The beatitudes

Answ. 2 2. We are unmerciful to the names of others when we receive a slander, and then report what we hear. Lev. 19.16. Thou shalt not go up and down as a Talebearer among thy people. A good man doth not evil to his Neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his Neighbour, Psal. 15.3. We must not only not raise a false report, but not take it up. To divulge a report before we speak with the party, and know the truth of it, is unmercifulness, and cannot acquit itself of sin. The same word in the Hebrew, [Greek or Hebrew] to raise a slander, signifies to receive it: Exod. 23.1. The receiver is even as bad as the Thief; it is well if none of us have (in this sense) received stolen goods; when others have stolen away the good names of their Brethren, have not we received these stolen goods? there would not be so many to broach false rumours, but that they see this liquor pleaseth other mens taste.

Answ. 2 2. We are unmerciful to the names of others when we receive a slander, and then report what we hear. Lev. 19.16. Thou shalt not go up and down as a Talebearer among thy people. A good man doth not evil to his Neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his Neighbour, Psal. 15.3. We must not only not raise a false report, but not take it up. To divulge a report before we speak with the party, and know the truth of it, is unmercifulness, and cannot acquit itself of sin. The same word in the Hebrew, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 to raise a slander, signifies to receive it: Exod. 23.1. The receiver is even as bad as the Thief; it is well if none of us have (in this sense) received stollen goods; when others have stollen away the good names of their Brethren, have not we received these stollen goods? there would not be so many to broach false rumors, but that they see this liquor pleaseth other mens tast.