A. The sins forbidden in the ninth Commandment are, all prejudicing the truth and the good name of our neighbours as well as our ownb, especially in public judicaturec, giving false evidenced, suborning false witnessese, wittingly appearing & pleading for an evil cause, outfacing & over bearing the truthf, passing unjust sentenceg, calling evil good, & good evil, rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the ⟨p. 140⟩works of the wickedh, forgeryi, concealing the truth, undue silence in a just causek, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth either for a reproof from our selvesl, or complaint to othersm, speaking the truth unseasonablyn, or maliciously to a wrong endo, or perverting it to a wrong meaningp, or in doubtful and equivocal expressions to the prejudice of truth or justiceq ▪ speaking untruthr, lyings, slanderingt, backbitingu, detractingw, tale-bearingx, whisperingy, scoffingz, revi•inga, rashb, harshc, & partial censuringd, misconstruing intentions, words & act• oncee, flatteringf, vain glorious boastingg, thinking or speaking too highly or to meanly of our selves or othersh, denying the gifts and graces of Godi, aggravating smaller faultsk, hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins when called to a free confessionl, unnecessary discovering of infirmitiesm, raising false rumoursn, receiving & countenancing evil reports oand stopping our ears against just defence⟨p. 141⟩p, evil suspicionq, envying or grieving at the deserved credit of anyr, endeavouring or desiring to impair its, rejoicing in their disgrace and infamyt, scornful contemptu, fond admirationw, breach of lawful promisesx, neglecting such things as are of good reporty, & practising or not avoiding our selves, or not hindering, what we can in others such things as procure an ill namez.
A. The sins forbidden in the ninth Commandment are, all prejudicing the truth and the good name of our neighbours as well as our ownb, especially in publick judicaturec, giving false evidenced, suborning false witnessese, wittingly appearing & pleading for an evil cause, outfacing & over bearing the truthf, passing unjust sentenceg, calling evil good, & good evil, rewarding the wicked accord•ng to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the ⟨p. 140⟩works of the wickedh, forgeryi, concealing the truth, undue silence in a just causek, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth either for a reproof from our selvesl, or complaint to othersm, speaking the truth unseasonablyn, or malicio•sly to a wrong endo, or perverting it to a wrong meaningp, or in doubtful and equivocal expressions to the p•ejudice of truth or justiceq
- b1 Sam. 17.28.
- cLev. 19.15
- dPro. 19.5.
- eAct. 5.13.
- fJer. 9.3.Ier. 9.3.
- g1 King. 21.9. to 14
- hIsa. 15.23
- iPs. 119 69.
- kLev. 5.1.
- l1 Kin. 5.6.
- mIsa. 5 9.4.
- nPr. 19.•1.
- o1 Sam. 12.9, 10.
- pPs. 56.6.
- q
