Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

VI. Let your ordinary speech be plain, without oaths and imprecations, yea without all vain asseverations and protestations. This direction our Saviour giveth, Let your communication be yea, yea, nay, nay; i. e. let your ordinary speech be plain, and naked, without any oaths, imprecations, asseverations and protestations. For,¹ whatsoever is more than these, i. e. whatsoever exceedeth a simple affirmation, or negation, cometh of evil; i. e. of the evil one the Devil.

VI. Let your ordinary speech be plain, without oathes and imprecations, yea without all vain asseverations and protestations. This direction our Saviour giveth, Let your communication bee yea, yea, nay, nay; i. e. let your ordinary speech be plain, and naked, without any oathes, imprecations, asseverations and protestations. For,¹ whatsoever is more than these, i. e. whatsoever exceedeth a simple affirmation, or negation, cometh of evil; i. e. of the evil one the Devil.

1. 1Matth. 5. 37 [Greek or Hebrew]Matth. 5. 37 〈non-Latin alphabet〉

VII. In all your Conferences speak nothing but the truth; This direction the Apostle giveth,¹ Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour. Though lying be a sin common amongst all sorts of people, not only children, but also grown men and women▪ as in their ordinary discourse, so especially in their trading, wherein what more ordinary than lying and dissembling, yet is it a most heinous sin, as will appear by due consideration of these particulars.