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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 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.
O Young men, how should the consideration of these things effectually prevail with you to keep a strict watch over your selves, that you break not forth into this sin of Lying, but as the Apostle exhorteth, Eph. 4. 25. Putting away lying speak every man truth with his Neighbour.
Obj. Some object, and say, There is no living, or at least, no thriving, without lying. To tie our selves always to speak the truth, must needs be a great hinderance to our profit.
Obj. Some object, and say, There is no living, or at least, no thriving, without lying. To tye our selves alwayes to speak the truth, must needs be a great hinderance to our profit.
A. That profit thou gettest by Lying, will be little profitable unto thee. For thereby thou sellest thy Soul unto the Devil; and that is a miserable bargain, where the Soul is given in to boot for some trifling gain, which cannot be ransomed with the whole world. Men commonly think, that that gain is sweet, and comes easily in, that is gotten by lying: But alas, what sweetness or comfort can there be in that gain, that brings Gods Curse with it? Will thy gain (if it were the gaining of the whole World) be able to countervail the loss of Gods favour, and thine own Salvation?