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Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text…Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text…
Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text is expounded and cleared, and such profitable instructions observed, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holy Scripture, and are fit for these times. By John Downame Bachelor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods word.Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text is exponded and cleered, and such profitable instructions obserued, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holie Scripture, and are fit for these times. By Iohn Dovvname Bacheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston and T. East for William Welby, 1608
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.
Secondly, he lieth who speaketh the truth with a purpose to deceive; not knowing that to be true which he avoucheth, or thinking it to be otherwise, or knowing it to 1be truth desireth to be understood otherwise then he speaketh it: and this is as great a sin as a plain lie; for as it is a lesser fault in regard it hath more show of truth, so it is greater because it is joined with more deceit. As therefore a man may pronounce an untruth, and yet be no liar so he may be a liar in uttering the truth, when as he doth not speak it with a simple heart.
Secondly, hee lyeth who speaketh the truth with a purpose to deceiue; not knowing that to bee true which hee auoucheth, or thinking it to be otherwise, or knowing it to 1bee truth desireth to be vnderstood otherwise then he speaketh it: and this is as great a sinne as a plaine lie; for as it is a lesser fault in regard it hath more shew of truth, so it is greater because it is ioyned with more deceipt. As therefore a man may pronounce an vntruth, and yet be no lyer so hee may be a lyar in vttering the truth, when as hee doth not speake it with a simple heart.
- 1That he lieth, who speaketh the truth to deceive.That he lyeth, who speaketh the truth to deceiue.
And these are the divers kinds of lying, which are here condemned; the which howsoever they seem small sins 1in the sight of men, as appeareth by their common practise, yet they are great in Gods sight, and therefore carefully to be avoided by all christians: which that we may the rather do, let these motives persuade us.
And these are the diuers kindes of lying, which are here condemned; the which howsoeuer they seeme small sinnes