Thomas Fuller Quotes
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.
Fuller, Thomas. Introductio ad Prudentiam. W. Innys, 1727.
This view almost got him killed. It was customary to swear loyalty to the government and those that would not were perceived to be traitors. The logic was that Christians feared for their souls more so than their lives so would not swear falsely. If there was no swearing, how was loyalty to be determined?
Thomas Fuller was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his Worthies of England, published in 1662, after his death. He was a prolific author, and one of the first English writers able to live by his pen (and his many patrons).