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Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of…
Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of young men, the one Decemb. 25, 1666, the other Decemb. 25, 1667 / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
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.
7. Young men, take heed of Lying. See Eph. 4. 25. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth. You would not speak lies, if the party you spoke them unto did know and could prove them to be lies, the intent of lies being to cover: God knoweth your lies, you cannot cover any thing from him; and God being Truth, loveth truth, and hateth lies, and hath threatened liars to give them their portion in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, Rev. 21. 8. Take heed of accustoming your selves to this sin of lying whilst you are young, it will be hard ever leaving it. Whatever advantage you may think to get by a lye, I am sure your damage will be greater: Whatever credit you may think to get by a lye, your dishonour is greater: Whatever fault you cover by a lye, you do hereby ⟨p. 101⟩the more aggravate it: Whatever kindness you may think to do another by a lye, you do your selves a thousand-fold more injury: Though you may account lies but words, and words but wind, yet for such words you will be condemned, and such a wind as one saith, is sufficient to blow your souls into Hell.
7. Young men, take heed of Lying. See Eph. 4. 25. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth. You would not speak lyes, if the party you spoke them unto did know and could prove them to be lyes, the intent of lyes being to cover: God knoweth your lyes, you cannot cover any thing from him; and God being Truth, loveth truth, and hateth lyes, and hath threatned lyars to give them their portion in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, Rev. 21. 8. Take heed of accustoming your selves to this sin of lying whilst you are young, it will be hard ever leaving it. Whatever advantage you may think to get by a lye, I am sure your damage will be greater: Whatever credit you may think to get by a lye, your dishonour is greater: Whatever fault you cover by a lye, you do hereby ⟨p. 101⟩the more aggravate it: Whatever kindness you may think to do another by a lye, you do your selves a thousand-fold more injury: Though you may account lyes but words, and words but wind, yet for such words you will be condemned, and such a wind as one saith, is sufficient to blow your souls into Hell.