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so_o it_o be_v a_o worse_a sin_n to_o teach_v a_o lie_n isa._n 9.15_o the_o prophet_n that_o teach_v lie_n he_o who_o broach_v error_n teach_v lie_n he_o spread_v the_o plague_n he_o not_o only_o damn_v himself_o but_o help_v to_o damn_v other_o 2._o truth_n in_o word_n be_v oppose_v to_o dissemble_v the_o heart_n and_o tongue_n shall_v go_v together_o as_o the_o dial_n go_v exact_o with_o the_o sun_n to_o speak_v fair_a to_o one_o face_n and_o not_o to_o mean_v what_o one_o speak_v be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o lie_n psal._n 55.21_o his_o word_n be_v smooth_a than_o oil_n but_o war_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n some_o have_v a_o art_n at_o this_o they_o can_v flatter_v and_o hate_v hierom_n speak_v of_o the_o arrian_n say_v they_o pretend_v friendship_n they_o kiss_v my_o hand_n but_o plot_v mischief_n against_o i_o psal._n 29.5_o a_o man_n that_o flatter_v his_o neighbour_n spread_v a_o net_n for_o his_o foot_n impia_fw-la sub_fw-la dulci_fw-la melle_fw-la venena_fw-la latent_fw-la 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unclean_a spirit_n so_o he_o labour_v to_o defile_v the_o soul_n with_o lust_n and_o as_o a_o lie_a spirit_n so_o he_o labour_v to_o corrupt_v the_o mind_n with_o error_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v dangerous_a because_o many_o error_n do_v look_v so_o like_o the_o truth_n as_o alchemy_n represent_v true_a gold_n satan_n thus_o beguile_v soul_n though_o the_o scripture_n blame_v heretic_n for_o be_v the_o promoter_n of_o error_n yet_o it_o charge_v satan_n with_o be_v the_o chief_a contriver_n of_o it_o they_o spread_v the_o error_n but_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o their_o mouth_n this_o be_v satan_n great_a temptation_n he_o make_v man_n believe_v such_o be_v glorious_a truth_n which_o be_v dangerous_a imposture_n thus_o he_o transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o satan_n sow_v tare_n in_o the_o parable_n mat._n 13.25_o but_o satan_n sow_v error_n instead_o of_o truth_n how_o quick_o have_v the_o devil_n broach_v false_a 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error_n and_o judge_v what_o be_v sound_a and_o what_o spurious_a act_v 17.11_o the_o berean_o search_v the_o scripture_n daily_o whether_o those_o thing_n be_v so_o they_o weigh_v the_o doctrine_n they_o hear_v whether_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o scripture_n though_o paul_n and_o silas_n be_v their_o teacher_n 2_o tim._n 3.16_o use_v 1_o see_v the_o wonderful_a goodness_n of_o god_n who_o beside_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n have_v commit_v to_o we_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n the_o heathen_n be_v envelop_v with_o ignorance_n psal._n 147.20_o as_o for_o his_o judgement_n they_o have_v not_o know_v they_o they_o have_v the_o oracle_n of_o the_o sibyl_n but_o not_o the_o write_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o apostle_n how_o many_o live_v in_o the_o region_n of_o death_n where_o this_o bright_a star_n of_o scripture_n never_o appear_v we_o have_v this_o bless_a book_n of_o god_n to_o resolve_v all_o our_o case_n to_o chalk_v out_o a_o way_n of_o life_n to_o we_o john_n 14.22_o lord_n how_o 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15.22_o now_o you_o have_v no_o cloak_n for_o your_o sin_n use_v 2._o be_v all_o scripture_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n be_v it_o a_o book_n make_v by_o god_n himself_o then_o this_o reprove_v 1._o the_o papist_n who_o take_v away_o part_n of_o scripture_n and_o so_o clip_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n coin_n they_o expunge_v the_o second_o commandment_n out_o of_o their_o catechism_n because_o it_o make_v against_o image_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o they_o if_o they_o meet_v with_o any_o thing_n in_o scripture_n which_o they_o dislike_v either_o they_o put_v a_o false_a gloss_n upon_o it_o or_o if_o that_o will_v not_o do_v pretend_v it_o be_v corrupt_v these_o be_v like_o ananias_n who_o keep_v back_o part_n of_o the_o money_n act_v 5.2_o so_o they_o keep_v back_o part_n of_o scripture_n from_o the_o people_n this_o be_v a_o high_a affront_n to_o god_n to_o deface_v and_o obliterate_v any_o part_n of_o his_o word_n by_o this_o they_o bring_v themselves_o under_o that_o praemunire_n 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