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every_o where_o most_o plain_o forbid_v lie_v and_o say_v lie_v not_o one_o to_o another_o brethren_n see_v you_o have_v put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n col._n 3.9_o and_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n for_o those_o that_o love_n and_o make_v lie_n rev._n 21.8_o 27._o and_o also_o all_o speak_a lie_n out_o of_o fear_n or_o compliance_n when_o for_o escape_v rebuke_n or_o soothe_v man_n any_o person_n express_o assent_v to_o thing_n against_o their_o own_o judgement_n or_o say_v and_o unsay_v in_o different_a company_n thus_o to_o the_o deacon_n who_o go_v about_o from_o house_n to_o house_n be_v like_a to_o be_v under_o the_o temptation_n to_o say_v and_o unsay_v or_o speak_v different_a thing_n as_o might_n best_a suit_n with_o different_a company_n st._n paul_n give_v it_o as_o a_o particular_a charge_n not_o to_o be_v double-tongued_a 1_o tim._n 3.8_o nâ—t_o double-tongued_a that_o be_v say_v loc_n theophylact_v 〈◊〉_d think_v one_o thing_n and_o say_v another_o or_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o thing_n to_o one_o and_o another_o thing_n to_o another_o and_o to_o the_o ephesian_n that_o put_v away_o lie_v they_o speak_v every_o man_n truth_n with_o his_o neighbour_n as_o be_v member_n one_o of_o another_o forbid_v lie_n not_o only_o in_o direct_a assertion_n but_o in_o soothe_v and_o dissimulation_n against_o those_o as_o grotius_n observe_v who_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o jew_n or_o gentile_n be_v apt_a to_o speak_v contrary_a to_o what_o they_o think_v eph._n 4.25_o it_o be_v not_o for_o such_o virtuous_o simple_a person_n to_o speak_v lie_n in_o officiousness_n or_o with_o intent_n to_o hurt_v none_o but_o to_o do_v other_o a_o kindness_n for_o ill_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o and_o therefore_o to_o do_v other_o a_o kindness_n they_o may_v no_o more_o break_v this_o than_o they_o may_v any_o other_o precept_n the_o rule_n of_o kindness_n to_o our_o neighbour_n be_v to_o love_v he_o as_o ourselves_o 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