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be_v niggardliness_n he_o 24._o he_o pro._n 11._o 24._o that_o spare_v more_o than_o be_v meet_v it_o only_o sort_v to_o poverty_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o nine_o commandment_n the_o second_o way_n that_o man_n offend_v in_o the_o faithful_o truth_n which_o be_v in_o deal_v faithful_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v by_o falsehood_n fraud_n deceit_n subtlety_n cunning_a shift_n and_o device_n which_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o nine_o commandment_n to_o understand_v that_o commandment_n as_o common_o man_n do_v of_o our_o neighbour_n good_a name_n and_o credit_n not_o of_o his_o outward_a good_n as_o if_o those_o be_v speak_v of_o only_a in_o the_o eight_o be_v too_o much_o to_o straighten_v the_o bound_n of_o this_o commandment_n and_o in_o my_o opinion_n fault_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n for_o first_o the_o great_a and_o weight_a commandment_n shall_v so_o come_v behind_o a_o 2._o a_o pro._n 22._o 1_o 2._o good_a name_n be_v more_o to_o be_v desire_v then_o great_a riches_n second_o 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david_n set_v it_o forth_o psal_n 111._o 7_o 8._o signify_v indifferent_o faithfulness_n or_o truth_n the_o contrary_a whereof_o be_v all_o kind_n of_o falsity_n namely_o first_o open_v untruth_n or_o lie_n therefore_o 25._o therefore_o ephes_n 4._o 25._o put_v commend_v their_o error_n that_o hold_v officious_a or_o sport_v lie_n as_o they_o call_v they_o to_o be_v lawful_a all_o which_o the_o apostle_n here_o condemn_v and_o be_v all_o of_o they_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n to_o who_o image_n we_o ought_v in_o every_o thing_n to_o be_v conform_v who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n psal_n 31._o 6._o neither_o ought_v any_o pretence_n of_o do_v good_a unto_o our_o neighbour_n draw_v we_o to_o any_o officious_a lie_n see_v the_o rule_n
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