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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 16A TREATISE AGAINST THE SINNE OF LYING. › Chapter 16
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Secondly, seeing it hath been showed and proved 1to the convincing of all mens Consciences not wilfully blind, that lying is a most odious vice, dishonourable unto God, and pernicious to our selves and neighbours; let us not upon any pretence of pleasure or profit be allured to like or love it; or if we have formerly been overtaken with it, yet let us not continue in it, but rise out of this sin by unfeigned repentance. For howsoever heretofore our ignorance might make it the more excusable, because we did not know that it is so odious unto God, so heinous in it self and pernicious unto us; yet now that the light of Truth hath laid it open in its own colours and shape, if we still make no conscience of committing it, nor lay it to heart to bewail, hate and turn from it by unfeigned repentance, we shall be left unexcusable, and ⟨p. 163⟩sinning against the light of our own knowledge, we shall hereby aggravate our sin, and increase our punishment.
Secondly, seeing it hath beene shewed and proved 1to the convincing of all mens Consciences not wilfully blinde, that lying is a most odious vice, dishonourable unto God, and pernicious to our selves and neighbours; let us not upon any pretence of pleasure or profit bee allured to like or love it; or if wee have formerly beene overtaken with it, yet let us not continue in it, but rise out of this sinne by unfained repentance. For howsoever heretofore our ignorance might make it the more excusable, because wee did not know that it is so odious unto God, so hainous in it selfe and pernicious unto us; yet now that the light of Truth hath laid it open in its owne colours and shape, if we still make no conscience of committing it, nor lay it to heart to bewaile, hate and turne from it by unfained repentance, wee shall be left unexcusable, and ⟨p. 163⟩sinning against the light of our owne knowledge, wee shall hereby aggravate our sinne, and increase our punishment.
- 1§. 2. The second use is that we abborre lies.