A direction for the government of the tongue according to Gods word

Here is condemned the tale-bearer, ⟨p. 49⟩which of an evil mind telleth a thing of another, to bring him into hatred, or to revenge himself, or to get something, which otherwise he could not obtain.

Here is condemned the tale-bearer, ⟨p. 49⟩which of an euill mind telleth a thing of another, to bring him into hatred, or to reuenge himselfe, or to get something, which otherwise he could not obtaine.

This talebearing is of divers sorts. One is,¹ when men whisper abroad secretly the fault of another, whereas they should rather admonish the party, as Ham when he had seen his fathers nakedness,² ran straight and told his brethren. The second, when they add to or change the thing said or done, as it serveth for their purpose. Some of the witnesses which came against Christ, charged him to say, I will destroy this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days build another without hands. Where first they change his meaning; for Christ spake of the temple of his body. Secondly, they add to the words. For Christ said not, I will destroy this temple: but,³ destroy ye this temple. Therefore the Holy Ghost noteth them with the name of false witness bearers. The third, when men surmise, and tell that which was never ⟨p. 50⟩done. When Jeremiah was going out of Jerusalem to the land of Benjamin, ⁴