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Folio 598
“I have sworn, and I have determined to keep the judgments of thy justice.”
The commentaries of Ambrose seem here to contain a certain opinion which would forbid to Christians every kind of oath — even a just one, and in just causes.1 Consult Annotation 26 of book 6.
Left margin: On the Oath. (De Iuramento.) ↩
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Sixtus of Siena, O.P., “Annotation CCIV, On the Oath (Psalm 118:106),” in Annotations on the Old Testament, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/bibliotheca-sancta/205-annotation-cciv-on-the-oath-psalm-118-106/.
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