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58._o 3._o you_o lie_v to_o your_o parent_n to_o excuse_v your_o fault_n you_o lie_v to_o god_n in_o break_v your_o baptismal_a vow_n you_o lie_v to_o your_o equal_n for_o pleasure_n or_o gain_v you_o speak_v false_o to_o revenge_v yourselves_o on_o such_o as_o you_o be_v angry_a with_o oh_o how_o oft_o do_v you_o speak_v otherwise_o than_o you_o think_v and_o contrary_a to_o what_o you_o know_v deceive_v they_o to_o who_o you_o speak_v consider_v thou_o child_n lie_v lay_v to_o heart_n o_o young_a man_n that_o lie_v be_v a_o horrid_a sin_n herein_o thou_o imitate_v the_o devil_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o a_o lie_n and_o the_o first_o liar_n john_n 8._o 44._o thou_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n who_o be_v a_o god_n of_o truth_n to_o he_o lie_v lip_n be_v a_o abomination_n prov._n 12._o 22._o he_o be_v so_o incense_a by_o this_o sin_n that_o he_o allot_v every_o liar_n his_o portion_n among_o the_o worst_a of_o sinner_n rev._n 22._o 15._o oh_o child_n will_v thou_o get_v to_o heaven_n then_o thou_o must_v not_o lie_v be_v thou_o afraid_a of_o burn_v in_o hell_n for_o ever_o then_o fear_v a_o lie_n will_v thou_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n he_o tell_v thou_o his_o child_n be_v such_o as_o will_v not_o lie_v isa._n 63._o 8._o it_o be_v the_o charge_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o put_v away_o lie_v and_o speak_v the_o truth_n eph._n 4._o 25._o dare_v thou_o say_v i_o will_v not_o regard_v what_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o i_o alas_o he_o will_v punish_v thou_o for_o a_o lie_n worse_o than_o thy_o father_n or_o master_n can_v punish_v thou_o for_o any_o fault_n young_a man_n allow_v not_o yourselves_o in_o this_o iniquity_n let_v no_o master_n force_v you_o to_o lie_v in_o your_o trade_n much_o less_o do_v you_o use_v it_o in_o your_o discourse_n it_o be_v a_o mean_a thing_n it_o be_v destructive_a to_o humane_a society_n and_o the_o bane_n of_o conversation_n what_o be_v a_o great_a reproach_n than_o to_o be_v a_o liar_n what_o be_v esteem_v a_o worse_a affront_n than_o to_o say_v thou_o lie_v great_a be_v the_o mischief_n to_o man_n repute_n estate_n peace_n by_o a_o false_a tongue_n and_o in_o vain_a be_v all_o pretence_n to_o religion_n if_o the_o tongue_n be_v not_o bridle_v as_o to_o this_o fault_n jam._n 1._o 26._o how_o hateful_a be_v it_o to_o debase_v so_o noble_a a_o thing_n as_o speech_n in_o delude_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o communication_n with_o he_o quest._n how_o shall_v a_o young_a man_n avoid_v lie_v answ._n 1._o love_n truth_n and_o despise_v what_o will_v allure_v thou_o to_o quit_v it_o in_o thy_o speech_n it_o be_v the_o character_n of_o he_o that_o shall_v inhabit_v god_n temple_n he_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o heart_n psal._n 15._o 2._o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n argue_v a_o