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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 15A TREATISE AGAINST THE SINNE OF LYING. › Chapter 15
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Thirdly, let us consider that Trueth rather than 1lies is a better and more likely means to attain unto our ends, either of obtaining some benefit desired, or of escaping some punishment feared. For the events and issues of all things are in Gods hand: he it is that by his blessing conferreth benefits, and in his just judgement inflicteth punishments, and the hearts of all men are at his disposing, either to like or dislike us, to favour and further us for our good, or to be the instruments of his justice to do us hurt: For they are all but tools in the hand of the great Work-man, by whom he effecteth what he will, according to his good pleasure. Now then which is the likelier way for the compassing of our desires, either in the obtaining of good or the avoiding of evil, to please God by speaking Trueth, or to offend him by telling lies, seeing all things are at his disposing?
Thirdly, let us consider that Trueth rather than 1lyes is a better and more likely meanes to attaine unto our ends, either of obtaining some benefit desired, or of escaping some punishment feared. For the events and issues of all things are in Gods hand: hee it is that by his blessing conferreth benefits, and in his just judgement inflicteth punishments, and the hearts of all men are at his disposing, either to like or dislike us, to favour and further us for our good, or to bee the instruments of his justice to doe us hurt: For they are all but tooles in the hand of the great Worke-man, by whom he effecteth what hee will, according to his good pleasure. Now then which is the likelier way for the compassing of our desires, either in the obtaining of good or the avoiding of evill, to please God by speaking Trueth, or to offend him by telling lyes, seeing all things are at his disposing?
- 1§. 3. The third means is to consider that Truth is the best and readiest way to attain our ends.§. 3. The third meanes is to consider that Truth is the best and readiest way to attain our ends.