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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	father_n	liar_n	lie_n	1,848	5	8.8730	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09391	A direction for the government of the tongue according to Gods word	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1593 (1593)	STC 19688; ESTC S107173	27,185	80

our speach is a goodly ornament The Apostles when they waited for the Holy Ghost in Hierusalem it descended upon them in the forme of fiery tongues then it is said that they spake as the holy Ghost gave them utterāce in Apophthegmes or wise sentences And he that governeth his tongue wisely addeth doctrine to the lips that is so speaketh as that others be made wise thereby This wisedome is then shewed when a man can in judgement apply his talke and as it were in good maner make it fit to all the circumstances of persons times places thinges A foole powreth out all his mind but a wise man keepeth in till afterwarde A worde spoken in his place is like apples of golde with pictures of silver Now he that would have his speach to be wise must first of all him selfe become a wise man And the wise man of whome the holy Scriptures speake is a godly man and such an one as feareth God because this feare of God is the beginning and head of wisedome as on the contrarie the foole whereof the Scripture often speaketh is the ungodly person that maketh no conscience of any sinne And indeede such a one is the most senselesse foole of all He that shall ever and anon be casting him selfe into the fire and water and runne upon daungerous places to breake his legges armes necke and further shal take pleasure in doing al this is either a foole or a mad man Now the ungodly man as oft as he sinneth he indevoureth as much as in him lieth to pitch his soule into hel wheras he taketh pleasure in sinne he sports him selfe with his owne destruction Furthermore the man fearing God must have two things in his heart a perswasion of Gods presence and Awe The perswasion of Gods presence is whereby a man is continually resolved that wheresoeuer he is he standeth before God who doeth see even into the secrets of his heart This was in Cornelius Now therefore saith he we are in Gods presence to heare all things that are commaunded thee of God Awe in regard of God is that whereby a man behaveth him selfe reuerently because he is in Gods presence Awe is either in regard of sinne or of chastisements Awe in respect of sinne is when one is afraide to sinne fearing not so much the punishment as sinne it selfe because it is sinne For he feareth God indeede which is of this minde that if there were no Iudge to condemne him no hell to torment him no Divell nor conscience to accuse him yet he would not sinne because Gods blessed Majestie is by it offended and displeased and if he had it in his choyce whether he would sinne or loose his life he had rather dye then willingly and wittingly sinne against God This awe being in Ioseph was the cause that mooved him not to commit follie with Putiphars wife How then saith he can I doe this great wickednesse and sinne against God Awe in chastisements is when one humbleth him selfe under the mightie hande of God with all meekenesse and patience when God layeth his hande on him more or lesse When Shemi came foorth and cursed David and flung stones at him what did he truely he stoode in awe of God and therefore saide What have I to doe with you ye sonnes of Zerviah for he curseth even because the Lorde hath bidden him curse David who dare then say wherefore hast thou done so When a man is thus made wise that is righteous and fearing God he is so guided by the spirite of feare that he can not but speake wisely Salomon saith The lippes of the righteous knowe what is acceptable but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowarde thinges And againe The heart of the wise guideth the mouth wisely Contrarie to this is fond and foolish talke an example hereof we have in Luke where Pilate wanting the feare of God saith I finde no fault in Christ let us therefore chastise him and send him away CAP. V. Of Trueth and of Reverence in speach TRVETH of speach is a vertue whereby a man speaketh as he thinketh and so consequently he speaketh as every thing is so farre forth as possiblie he can It is made a note of a righteous man to speake the trueth from the heart and they that deale truely are Gods delight This is alwayes required in all our doctrines accusations defences testimonies promisses bargainings counsels but especially in Iudges and Magistrates sitting on judgement seate because then they stand in Gods steade who is trueth it selfe To this place belongeth Apollogie which is when a Christian called before a Magistrate and straightly examined of his religion confesseth Christ boldly and denieth not the trueth Contrary to this is Lying Cogging Glosing Smoothing dissembling As for example Gehazi after hee had received money and garments of Naaman the Syrian against Elis●●es will he went and stoode before his master who saide unto him whence commest thou Gehazi who making it nothing to lye for a vantage smoothed it over finely and sayde thy servaunt went no whither To the like effect and purpose report is made of a rich man that had two chestes the one whereof he calleth all the worlde the other his friende In the first hee putteth nothing in the seconde he putteth all his substance When his neighbour came to borrowe money he useth to answere truely I have never a penny in all the worlde meaning his emptie chest but I will see saith he what my friend can doe looking thereby for interest by the money out of his other chest This vice is very common and it is a rare thing to finde a man that maketh a conscience of a lye Lying is when a man speaketh otherwise then the trueth is with a purpose to deceive Here note that there is great difference betweene these two speeches It is an untrueth and It is a lye The first may be used when a man speaketh falshoodes But in using the seconde we must be heedie and sparing for when a man is challenged for a lye three thinges are layde to his charge I That he speaketh falsely II. That he is willing to doe so III. That he hath a desire and purpose to deceive Quest. Whether may not a man lye if it be for the procuring of some great good to our neighbour or to the whole countrey where we are Answ. No Reasons are these I. Lying is forbidden as an abomination to the Lord. II. We are not to doe any evill that good might come thereof III. He which lyeth in so doing conformeth him selfe to the devill who is a lyar and the father thereof Object I. Such lying is for our neighbours good and not against charitie Answ. No for charitie rejoyceth in the trueth Object II. The holy Scriptures haue mentioned the lyes of the Patriarches Answ. We must not live by examples against rules of Gods worde Object III. Rahab