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GERMANUS: As far as the force of the words which have been reasonably
and carefully considered, is concerned, our scruple about our promise would
have easily been removed from us were it not that we were terribly alarmed
lest by this example an opportunity for lying might be offered to certain
weaker brethren, if they knew that the faith of an agreement could be in
any way lawfully broken, whereas this very thing is forbidden in such
vigorous and threatening terms by the prophet when he says: "Thou shall
destroy all those who utter a lie;" and: "the mouth that speaketh a lie,
shall slay the soul."
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