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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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The second means is that we set a careful ⟨p. 155⟩watch over our lips and tongue, that we do 1not speak vainly, nor rashly and unadvisedly. For commonly in many words there are some untruths, and they that are rash in their words, speak oftentimes they know not what, and for want of consideration, at unawares speak lies in stead of Trueth, and having once spoken them, they will stand to what they have said for their credits sake, and to tell a second lye to make the former seem trueth. And therefore if we would avoid Lying, we must with David, look carefully to our ways, and keep our mouths, as with a bridle, 2that we sin not with our tongues.
The second meanes is that wee set a carefull ⟨p. 155⟩watch over our lippes and tongue, that wee doe 1not speake vainely, nor rashly and unadvisedly. For commonly in many words there are some untrueths, and they that are rash in their words, speake oftentimes they know not what, and for want of consideration, at unawares speake lyes in stead of Trueth, and having once spoken them, they will stand to what they have said for their credits sake, and to tell a second lye to make the former seeme trueth. And therefore if we would avoid Lying, wee must with David, looke carefully to our wayes, and keepe our mouthes, as with a bridle, 2that we sinne not with our tongues.
- 1§. 6. The second means is that we set a watch over our tongues.§. 6. The second meanes is that we set a watch ouer our tongues.
- 2Psal. 39. 1.