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equivoca1 expr~ffions, to the· prejudice of truth or~ juftice~~
fpeaking untruth,' lying, flandermg, ,bac.kbiting, detracting,
tale-bearing, .whifpering, fcoffing,' revilIng, ra£h, har£h and'
partial cenfuring; mifconfiruing. intentions, ,w,ords and
actions; flattering, vain-glorious boafting, thinking or
fpeaking too hi~hly or too mean]y of ourfelves or otners,
denying the gifts pr graces 'of GpD, tlggravating fmalIer
f~uJts; hiding, excufing, or extenuatfng. of fms; when called'
to ; free confeiIion; unneceftary d"fcov.cril}g of infi~mities;
railing falfe rumours, recelvmg and countenancing evil reports"
and ~opping our ears againft juft defence; evil
fufpic:on, envying or grieving at the deferved credit of any,
eI~deav'curingor defiring to impair it, \rejoicing in their dif-. "
grace and infamy, fcornful contempt, Tond admiration,
breach of lawful promifes, neglecting fuch things as are qf
gopd report, or p'raB,ifing· and not avoiding oudely-es, or
not hind ring what we can, in'others, fuc things as procure "
all ill m.me." -
"Ve ought to maintain and promote truth between man and
ma~, and to [peak the very truth to, an,d one of ahoth~r, and
that from the heart. Zech. viii. 16. "Thefe a;e the things
" that ye £hall do; fpeak ye every man the truth to his
H, neighbour, execute the judgmeilt of truth and p~ace in your
"gates." Epb. iv. zy "\\Therefore putting away lying,.
" 'fp~ak every man the truth with his neighbour; for we arlj:
I .
" members one of anotJ-.erY 'Pfalm. xv. J, 2. "Lord, who
" {hall abide in thy tabernacle? who £hall dWell in thy holy
" hill? He that walketh uprightly, aqd war ket& righWluf­
'..' nef" and [peaketh the truth in his heart."
Lying is ,a fin moft hateful -to GOD" who is a G.oD of
truth. It tends to defl:roy all human fociety and commerce
am,ong men,. It ~akes, a man a child of the devil; for" he is a
" liar, and the father oflies." GOD hath teftified his di(pl~a­
'fure againft the fin of lying even in this world; for GOIJ £truck
Ananias and Sapphira