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these_o nor_o be_v we_o free_a with_o they_o anent_o they_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v true_a 10._o we_o may_v break_v this_o command_n by_o speak_v truth_n 1._o for_o a_o evil_a end_n as_o doeg_n do_v psal._n 52.2_o 2._o by_o tell_v something_o that_o be_v truth_n out_o of_o revenge_n 3._o when_o it_o be_v do_v without_o discretion_n so_o it_o shame_v more_o than_o edifi_v christ_n word_n be_v matth._n 18.15_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n betwixt_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o and_o we_o on_o the_o contrary_n make_v it_o a_o up-cast_n to_o he_o this_o certain_o be_v not_o right_a 4._o when_o it_o be_v mince_v and_o all_o not_o tell_v which_o if_o tell_v may_v alleviate_v or_o construe_v and_o wrest_v to_o a_o wrong_a end_n as_o do_v the_o witness_n who_o depone_v against_o christ._n 11._o we_o may_v break_v this_o command_n and_o fail_v in_o the_o extremity_n of_o speak_v too_o much_o good_a of_o or_o to_o our_o neighbour_n as_o well_o as_o by_o speak_v evil_a of_o he_o if_o the_o good_a be_v 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not_o be_v 12._o under_o this_o sin_n forbid_v in_o the_o command_n come_v in_o all_o beguile_a speech_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o equivocation_n when_o the_o thing_n be_v doubtful_o and_o ambiguous_o express_v or_o by_o mental_a reservation_n a_o trick_n whereby_o the_o gross_a lie_n may_v be_v justify_v and_o which_o be_v plain_o aversive_a of_o all_o truth_n in_o speak_v when_o the_o sentence_n be_v but_o half_o express_v as_o suppose_v one_o shall_v ask_v a_o romish_a priest_n be_v thou_o a_o priest_n and_o he_o shall_v answer_v i_o be_o no_o priest_n reserve_v this_o in_o his_o mind_n i_o be_o no_o priest_n of_o baal_n for_o by_o give_v or_o express_v the_o answer_n so_o a_o untruth_n and_o cheat_n be_v leave_v upon_o the_o asker_n and_o the_o answer_n so_o conceive_v do_v not_o quadrat_fw-la with_o the_o question_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o do_v if_o a_o man_n will_v evite_v lie_v 13._o this_o falsehood_n may_v be_v consider_v with_o reference_n to_o thing_n we_o speak_v of_o as_o in_o buy_v or_o sell_v when_o we_o call_v a_o thing_n better_o or_o worse_o than_o it_o be_v indeed_o or_o then_o we_o think_v it_o to_o be_v ah_o how_o much_o lie_v be_v there_o every_o day_n this_o way_n with_o many_o 14._o under_o this_o sin_n forbid_v in_o this_o command_n be_v comprehend_v 1._o rail_v 2._o whisper_v 3._o tail-bearing_a speak_v of_o before_o 4._o the_o tattle_a of_o busy_a body_n that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o insinuate_v themselves_o with_o other_o or_o pass_v time_n with_o they_o but_o by_o tell_v some_o ill_a tail_n of_o another_o 5._o prevarication_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o person_n who_o be_v unconstant_a who_o word_n go_v not_o all_o alike_o say_v and_o unsay_n say_v now_o this_o way_n and_o then_o another_o way_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n their_o word_n clash_v together_o and_o they_o not_o consist_v with_o themselves_o 15._o consider_v falsehood_n or_o false-witness-bearing_a as_o it_o infer_v breach_n of_o promise_n which_o be_v forbid_v psal._n 15.4_o when_o one_o perform_v not_o what_o he_o promise_v or_o promise_v â—hat_n which_o he_o intend_v not_o to_o perform_v which_o be_v deceit_n and_o falsehood_n 16._o as_o we_o may_v sin_v in_o speak_v against_o other_o so_o we_o may_v â—in_a respect_n of_o ourselves_o many_o way_n 1._o when_o we_o give_v occasion_n to_o other_o to_o speak_v evil_a of_o we_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 2_o cor._n 6.3_o 2._o when_o we_o be_v not_o careful_a to_o entertain_v and_o maintain_v a_o good_a name_n and_o by_o suitable_a way_n to_o wipe_v a_o way_n what_o may_v mar_v the_o same_o it_o be_v general_o observe_v that_o while_o man_n have_v a_o good_a name_n they_o be_v desirous_a and_o careful_a to_o keep_v it_o and_o when_o they_o have_v lose_v it_o they_o grow_v careless_a of_o it_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v prodigal_a of_o our_o name_n more_o than_o of_o our_o life_n or_o estate_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o incapacitate_v we_o much_o to_o edify_v other_o 3._o when_o we_o vain_o boast_v of_o ourselves_o and_o set_v forth_o our_o own_o praise_n that_o be_v as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v eat_v too_o much_o honey_n prov._n 25.27_o 4._o when_o we_o will_v not_o confess_v a_o fault_n but_o either_o deny_v excuse_n or_o extenuate_v it_o this_o joshua_n exhort_v achan_n to_o eschew_v 5._o when_o we_o say_v that_o thing_n be_v worse_o with_o we_o then_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o deny_v it_o may_v be_v even_o in_o reference_n to_o our_o spiritual_a condition_n somewhat_o of_o god_n goodness_n to_o we_o and_o so_o lie_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 6._o when_o we_o be_v too_o ready_a to_o entertain_v good_a report_n of_o ourselves_o and_o to_o be_v flatter_v there_o be_v if_o to_o any_o thing_n a_o open_a door_n to_o this_o in_o we_o and_o as_o the_o heathen_a seneca_n say_v blanditiae_fw-la cum_fw-la excluduntur_fw-la placent_fw-la so_o may_v it_o be_v ordinary_o see_v that_o man_n will_v seem_o reject_v what_o they_o delight_v shall_v be_v insist_v in_o there_o be_v in_o we_o so_o 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