as a Caveat to all who have occasion to depone in Oaths of Purgation, or as Parties or Witnesses, before any Judicature, Civil or Ecclesiastick. By the Reverend Mr. Peter Rae, sometime Minister of the Gospel at Kirkbride, and thereafter at Kirkconnel.
Imprint
Edinburgh : printed by W. Sands, A. Murray, and J. Cochran, 1749.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, N13978.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain Scotland Edinburgh.
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