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thus_o be_v it_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n every_o one_o say_v he_o will_v deceive_v his_o friend_n and_o will_v not_o speak_v the_o truth_n yea_o one_o will_v speak_v peaceable_o to_o his_o neighbour_n with_o his_o mouth_n but_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o lay_v wait_v for_o he_o they_o cover_v the_o venom_n of_o their_o heart_n with_o the_o honey_n of_o their_o tongue_n as_o david_n say_v factis_fw-la say_v mell_o in_o ore_n verba_fw-la lactis_fw-la fol_z in_o cord_n fraus_fw-la in_o factis_fw-la the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n be_v soft_a than_o butter_n yet_o war_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n his_o word_n be_v more_o gentle_a than_o oil_n yet_o they_o be_v sword_n psal_n 55.21_o the_o scripture_n be_v full_a of_o example_n in_o this_o case_n the_o devil_n when_o he_o come_v to_o tempt_v our_o first_o parent_n to_o sin_n he_o give_v they_o sweet_a word_n and_o pretend_v a_o great_a care_n of_o their_o good_a estate_n when_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o bring_v they_o 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last_o of_o all_o he_o kiss_v he_o as_o a_o friend_n but_o he_o be_v a_o deadly_a enemy_n 26._o enemy_n amoris_fw-la pignore_fw-la vulnus_fw-la in_o flixit_fw-la charitatis_fw-la officio_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la fudu_fw-la pacisque_fw-la instrumento_fw-la moâ—tem_fw-la â—rogavit_fw-la ferus_fw-la in_o math._n 26._o by_o the_o pledge_n of_o love_n he_o give_v he_o a_o wound_n by_o the_o duty_n of_o charity_n he_o shed_v his_o blood_n and_o by_o the_o instrument_n of_o peace_n he_o procure_v his_o death_n neither_o do_v we_o want_v experience_n hereof_o in_o our_o day_n as_o the_o apostle_n prophesy_v of_o the_o last_o time_n 2._o tim._n 3.4_o for_o do_v we_o not_o daily_o see_v flacco_fw-la see_v frons_fw-la omnium_fw-la familiaris_fw-la multorum_fw-la animus_n iratus_fw-la iracundiae_fw-la occultae_fw-la insidiae_fw-la apertae_fw-la cic._n
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atque_fw-la explorare_fw-la potueris_fw-la cic._n in_o verr._n lib._n 1._o for_o there_o be_v none_o more_o secret_a and_o hide_a treachery_n then_o that_o which_o be_v cloak_v with_o pretence_n of_o friendship_n a_o open_a adversary_n may_v easy_o be_v shun_v but_o this_o close_a mischief_n will_v oppress_v a_o man_n before_o he_o can_v perceive_v it_o as_o david_n say_v of_o his_o enemy_n sure_o my_o enemy_n do_v not_o defame_v i_o for_o i_o can_v have_v bear_v it_o neither_o do_v my_o adversary_n exalt_v himself_o against_o i_o for_o i_o will_v have_v hide_v i_o from_o he_o but_o it_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n my_o guide_n and_o my_o familiar_a etc._n etc._n psal_n 55.12.13_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o a_o man_n can_v tell_v who_o to_o trust_v 1._o trust_v non_fw-la hospes_fw-la ab_fw-la hospite_fw-la tutus_fw-la non_fw-la socer_fw-la a_o genero_fw-la ovid._n metam_fw-la lib._n 1._o if_o there_o be_v falsehood_n in_o fellowship_n it_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o any_o man_n to_o trust_v his_o friend_n yea_o he_o must_v keep_v the_o door_n of_o his_o mouth_n from_o she_o that_o lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n mich._n 7.5_o this_o doctrine_n serve_v to_o admonish_v every_o one_o of_o we_o use_v use_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o sin_n as_o we_o desire_v to_o approve_v ourselves_o to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o life_n and_o heir_n of_o god_n kingdom_n afterward_o we_o must_v speak_v the_o truth_n in_o our_o heart_n 15.2_o psal_n 15.2_o we_o may_v not_o pretend_v love_n to_o any_o man_n in_o word_n and_o in_o tongue_n only_o but_o we_o must_v love_v in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n especial_o 3.18_o 1._o joh_n 3.18_o we_o must_v keep_v all_o bond_n of_o friendship_n inviolable_a with_o those_o that_o trust_v we_o and_o rely_v upon_o us._n then_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v condemn_v locü._n aquinas_n in_o locü._n aquinas_n move_v a_o question_n how_o judas_n can_v see_v this_o when_o as_o yet_o christ_n be_v not_o condemn_v for_o 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