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BOOK 2, CHAPTER 13On OathsI. How great the force of an oath is, even in the opinion of heathen peoplesII. That a deliberate intention is required, that is, that a person has willed to take oathIII. That the words of an oath are binding in the sense in which it is believed that they were understood by the one to whom the oath was sworn.IV. When an oath procured by means of fraud is bindingV. That the words of an oath should not be stretched beyond the meaning supported by ordinary useVI. That an oath to perform an unlawful act is not bindingVII. That an oath is not binding which hinders a greater moral goodVIII. That an oath is not binding to perform an act which is impossibleIX. What if an act, for which an oath has been taken, is impossible for the time being?X. That an oath is sworn in the name of God, and in what senseXI. But that an oath is sworn also in the name of other things with respect to GodXII. That an oath is binding even if one swears by false gods.XIII. The effects of an oath; hence from an oath a twofold obligation arises, one at the moment of the oath, another afterward; this is clearly explainedXIV. When, as a result of an oath, a right is acquired for a man and for God; when for God aloneXV. Refutation of the opinion that one who has given his oath to a pirate or a tyrant is not obligated to GodXVI. Whether one who has given his oath to a faithless person ought to keep his oath; explanation, with a distinction.XVII. That when a person has given his oath to God alone his heir is in no degree obligatedXVIII. That he is not guilty of perjury who does not keep his oath to a person that does not wish to have it kept, or in case the special character of the person, to whom the oath was sworn because of that character, has been laid asideXIX. When anything which is done contrary to an oath becomes voidXX. What power the act of superiors has with respect to that which a subject has sworn, or with respect to an oath given to a subject, is set forth, with distinctionsXXI. To what kind of oath the teachings of Christ in regard to not taking an oath are properly applicableXXII. What unsworn pledge of good faith has by custom the force of an oath. |
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