The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

First, Open untruth or Lies: Therefore ^pputting ²away lying, speak the truth every one with his Neighbour: for we are one another's members.

First, Open vntruth or Lyes: Therefore ^pputting ²away lying, speake the truth euery one with his Neighbour: for we are one anothers members.

1. pEphes. 4. 25.
2. 2Their error, that hold officious or sporting lies, as they call them, to be lawful: all which the Apostle here condemneth, and are all of them contrary to the nature of God, (to whose Image we ought in every thing to be conformed) who is the God of Truth, Psal. 31. 6. Neither ought any pretence of doing good unto our Neighbour, draw us to any officious lye, seeing the rule of the Apostle is general, Not to do evil, that good may come thereof, Ro. 3. 8. And those holy men and women that this way have offended, it is their faith, not their lying (which through infirmity they fell into) that the Spirit of God so much commendeth.Their errour, that hold officious or sporting lyes, as they call them, to be lawfull: all which the Apostle heere condemneth, and are all of them contrarie to the nature of God, (to whose Image wee ought in euery thing to be conformed) who is the God of Truth, Psal. 31. 6. Neither ought any pretence of doing good vnto our Neighbour, draw vs to any officious lye, seeing the rule of the Apostle is generall, Not to doe euill, that good may come thereof, Ro. 3. 8. And those holy men and women that this way haue offended, it is their faith, not their lying (which through infirmitie they fell into) that the Spirit of God so much commendeth.