THE lawfulness AND vnlawfulnes OF AN OATH OR COVENANT Set down in short Propositions agreeable to the Law of God and man, and may serve to rectify the conscience of any reasonable man: very fitting for every man to take into serious consideration in these undutiful times, whether he hath sworn or not sworn to any late or new Oath or Covenant made by any subordinate Authority whatsoever.  
Printed at Oxford by Leonard Lichfield. 1643.   

To MY DREAD sovereign, THE King's MOST Excellent majesty.  
May it please your Matie,  
AS one, whose heart (amongst many thousands) bleeds with the sad thoughts of the woeful Divisions of our dear Fellow-Subjects; and unfeignedly pities the misguidance of those poor well-meaning souls amongst them, whose credulity hath heedlessly betrayed them into a zealous error; I have let fall these few Propositions; which I have presumed to set down, not as in the way of a Challenger; for, most (if not all) of them are such, as be not capable of Contradiction; but rather of a faithful Remembrancer to my dear Brethren, of those Points which they cannot but know, and yield: as well supposing, that nothing but mere want of consideration can be guilty of this perilous distraction, in them, who profess to love their King, and the Truth.  
Now the good God of heaven open the eyes and hearts of us all, that we may both see, and be sensible of the invaluable blessing of our peace, and the happy freedom of his Gospel, which we do comfortably enjoy under Your majesty's sweet and religious Government, to the wonder, and envy of all other Nations; and compose the hearts of all your Native Subjects to meet Your majesty's most gracious indulgence, with all humble thankfulness.  
And the same God forbid that any of us should be weary of our happiness: and be drawn to do any act that may (before all the world) pour shame upon our holy profession; whose chief glory it hath always hitherto been to render us still loyal and obedient, and in this very regard, to triumph over the false religion of our opposites. Such shall be ever the prayers of  
Your Maties most humble, and faithful Subject, and ancientest Chaplain, JOS: EXON.