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A treatise against lying Wherein is showed what it is, the nature and causes…A treatise against lying Wherein is shevved vvhat it is, the nature and causes…
A treatise against lying Wherein is showed what it is, the nature and causes of this sin, the divers kinds of it; and that all of them are sinful, and unlawful, with the motives and means to preserve us from it, or to cure us of it. By John Downame, B. of D. and preacher of Gods Word.A treatise against lying Wherein is shevved vvhat it is, the nature and causes of this sinne, the divers kindes of it; and that all of them are sinfull, and unlawfull, with the motives and meanes to preserve us from it, or to cure us of it. By John Dovvname, B. of D. and preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Nicolas Bourne, 1636
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A TREATISE AGAINST THE SIN OF LYING. › Chapter 10A TREATISE AGAINST THE SINNE OF LYING. › Chapter 10
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And even the Heathen themselves, who had no other guide but the light of nature, limited their love and friendship with their Piety and Truth; and therefore, though they would go far with their friends in the way of amity, yet no further than would stand with Piety; to which that proverb tended, usque 1ad aras, your friend in what I lawfully may, but yet no further than the Altar. And that other, Plato is my friend, and Socrates my friend also, but 2Truth is a greater friend than both. And the Philosopher saith, that it is a pious thing even among friends, to honour and esteem highly of the Truth, ⟨p. 97⟩besides Christian charity requireth not that we should hurt our selves to help another, or to destroy our own souls, by wilful sinning, that we may preserve our neighbours body or state from destruction. For it is said, that the Lord will destroy 3them that speak leasings.
And even the Heathen themselves, who had no other guide but the light of nature, limitted their love and friendship with their Piety and Truth; and therefore, though they would goe farre with their friends in the way of amity, yet no further than would stand with Piety; to which that proverbe tended, usque 1ad aras, your friend in what I lawfully may, but yet no further than the Altar. And that other, Plato is my friend, and Socrates my friend also, but 2Truth is a greater friend than both. And the Philosopher saith, that it is a pious thing even among friends, to honor and esteeme highly of the Truth, ⟨p. 97⟩besides Christian charity requireth not that wee should hurt our selves to helpe another, or to destroy our owne soules, by wilfull sinning, that wee may preserve our neighbours body or state from destruction. For it is said, that the Lord will destroy