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A64137 XXVIII sermons preached at Golden Grove being for the summer half-year, beginning on Whit-Sunday, and ending on the xxv Sunday after Trinity, together with A discourse of the divine institution, necessity, sacredness, and separation of the office ministeriall / by Jer. Taylor.; Sermons. Selections Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1651 (1651) Wing T405; ESTC R23463 389,930 394

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and_o to_o lie_v in_o judgement_n be_v direct_o against_o the_o be_v of_o government_n the_o honour_n of_o tribunal_n and_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o by_o no_o accident_n can_v be_v hallow_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristotle_n say_v of_o a_o lie_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n evil_n in_o itself_o that_o be_v it_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o whole_a kind_n ever_o since_o it_o come_v to_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n and_o therefore_o all_o those_o instance_n of_o crafty_a and_o delusive_a answer_n which_o be_v record_v in_o scripture_n be_v extra_fw-la judicial_a and_o have_v not_o this_o load_n upon_o they_o to_o be_v a_o deceive_a of_o authority_n in_o those_o thing_n where_o they_o have_v right_a to_o command_v or_o inquire_v &_o either_o be_v before_o or_o beside_o the_o commandment_n not_o at_o all_o against_o it_o and_o since_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n forbid_v lie_v in_o judgement_n only_o by_o that_o law_n we_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o those_o action_n 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concern_v the_o death_n of_o his_o belove_a boy_n and_o wipe_v her_o eye_n and_o come_v in_o confident_o and_o sit_v by_o her_o husband_n bedside_n and_o when_o she_o can_v no_o long_o forbear_v to_o weep_v her_o husband_n sickness_n be_v excuse_n enough_o to_o legitimate_a that_o sorrow_n or_o else_o she_o can_v retire_v but_o so_o long_o she_o forbear_v to_o confess_v the_o boy_n death_n till_o caecinna_n paetus_n have_v so_o far_o recover_v that_o he_o can_v go_v forth_o to_o see_v the_o boy_n and_o need_v not_o fear_v with_o sorrow_n to_o return_v to_o his_o disease_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o great_a kindness_n and_o a_o rare_a prudence_n as_o their_o affair_n and_o law_n be_v order_v but_o we_o have_v better_a mean_n to_o cure_v our_o sick_a
our_o religion_n can_v charm_v the_o passion_n and_o enable_v the_o spirit_n to_o entertain_v and_o master_n a_o sorrow_n and_o when_o we_o have_v such_o rare_a supply_n out_o of_o the_o storehouse_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n we_o have_v less_o reason_n to_o use_v these_o art_n and_o little_a deviees_fw-fr which_o be_v argument_n of_o a_o infirmity_n as_o great_a as_o be_v the_o charity_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o keep_v ourselves_o strict_o to_o the_o forego_n measure_n let_v every_o man_n speak_v the_o truth_n to_o his_o neighbour_n put_v away_o lie_v for_o we_o be_v member_n one_o of_o another_o 25._o and_o be_v as_o harmless_a as_o dove_n say_v our_o bless_a saviour_n in_o my_o text_n which_o contain_v the_o whole_a duty_n concern_v the_o matter_n of_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n in_o both_o which_o place_n truth_n and_o simplicity_n be_v found_v upon_o justice_n and_o charity_n and_o therefore_o wherever_o a_o lie_n be_v in_o any_o sense_n against_o justice_n and_o wrong_v any_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n his_o judgement_n and_o his_o reason_n his_o right_a or_o his_o liberty_n it_o be_v express_o forbid_v in_o the_o christian_a religion_n what_o case_n we_o can_v true_o suppose_v to_o be_v beside_o these_o the_o law_n forbid_v not_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o say_v that_o to_o myself_o which_o i_o believe_v not_o for_o what_o innocent_a purpose_n i_o please_v and_o to_o all_o those_o over_o who_o understanding_n i_o have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v right_a these_o case_n be_v intricate_a enough_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v return_v plain_o to_o press_v the_o doctrine_n of_o simplicity_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o sacred_a that_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o do_v nothing_o indirect_o which_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o own_o to_o receive_v no_o advantage_n by_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o which_o i_o shall_v account_v dishonest_a if_o the_o action_n be_v my_o own_o for_o whatsoever_o dispute_n may_v be_v concern_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o pretend_v crafty_o in_o some_o rare_a and_o contingent_a case_n yet_o it_o be_v on_o all_o hand_n condemn_v that_o my_o craft_n shall_v do_v injury_n to_o my_o brother_n i_o remember_v that_o when_o some_o greedy_a and_o indigent_a people_n forge_v a_o will_n of_o lucius_n minutius_n basilius_n and_o join_v m._n crassus_n and_o q._n hortensius_n in_o the_o inheritance_n that_o their_o power_n for_o their_o own_o interest_n may_v secure_v the_o other_o share_n they_o suspect_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v a_o forgery_n yet_o be_v not_o principal_n and_o actor_n in_o the_o contrivance_n alieni_fw-la facinoris_fw-la munus_fw-la culum_fw-la non_fw-la repudiaverunt_fw-la refuse_v not_o to_o receive_v a_o present_a make_v they_o by_o another_o crime_n but_o so_o they_o enter_v upon_o a_o moiety_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o the_o big_a share_n of_o the_o dishonour_n we_o must_v not_o be_v crafty_a to_o another_o injury_n so_o much_o as_o by_o give_v countenance_n to_o the_o wrong_n for_o tortoise_n and_o the_o ostrich_n hatch_v their_o egg_n with_o their_o look_n only_o and_o some_o have_v design_n which_o a_o dissemble_a face_n or_o a_o act_v gesture_n can_v produce_v but_o as_o a_o man_n may_v commit_v adultery_n with_o his_o eye_n so_o with_o his_o eye_n also_o he_o may_v tell_v a_o lie_n and_o steal_v with_o one_o finger_n and_o do_v injury_n collateral_o and_o yet_o design_v it_o with_o a_o direct_a intuition_n upon_o which_o he_o look_v with_o his_o face_n over_o his_o shoulder_n and_o by_o whatsoever_o instrument_n my_o neighbour_n may_v be_v abuse_v by_o the_o same_o instrument_n i_o sin_v if_o i_o do_v design_n it_o antecedent_o or_o fall_v upon_o it_o together_o with_o something_o else_o or_o rejoice_v in_o it_o when_o it_o be_v do_v 7._o one_o thing_n more_o i_o be_o to_o add_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o tell_v a_o lie_n in_o jest_n it_o be_v a_o virtue_n note_v in_o aristides_n and_o epaminonde_n that_o they_o will_v not_o lie_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o in_o sport_n and_o as_o christian_a simplicity_n forbid_v all_o lie_v in_o matter_n of_o interest_n and_o serious_a right_n so_o there_o be_v a_o appendix_n to_o this_o precept_n forbid_v to_o lie_v in_o mirth_n for_o of_o every_o idle_a word_n a_o man_n shall_v speak_v he_o shall_v give_v account_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o such_o be_v the_o jesting_n which_o s._n paul_n reckon_v among_o thing_n uncomely_a but_o among_o these_o fable_n apologue_n parable_n or_o figure_n of_o rhetoric_n and_o any_o artificial_a instrument_n of_o instruction_n or_o innocent_a pleasure_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v but_o he_o that_o without_o any_o end_n of_o charity_n or_o institution_n shall_v tell_v lie_v only_o to_o become_v ridiculous_a in_o himself_o or_o mock_v another_o have_v set_v some_o thing_n upon_o his_o doomsday_n book_n which_o must_v be_v take_v off_o by_o water_n or_o by_o fire_n that_o be_v by_o repentance_n or_o a_o judgement_n nothing_o be_v easy_a than_o simplicity_n and_o ingenuity_n it_o be_v open_a and_o ready_a without_o trouble_n and_o artificial_a care_n fit_a for_o community_n and_o the_o proper_a virtue_n of_o man_n the_o necessary_a appendage_n of_o useful_a speech_n without_o which_o language_n be_v give_v to_o man_n as_o nail_n and_o tooth_n to_o lion_n for_o nothing_o but_o to_o do_v mischief_n it_o be_v a_o rare_a instrument_n of_o institution_n and_o a_o certain_a token_n of_o courage_n the_o companion_n of_o goodness_n and_o a_o noble_a mind_n the_o preserver_n of_o friendship_n the_o band_n of_o society_n the_o security_n of_o merchant_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o trade_n it_o prevent_v infinite_a of_o quarrel_n and_o appeal_v to_o judge_n and_o suffer_v none_o of_o the_o evil_n of_o jealousy_n man_n by_o simplicity_n converse_v as_o do_v the_o angel_n they_o do_v their_o own_o work_n and_o secure_v their_o proper_a interest_n and_o serve_v the_o public_a and_o do_v glory_n to_o god_n but_o hypocrite_n and_o liar_n and_o dissembler_n spread_v darkness_n over_o the_o face_n of_o affair_n and_o make_v man_n like_o the_o blind_a to_o walk_v soft_o and_o timorous_o and_o crafty_a man_n like_o the_o close_a air_n suck_v that_o which_o be_v open_a and_o devour_v its_o portion_n and_o destroy_v its_o liberty_n and_o it_o be_v the_o guise_n of_o devil_n and_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o canker_n of_o society_n and_o the_o enemy_n of_o justice_n and_o truth_n and_o peace_n of_o wealth_n and_o honour_n of_o courage_n and_o merchandise_n he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n with_o who_o a_o blind_a man_n may_v safe_o converse_v dignus_fw-la quicum_fw-la in_o tenebris_fw-la mices_fw-la to_o who_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o fair_a treating_n the_o darkness_n and_o light_n be_v both_o alike_o but_o he_o that_o bear_v light_a upon_o the_o face_n and_o a_o dark_a heart_n be_v like_o he_o that_o transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n when_o he_o mean_v to_o do_v most_o mischief_n remember_v this_o only_a that_o false_a colour_n lay_v upon_o the_o face_n besmear_v the_o skin_n and_o dirty_a it_o but_o they_o neither_o make_v a_o beauty_n nor_o mend_v it_o apocal_a 22._o 15._o for_o without_o shall_v be_v dog_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o murderer_n and_o idolater_n and_o whosoever_o love_v and_o make_v a_o lie_n sermon_n xxv_o xxv_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o divine_a mercy_n psalm_n 86._o 5_o for_o thou_o lord_n be_v good_a and_o ready_a to_o forgive_v and_o plenteous_a in_o mercy_n to_o all_o they_o that_o call_v upon_o thou_o man_n have_v destroy_v that_o which_o god_n delight_v in_o that_o be_v the_o beauty_n of_o his_o soul_n fall_v into_o a_o evil_a portion_n and_o be_v seize_v upon_o by_o the_o divine_a justice_n grow_v miserable_a and_o condemn_v to_o a_o incurable_a sorrow_n poor_a adam_n be_v banish_v and_o undo_v go_v and_o live_v a_o sad_a life_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o india_n and_o turn_v his_o face_n and_o his_o prayer_n towards_o paradise_n thither_o he_o send_v his_o sigh_n to_o that_o place_n he_o direct_v his_o devotion_n there_o be_v his_o heart_n now_o and_o his_o felicity_n sometime_o have_v be_v but_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o return_v thither_o for_o god_n be_v his_o enemy_n and_o by_o many_o of_o his_o attribute_n oppose_v himself_o against_o he_o god_n power_n be_v arm_v against_o he_o and_o poor_a man_n who_o a_o fly_n or_o a_o fish_n can_v kill_v be_v assault_v and_o beat_v with_o a_o sword_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o cherubin_n god_n eye_n watch_v he_o his_o omniscience_n be_v man_n accuser_n his_o severity_n be_v the_o judge_n his_o justice_n the_o executioner_n it_o be_v a_o mighty_a calamity_n that_o man_n be_v to_o undergo_v when_o he_o that_o make_v he_o arm_v himself_o against_o his_o creature_n which_o will_v have_v die_v or_o turn_v