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tongue_n come_v so_o moche_v good_a or_o so_o much_o evyll_n therefore_o by_o this_o commandment_n be_v not_o only_o forbid_v all_o evyll_n use_n of_o the_o tongue_n to_o the_o hurt_n of_o our_o neighbour_n but_o also_o in_o the_o same_o be_v command_v all_o the_o good_a use_n of_o the_o tongue_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o our_o neighbour_n as_o to_o be_v true_a and_o plain_a in_o our_o word_n to_o be_v faithful_a in_o covenante_n bargain_n and_o promise_n to_o testify_v the_o truth_n in_o all_o court_n iugemente_n and_o other_o place_n to_o report_v well_o of_o they_o that_o be_v absent_a to_o gyve_v good_a counsel_n and_o exhortation_n to_o all_o goodness_n to_o dyssuade_v from_o all_o evil_a and_o when_o we_o know_v any_o man_n to_o do_v amiss_o not_o to_o publyshe_a his_o fault_n to_o other_o man_n to_o his_o slander_n but_o rather_o to_o admonish_v he_o privy_o between_o he_o and_o we_o and_o to_o seek_v his_o reformation_n to_o speak_v well_o by_o our_o enemy_n to_o pacify_v and_o set_v at_o one_o theym_n that_o be_v enemy_n to_o excuse_v they_o and_o to_o answer_v for_o they_o that_o be_v unjust_o slander_v and_o general_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o use_v our_o tongue_n in_o truth_n to_o the_o wealth_n of_o our_o neighbour_n against_o this_o commandment_n offend_v all_o they_o which_o by_o lie_v and_o utter_v of_o false_a speech_n deceyve_v and_o hurt_v any_o man_n and_o such_o liar_n be_v the_o devyls_n child_n for_o as_o saint_n john_n say_v in_o his_o gospel_n viij_o joan._n viij_o the_o devyll_n be_v a_o liar_n and_o father_n of_o liar_n and_o therefore_o byd_v saint_n paul_n iiii_o ephe._n iiii_o that_o we_o shall_v put_v away_o lyinge_v and_o speak_v troth_n every_o man_n to_o his_o neighbour_n they_z also_o offend_v against_o this_o commandment_n which_o be_v detractour_n backebiter_n and_o sclanderer_n who_o the_o wiseman_n do_v liken_v unto_o serpent_n that_o prive_o bite_v or_o sting_v man_n behind_o â—_o eccl._n â—_o when_o they_o be_v not_o ware_a thereof_o and_o sure_o such_o man_n what_o so_o ever_o they_o pretend_v go_v not_o about_o to_o heal_v and_o amend_v theym_a that_o do_v amiss_o but_o rather_o do_v satisfy_v their_o own_o malice_n and_o sclanderous_a tongue_n for_o like_a as_o the_o surgeon_n that_o will_v heal_v a_o wound_n do_v cover_v it_o and_o bind_v it_o that_o it_o take_v no_o open_a air_n so_o if_o we_o intend_v the_o amendment_n of_o our_o neighbour_n fauâ—_n we_o must_v not_o open_v it_o abroad_o to_o his_o hurt_n but_o we_o must_v be_v sorry_a and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o he_o &_o so_o take_v he_o to_o we_o we_o must_v prive_o counsel_v and_o exhort_v he_o and_o this_o love_a correction_n will_v make_v he_o beware_v and_o take_v heed_n that_o he_o offend_v no_o more_o but_o if_o we_o tell_v his_o fault_n first_o to_o one_o and_o after_o to_o a_o other_o and_o charge_v every_o one_o to_o keep_v counsel_n as_o though_o we_o have_v tell_v it_o to_o no_o mo_z this_o be_v no_o amendment_n of_o his_o fault_n but_o a_o declaration_n of_o our_o own_o and_o a_o reprehension_n of_o ourselves_o in_o that_o we_o utter_v forth_o unto_o other_o that_o thing_n which_o we_o ourselves_o judge_v not_o to_o be_v utter_v and_o sure_o we_o condemn_v ourselves_o therein_o for_o we_o shall_v first_o have_v keep_v it_o secret_a to_o ourselves_o if_o we_o will_v not_o a_o other_o man_n shall_v utter_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v nineteeen_o eccl._n nineteeen_o if_o thou_o have_v hear_v any_o thing_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n let_v it_o dye_v within_o the_o and_o be_v sure_a it_o will_v not_o burst_v the._n a_o in_o a_o other_o place_n as_o evyll_n be_v be_v that_o backebit_v prive_o as_o the_o serpent_n which_o stynge_v unwares_o