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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 12A TREATISE AGAINST THE SINNE OF LYING. › Chapter 12
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Of the means to dissuade us from Lying, and first, because it is an heinous sin.
Of the meanes to disswade us from Lying, and first, because it is an hainous sinne.
Having spoken of the divers sorts of lies, 1and proved that they are all sinful and unlawful: It now followeth according to the order which I first propounded, that I set down the means whereby we may be preserved from this sin. The which are of two sorts; the first is to show the dangerousness and desperateness of this disease of lying, that so we may with more earnestness desire to be cured; and then the remedies which may further the cure. For so much do men sleight this ⟨p. 114⟩sickness of the soul, as though there were no danger in it; yea so far are the most in love with it, so loath to leave it, and so willing to live and die in this disease, which in their carnal reason they find so pleasant and profitable, that in this, if in any other, the question of our Saviour may be well propounded to our sick and impotent Patients; wilt thou be made whole? For as those that 2are sick of a Lethargy delight in sleeping, though it will bring assured death, and being roused out of it by their friends, are much displeased with them, because they are disturbed and disquieted: so is it with the most men in this case, apprehending no danger, and sensually feeling delight in this sickness, they love their disease and loath the remedies. That men therefore may not securely sleep in this sin of Lying, as apprehending no danger, I will first show the greatness and heinousness of it in the sight of God and all good men; that so all may be brought into a hatred and detestation of it, and then prescribe some means which may strengthen us against it. Concerning the former, though lying were but a small sin in it self, yet it were not small unto us, if we allow and approve it, love and delight in it, seeing it is joined with presumption and impenitency; neither (as one saith) is there any sin so venial, which is not