a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o hartford_n assize_n march_v 14._o 1616._o by_o john_n squire_n preacher_n of_o god_n word_n in_o shoreditch_n london_n print_v by_o t._n s._n for_o nicholas_n bourne_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o south-entrance_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1618._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a thomas_n newce_n esquire_n high-sheriffe_n of_o the_o county_n of_o hartford_n grace_n mercie_n and_o peace_n sir_n to_o excuse_v myself_o for_o writing_n be_v the_o excuse_n of_o all_o writer_n you_o know_v it_o i_o omit_v it_o this_o sermon_n be_v late_o preach_v before_o you_o now_o print_v for_o you_o your_o entreaty_n have_v the_o one_o your_o command_n have_v the_o other_o such_o as_o it_o be_v it_o be_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o some_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o and_o god_n grant_v it_o may_v be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o you_o in_o the_o lord_n john_n squire_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o hartford_n assize_n march_n 14._o 1616._o i_o be_v unknown_a in_o this_o place_n and_o unexpected_a of_o this_o people_n you_o may_v speak_v that_o phrase_n to_o i_o which_o the_o king_n do_v to_o his_o guest_n matth._n 22._o 12._o friend_n how_o come_v thou_o hither_o i_o answer_v i_o come_v not_o from_o the_o south_n as_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n do_v 1_o reg._n 10._o to_o behold_v the_o majesty_n of_o your_o country_n and_o admire_v the_o magnificence_n of_o your_o company_n nor_o come_v i_o from_o the_o east_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n do_v mat._n 2._o 11._o to_o present_v you_o with_o gold_n and_o to_o bring_v you_o golden_a present_n neither_o come_v i_o from_o the_o west_n as_o the_o violent_a wind_n do_v exod._n 10._o 19_o to_o blow_n away_o the_o contentious_a grasshopper_n of_o this_o corrupt_a generation_n it_o must_v be_v virga_fw-la reformantis_fw-la not_o verbum_fw-la informantis_fw-la the_o sword_n of_o the_o potent_a magistrate_n not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o poor_a minister_n which_o must_v bring_v that_o noble_a act_n to_o pass_v but_o i_o come_v from_o whence_o promotion_n come_v psalm_n 75._o 6._o neither_o from_o the_o east_n nor_o from_o the_o west_n nor_o from_o the_o south_n but_o from_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o lord_n i_o come_v to_o you_o as_o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n do_v to_o the_o session_n of_o israel_n 2_o reg._n 9_o 5._o i_o come_v to_o bring_v you_o a_o message_n therefore_o harken_v to_o i_o you_o man_n of_o israel_n that_o god_n may_v hearken_v unto_o you_o i_o bring_v you_o a_o message_n from_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n make_v it_o honourable_a unto_o he_o and_o profitable_a unto_o you_o my_o message_n which_o i_o bring_v to_o you_o be_v part_n of_o moses_n his_o message_n which_o he_o bring_v from_o sinai_n to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o 20._o chapter_n of_o exodus_fw-la exod._n 20._o vers_fw-la 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n text._n text._n against_o thy_o neighbour_n will_v we_o be_v perfect_a christian_n then_o must_v we_o perform_v two_o work_n of_o christianity_n our_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o our_o duty_n towards_o man._n our_o breach_n of_o the_o last_o may_v be_v call_v legion_n for_o they_o be_v many_o of_o many_o there_o be_v two_o main_a one_o we_o wrong_v our_o neighbour_n either_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o hand_n or_o by_o the_o virulence_n of_o the_o tongue_n the_o first_o be_v inhibit_v in_o the_o precept_n praemise_v the_o other_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o text_n the_o text_n therefore_o do_v teach_v we_o as_o saint_n james_n speak_v 3_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o bridle_v a_o unbridled_a evil_n to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o offend_v not_o with_o our_o tongue_n and_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v this_o precept_n by_o four_o necessary_a bond_n divine_a moral_a natural_a civil_a divinity_n do_v teach_v that_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o truth_n itself_o and_o therefore_o to_o speak_v and_o do_v the_o truth_n be_v to_o burnish_v the_o blemish_a image_n and_o to_o engrave_v the_o character_n of_o the_o divinity_n in_o a_o christian_a soul_n our_o manner_n we_o senceable_o apprenend_v incline_v to_o falsehood_n every_o man_n be_v a_o liar_n say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 3._o 4._o therefore_o must_v this_o inclination_n be_v restrain_v by_o embrace_v the_o truth_n nature_n look_v upon_o a_o untruth_n as_o upon_o some_o unnatural_a monster_n for_o oratio_fw-la be_v oris_fw-la ratio_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o the_o tongue_n shall_v be_v the_o midwife_n of_o truth_n now_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o conceive_v a_o truth_n and_o the_o tongue_n to_o bring_v forth_o a_o lie_n this_o be_v unreasonable_o unnatural_a and_o for_o policy_n we_o can_v but_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o disroynt_v of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n if_o that_o contract_n be_v not_o avouch_v by_o testimony_n and_o if_o every_o truth_n be_v not_o establish_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n behold_v then_o the_o necessity_n oblige_v we_o to_o the_o truth_n and_o vae_fw-la mihi_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la evangelizavero_fw-la woe_n be_v to_o i_o if_o i_o speak_v it_o not_o woe_n be_v to_o you_o if_o you_o hear_v it_o not_o and_o woe_n be_v to_o we_o all_o if_o we_o practise_v it_o not_o a_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o us._n thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n say_v my_o text._n i_o divide_v my_o text_n as_o jacob_n do_v his_o company_n gen._n 33._o 2._o into_o three_o part_n the_o person_n offend_v thou_o the_o person_n offend_v thy_o neighbour_n and_o the_o offence_n itself_o bear_v false-witnesse_n i_o will_v invert_v the_o order_n and_o put_v the_o person_n offend_v hindermost_o as_o jacob_n do_v rachel_n and_o her_o child_n lest_o some_o rough_a esau_n before_o he_o be_v appease_v shall_v be_v angry_a and_o smite_v they_o or_o i_o for_o they_o i_o begin_v with_o the_o offence_n bear_v false_a witness_n man_n do_v bear_v false_a witness_n two_o way_n private_o and_o public_o private_o by_o ourselves_o public_o before_o the_o magistrate_n private_a bear_v false_a witness_n be_v a_o body_n of_o sin_n which_o i_o divide_v into_o five_o member_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d slander_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rail_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tale-bearing_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d flattery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lie_v i_o may_v term_v these_o five_o sin_n the_o five_o finger_n of_o satan_n for_o whosoever_o be_v taint_v with_o they_o undoubted_o the_o devil_n have_v a_o great_a hand_n over_o he_o 1_o slander_v be_v both_o active_a and_o passive_a active_a when_o man_n be_v reprover_n of_o their_o neighbour_n by_o slander_n passive_a when_o they_o be_v approver_n of_o the_o slanderer_n by_o hear_v they_o both_o be_v forbid_v in_o this_o text_n for_o the_o original_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gnanah_o signify_v both_o to_o speak_v as_o it_o be_v translate_v in_o the_o text_n and_o to_o hear_v psalm_n 143._o 1._o and_o both_o be_v comprise_v in_o the_o 15._o psalm_n verse_n 3._o that_o man_n shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o lord_n who_o slaunder_v not_o with_o his_o tongue_n nor_o receive_v a_o false_a report_n against_o his_o neighbour_n whence_o bernard_n shape_v his_o sentence_n non_fw-la essent_fw-la qui_fw-la detraherent_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la adessent_fw-la qui_fw-la audirent_fw-la that_o be_v where_o there_o be_v no_o receiver_n there_o no_o thief_n will_v be_v and_o stop_v thou_o the_o ear_n of_o thy_o own_o affection_n do_v not_o hear_v slander_n and_o thou_o shall_v muzzle_n the_o mouth_n of_o detraction_n few_o will_v dare_v to_o speak_v slander_n and_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o perform_v it_o because_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o grand-slanderer_n the_o father_n of_o slanderer_n the_o grandfather_n of_o slanderer_n he_o be_v name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o accuser_n a_o slanderer_n whence_o it_o be_v well_o say_v if_o two_o man_n be_v in_o communication_n one_o speak_v and_o the_o other_o hear_v slander_n they_o be_v both_o possess_v the_o devil_n be_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o other_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v my_o hearty_a unfeigned_a wish_n that_o both_o the_o speaker_n and_o hearer_n of_o slander_n may_v be_v zimri_n and_o cosbi_n that_o both_o may_v be_v smite_v through_o with_o one_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n at_o one_o season_n 2_o the_o second_o sin_n be_v rail_a railer_n be_v open_a as_o slanderer_n be_v secret_a adversary_n of_o man_n reputation_n the_o one_o underminer_n the_o other_o assailer_n of_o thy_o good_a name_n he_o a_o ziba_n this_o a_o shemei_n rail_a or_o as_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n be_v blasphemy_n levit._n 24._o 11._o
be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d killel_n of_o kalel_n perforare_fw-la to_o stab_v or_o smite_v through_o answerable_a to_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o psalmist_n who_o style_v word_n sword_n imply_v that_o railer_n stab_v at_o the_o very_a life_n of_o our_o credit_n happy_a be_v we_o have_v we_o a_o abishai_n a_o magistrate_n who_o will_v and_o can_v take_v away_o the_o head_n of_o these_o dead_a dog_n that_o railer_n may_v no_o more_o bark_n against_o the_o honest_a name_n of_o their_o honest_a neighbour_n 3_o tale-bearing_a be_v the_o next_o tale-bearer_n tell_v though_o the_o truth_n yet_o untrue_o or_o untimely_o and_o therefore_o be_v in_o truth_n false-witness_n levit._fw-la 19_o 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o walk_v about_o with_o tale_n among_o my_o people_n this_o be_v a_o law_n in_o israel_n will_v god_n it_o be_v so_o in_o england_n also_o s._n paul_n do_v point_n at_o these_o man_n 2_o tim._n 5._o 33._o they_o be_v say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o busy_a at_o home_n ever_o busy_a overbusy_a abroad_o such_o be_v like_o sampsons_n fox_n they_o carry_v fire_n with_o their_o tail_n to_o set_v the_o whole_a world_n in_o a_o combustion_n oh_o that_o we_o english_a can_v deal_v with_o these_o fox_n as_o the_o welsh_a man_n do_v with_o their_o wolf_n that_o we_o can_v pluck_v off_o their_o skin_n till_o they_o be_v extinct_a and_o not_o one_o leave_v in_o a_o whole_a nation_n 4_o flattery_n be_v the_o four_o slanderer_n railer_n and_o tale-bearer_n bear_v false-witnesse_n to_o thou_o against_o other_o flatterer_n bear_v false-witnesse_n to_o thou_o against_o thyself_o therefore_o do_v thou_o as_o god_n do_v hate_v they_o psal_n 12._o 3._o god_n threaten_v to_o cut_v off_o flatter_a lip_n these_o be_v mercenary_a wretch_n flatterer_n prostrate_v themselves_o thereby_o to_o suck_v out_o private_a advantage_n as_o jehonadab_n 2_o sam._n 13._o do_v prostitute_v his_o service_n to_o be_v the_o shameless_a instrument_n of_o ammon_n shameful_a lust_n that_o so_o he_o may_v insinuate_v himself_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o young_a prince_n these_o be_v like_o false_a looking-glass_n they_o make_v man_n to_o appear_v to_o themselves_o to_o be_v young_a fair_a and_o comely_o than_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o they_o have_v one_o true_a property_n of_o false_a looking-glass_n flatterer_n hurt_v our_o eye_n that_o we_o can_v see_v ourselves_o if_o my_o sentence_n may_v stand_v i_o will_v censure_v such_o unto_o the_o doom_n of_o adonibezecke_n judge_n 1._o 7._o their_o toe_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o that_o they_o may_v go_v to_o none_o their_o hand_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o that_o they_o may_v lay_v hold_n of_o none_o and_o they_o shall_v gather_v their_o crumb_n under_o man_n table_n they_o fawn_v like_o dog_n let_v they_o feed_v like_o dog_n flattery_n be_v a_o work_n merit_v such_o a_o wage_n 5_o lie_v be_v the_o last_o limb_n of_o the_o devil_n this_o devilish_a vice_n have_v be_v abhor_v by_o all_o good_a man_n at_o all_o time_n cyprian_n in_o his_o treatise_n against_o gamester_n do_v build_v his_o invection_n against_o dicer_n upon_o 532._o de_fw-fr aleatoribus_fw-la pag._n 532._o this_o ground_n because_o game_n do_v occasion_n mandram_fw-la medaciorum_fw-la a_o world_n of_o lie_n lactantius_n pronounce_v 6._o epit._n c._n 6._o all_o lie_v impious_a because_o say_v he_o every_o lie_n aut_fw-la nocet_fw-la aut_fw-la fallit_fw-la do_v either_o hurt_v we_o or_o deceive_v us._n augustine_n do_v retract_v even_o ironies_n 1._o retract_v l._n 1._o 6._o 1._o rhetorical_a figure_n only_o because_o they_o have_v the_o appearance_n of_o lie_v it_o repent_v he_o of_o the_o petty_a 19_o confess_v l._n 1._o c._n 19_o excuse_n which_o he_o make_v to_o his_o parent_n be_v a_o child_n and_o to_o his_o school_n master_n be_v a_o boy_n and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o vincentius_n he_o call_v truth_n vincen._n epis_fw-la 48._o vincen._n the_o character_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o say_v that_o a_o holy_a man_n dare_v not_o tell_v a_o lie_n and_o doubtless_o all_o these_o holy_a man_n curse_v this_o sin_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n lie_v lip_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n say_v solomon_n prou._n 12._o 22._o and_o most_o justly_o for_o this_o be_v the_o jeroboam_fw-la that_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n all_o private_a and_o public_a breach_n of_o this_o precept_n issue_n from_o this_o fountain_n lie_v wherefore_o bless_a be_v that_o commonwealth_n which_o will_v make_v this_o common_a vice_n like_o ahab_n leave_v not_o one_o liar_n to_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o his_o yoke-fellow_n aequivocation_n like_o jezabell_n break_v the_o neck_n of_o that_o sin_n though_o the_o face_n thereof_o be_v paint_v and_o a_o impious_a vice_n cloak_v with_o many_o godly_a pretence_n these_o be_v private_a false_a witness_n but_o the_o public_a be_v the_o principal_a offendor_n against_o this_o precept_n of_o he_o more_o full_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o 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the_o sling_n of_o one_o intend_v to_o brain_n his_o neighbour_n i_o be_o guilty_a of_o that_o murder_n so_o the_o magistrate_n authorise_v a_o corrupt_a man_n he_o be_v author_n of_o that_o corruption_n next_o to_o persuade_v any_o unto_o falsehood_n be_v a_o communicate_v of_o that_o crime_n especial_o by_o that_o real_a persuasion_n bribery_n so_o mat._n 28._o 12._o do_v the_o jew_n give_v large_a money_n to_o the_o soldier_n to_o testify_v false_o against_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o by_o councel_n man_n contract_v the_o same_o guilt_n as_o do_v the_o same_o jew_n in_o the_o same_o place_n mat._n 28._o 15._o who_o teach_v the_o soldier_n how_o to_o answer_v the_o magistrate_n interrogatory_n thus_o by_o command_v direct_o or_o indirect_o by_o persuade_v or_o by_o councel_n many_o man_n be_v accessary_a unto_o false-witnesse_n before_o the_o testimony_n may_v be_v tender_v afterward_o they_o may_v be_v accessary_a as_o many_o way_n connivendo_n 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the_o heart_n understand_v it_o not_o only_o tender_v but_o also_o not_o hinder_v of_o false-witnesse_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o this_o commandment_n final_o excuse_v the_o act_n and_o thou_o thyself_o do_v act_v the_o sin_n which_o thou_o excuse_v for_o woe_n be_v unto_o they_o which_o speak_v good_a of_o evil_n and_o evil_a of_o good_a isay_n 5._o 20._o conclude_v we_o then_o that_o connivance_n consent_n or_o defence_n make_v man_n accessary_a to_o false-witnes_n though_o perform_v by_o this_o i_o have_v open_v many_o malady_n one_o word_n contain_v one_o medicine_n for_o all_o of_o they_o that_o one_o word_n in_o the_o ephes_n 4._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o speak_v and_o do_v the_o truth_n this_o word_n be_v like_o the_o word_n make_v flesh_n mat._n 4._o 23._o it_o heal_v every_o sickness_n and_o every_o disease_n among_o the_o people_n to_o plaintise_v and_o
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