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many_o case_n restrain_v a_o man_n here_o too_o and_o prohibit_v he_o to_o use_v his_o own_o right_a and_o liberty_n where_o it_o may_v turn_v considerable_o to_o his_o neighbour_n prejudice_n for_o herein_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o charity_n see_v that_o the_o charitable_a man_n not_o only_o do_v no_o evil_a himself_o but_o that_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o power_n he_o also_o hinder_v any_o evil_n from_o be_v do_v even_o by_o another_o and_o as_o we_o have_v show_v and_o prove_v that_o lie_v and_o deceive_v stand_v condemn_v upon_o the_o principle_n of_o natural_a justice_n and_o the_o eternal_a law_n of_o right_a reason_n so_o be_v the_o same_o much_o more_o condemn_v and_o that_o with_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o high_a penalty_n by_o the_o law_n of_o christianity_n which_o be_v eminent_o and_o transcendent_o call_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o in_o nothing_o more_o surpass_v all_o the_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n than_o in_o this_o that_o it_o enjoin_v the_o clear_a the_o open_v and_o the_o sincere_a deal_v both_o in_o word_n and_o action_n and_o be_v the_o rigide_a exacter_n of_o truth_n in_o all_o our_o behaviour_n of_o any_o other_o doctrine_n or_o institution_n whatsoever_o and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o general_a thing_n propose_v which_o be_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o lie_n and_o the_o proper_a essential_a malignity_n of_o all_o falsehood_n i_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o second_o which_o be_v to_o show_v the_o pernicious_a effect_n of_o it_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o the_o most_o remarkable_a of_o which_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v as_o first_o of_o all_o it_o be_v this_o that_o introduce_v sin_n into_o the_o world_n for_o how_o come_v our_o first_o parent_n to_o sin_n and_o to_o lose_v their_o primitive_a innocence_n why_o they_o be_v deceive_v and_o by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n bring_v to_o believe_v a_o lye_n and_o indeed_o deceit_n be_v of_o the_o 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