A37046:1358
The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
13 This falsehood may be considered with reference to things we speak of, as in buying or selling, when we call a thing better or worse then it is indeed, or then we think it to be; ah! how much lying is there every day this way with many.
13 This falshood may be considered with reference to things we speak of, as in buying or selling, when we call a thing better or worse then it is indeed, or then we think it to be; ah! how much lying is there every day this way with many.
14 Under this sin forbidden in this Command are comprehended, 1. railing, 2. whispering, 3. tale-bearing (spoken of before,) 4. the tattling of busy bodies, that know not how to insinuate themselves with others, or pass time with them but by telling some ill tale of another; 5. prevarication, which is the sin of persons who are unconstant, whose words go not all a like, saying and unsaying; saying now this way, and then another way, of the same thing, their words clashing together, and they not consisting with themselves.
14 Under this sin forbidden in this Command are comprehended, 1. railing, 2. whispering, 3. tale-bearing (spoken of before,) 4. the tatling of busie bodies, that know not how to insinuate themselves with others, or pass time with them but by telling some ill tale of another; 5. praevarication, which is the sin of persons who are unconstant, whose words goe not all a like, saying and unsaying; saying now this way, and then another way, of the same thing, their words clashing together, and they not consisting with themselves.
15. Consider falsehood or false-witness bearing, as it inferreth breach of promise, which is forbidden,