AC 2842 - To Confirm by an Oath

AC 2842 [9]

. . . it is known that internal men,
that is, those who have conscience,
have no need to confirm anything by an oath;
and that they do not so confirm.
To them oaths are a cause of shame.
They can indeed say with some assertion
that a thing is so,
and can also confirm the truth by reasons;
but to swear that it is so, they cannot.
They have an internal bond by which they are bound,
namely, that of conscience.
To super-add to this an external bond,
which is an oath,
is like imputing to them
that they are not upright in heart.
The internal man is also of such a character
that he loves to speak and act from freedom,
but not from compulsion;
for with them
the internal compels the external,
but not the reverse.