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Secondly, let thy conversation and discourse be without judging, Math. 7. 1. Jam. 3. 17. It is time exceeding ill spent, that is spent in censuring of others. And the ⟨p. 571⟩rather should we take heed of judging, if we consider how the holy Ghost hath matched that sin in that place of James, we must be without judging, without ¹hypocrisy: as if he would signify, that great Censurers are commonly great Hypocrites; & as any are more wise, they are more sparing of their censures.

Secondly, let thy conuersation and discourse be without iudging, Math. 7. 1. Iam. 3. 17. It is time exceeding ill spent, that is spent in censuring of others. And the ⟨p. 571⟩rather should wee take heede of iudging, if wee consider how the holy Ghost hath matched that sinne in that place of Iames, wee must be without iudging, without ¹hypocrisie: as if hee would signifie, that great Censurers are commonly great Hypocrites; & as any are more wise, they are more sparing of their censures.

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Thirdly, thou must not walk about with tales; take heed of tale-bearing: He goeth about as a slanderer that revealeth a secret, though it be true he speaketh. It is a marvellous evil custom that many have, to fill up their discourse with the report of the frailties of others, which they by some means or other come under-hand to know: this is an uill frequently condemned in Scripture, and yet more usually practised, as if it were lawful to speak of anything which they know to be true: Thou shalt not walk about with tales, nor stand against