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the_o jew_n of_o his_o time_n mingle_v the_o worship_n of_o idol_n with_o the_o service_n of_o god_n how_o long_o 22._o 1._o reg._n 18._o 22._o do_v you_o halt_v between_o two_o opinion_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n be_v he_o go_v after_o he_o theoph._n i_o be_o not_o a_o little_a glad_a that_o i_o have_v get_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n for_o sometime_o i_o have_v be_v trouble_v about_o the_o lose_n or_o unty_v of_o that_o knot_n i_o do_v not_o therefore_o now_o think_v that_o the_o nicodemit_v have_v any_o excuse_n wherewith_o to_o clear_v themselves_o from_o the_o crime_n of_o idolatry_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o excuse_n of_o they_o be_v nothing_o worth_a math._n add_v hereunto_o that_o there_o be_v against_o they_o the_o example_n of_o daniel_n and_o his_o fellow_n and_o of_o innumerable_a martyr_n who_o rather_o choose_v to_o suffer_v most_o cruel_a death_n than_o never_o so_o little_a to_o make_v shâ—we_o that_o they_o worship_v idol_n for_o as_o much_o therefore_o as_o they_o dare_v not_o accuse_v these_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n of_o rashness_n of_o who_o the_o scripture_n itself_o report_v honourable_o this_o one_o thing_n remain_v that_o they_o condemn_v themselves_o because_o they_o fear_v man_n more_o than_o god_n of_o which_o fault_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o their_o own_o conscience_n accuse_v they_o let_v they_o therefore_o think_v upon_o that_o sentence_n pronounce_v by_o god_n against_o the_o fearful_a that_o be_v such_o as_o know_v the_o truth_n do_v for_o fear_n dissemble_v it_o who_o he_o join_v with_o unbeliever_n abominable_a murderer_n whoeremonger_n sorcerer_n and_o liar_n to_o who_o he_o say_v their_o part_n be_v appoint_v in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n let_v they_o i_o say_v remember_v 8._o apoc._n 21._o 8._o that_o sentence_n that_o if_o they_o have_v any_o care_n of_o their_o 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may_v well_o be_v without_o the_o help_n of_o another_o matth._n the_o lord_n will_v exercise_v the_o charity_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o the_o faith_n and_o patience_n of_o the_o poor_a now_o by_o that_o inequality_n of_o good_n he_o preserve_v the_o society_n of_o mankind_n which_o indeed_o can_v not_o stand_v if_o all_o man_n be_v alike_o in_o wealth_n and_o honour_n the_o nine_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n theoph._n let_v we_o go_v on_o to_o the_o nine_o commandment_n how_o many_o part_n be_v there_o of_o it_o mat._n two_o as_o of_o the_o former_a three_o for_o false_a witness_n be_v forbid_v and_o true_a witness_n be_v command_v theoph._n what_o do_v god_n understand_v by_o the_o name_n of_o false_a witness_n matth._n part_n the_o exposition_n of_o the_o first_o part_n all_o the_o thing_n wherewith_o we_o may_v hurt_v our_o neighbour_n with_o the_o tongue_n howbeit_o this_o kind_n it_o set_v down_o for_o a_o example_n 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who_o he_o witness_v have_v deserve_v if_o he_o have_v be_v true_o accuse_v notwithstanding_o we_o must_v know_v that_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o false_a testimony_n in_o judgement_n the_o one_o altogether_o false_a such_o as_o be_v that_o wherewith_o naboth_n be_v accuse_v that_o he_o have_v blaspheme_v god_n &_o 13._o 1._o king_n 21._o 13._o the_o king_n the_o other_o false_a only_a in_o part_n and_o it_o be_v call_v a_o cavil_n or_o crafty_a accusation_n when_o something_o be_v either_o take_v from_o the_o truth_n or_o put_v to_o it_o or_o change_v as_o they_o do_v 61_o mat._n 26._o 61_o that_o testify_v against_o christ_n affirm_v that_o he_o say_v i_o can_v destroy_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n &_o build_v it_o again_o in_o 3._o day_n when_o notwithstanding_o his_o word_n be_v these_o 19_o john_n 2._o 19_o destroy_v this_o temple_n and_o in_o three_o day_n i_o will_v raise_v it_o up_o again_o theoph._n judgement_n of_o false_a witness_n out_o of_o judgement_n now_o we_o be_v to_o come_v to_o those_o false_a testimony_n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o place_n of_o judgement_n matth._n there_o be_v diverse_a kind_n of_o they_o but_o we_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o three_o and_o they_o be_v these_o 1_o backbiting_a or_o slander_v 2_o flattery_n 3_o lie_v theoph._n backbiting_a backbiting_a let_v we_o therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n speak_v of_o backbiting_a what_o be_v backbiting_a or_o slander_v matth._n when_o a_o man_n disprayse_v or_o mock_v his_o neighbour_n be_v absent_a and_o so_o empair_v his_o name_n &_o credit_n which_o be_v a_o most_o grievous_a offence_n for_o a_o slanderer_n hurt_v three_o at_o once_o 1_o himself_o 2_o the_o heat_n rfor_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o receive_v the_o slander_n which_o god_n have_v express_o forbid_v 3_o he_o that_o be_v mock_v or_o slander_v howbeit_o the_o slander_n lest_o of_o all_o hurt_v he_o for_o his_o name_n only_o be_v hurt_v but_o the_o conscience_n of_o both_o the_o former_a be_v hurt_v by_o a_o sin_n commit_v against_o god_n and_o their_o neighbour_n in_o this_o rank_n be_v to_o be_v place_v whisperer_n or_o secret_a cary-tale_n who_o indeed_o do_v much_o aggravate_v the_o sin_n they_o have_v commit_v in_o receive_v the_o slander_n when_o as_o whisper_n or_o mutter_v it_o they_o give_v occasion_n of_o many_o evil_n and_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v amplify_v and_o enlarge_v of_o they_o which_o most_o common_o fall_v out_o for_o this_o cause_n solomon_n say_v 16._o prou._n 6._o 16._o six_o thing_n the_o lord_n hate_v but_o his_o soul_n abhor_v the_o seven_o namely_o he_o that_o sow_v dissension_n among_o brethren_n under_o this_o kind_n be_v all_o those_o thing_n contain_v that_o minister_n occasion_n of_o evil_a speech_n namely_o a_o evil_a or_o false_a suspicion_n of_o our_o neighbour_n without_o a_o evident_a cause_n give_v for_o it_o be_v against_o christian_a charity_n which_o paul_n say_v be_v not_o suspicious_a 5._o 1._o cor._n 13._o 5._o also_o a_o rash_a judge_v of_o our_o neighbour_n which_o be_v express_o forbid_v by_o christ_n theoph._n what_o if_o he_o that_o disprayse_v or_o report_v ill_o of_o his_o neighbour_n speak_v the_o truth_n may_v that_o be_v call_v backbiting_a or_o slander_v matth._n it_o ought_v for_o he_o sin_v in_o a_o double_a respect_n first_o his_o mind_n be_v estrange_v from_o the_o affection_n of_o christian_a charity_n yea_o rather_o he_o be_v move_v to_o that_o wickedness_n by_o a_o desire_n of_o speak_v evil_n or_o else_o that_o he_o may_v get_v himself_o praise_n by_o the_o dispraise_n of_o another_o which_o thing_n indeed_o appear_v even_o by_o this_o that_o such_o backbiter_n pass_v over_o all_o the_o virtue_n of_o their_o neighbour_n but_o their_o fault_n they_o reckon_v up_o and_o not_o seldom_o enlarge_v they_o second_o he_o object_v those_o thing_n against_o his_o neighbour_n not_o with_o a_o mind_n to_o amend_v they_o neither_o do_v he_o make_v report_n of_o they_o unto_o such_o to_o who_o it_o appertain_v to_o 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