Sob Chap. 4, Offalfe witnelling out of judgment, mac. Coln. 9 as the Wile man obferved, hefoxr.r difcord and diffentionbetween Princes,and fo be- tween whole Realms. z Sam.165,6, This fin,when it is contrabonum aflimation s, againft a mans credit and eftimati 7. on, and to his face, it is called Shimei's fin. If it be behind ones back, it is called, Efth.3.8. Haman's fn. Ifit take away friendfhip,and bring alienation of affections, it is z Sam. 16.3 Ziba's fin ; for heinformed David again([MephiboJheth, to alienate Davids affe_ Rion from him,If it be to the fcorning and vilipendingof a man,it may be called Judg. 8.6. the fin of the men of Succoth, who flighted Gideon, and we may read afterward, how he requited the Princes of Succoth. Anheroical mind cannot endure this.Da- Pfalm69. t2. viol complains often,that he was [corned by his friends and acquaintance, and Jer.ze.to. that the very abjeflsmade jefts of him; and fo doth /eremy who was ufed in like manner. 2. By Letters. This fin,as it may be by words,foby letters alto; Sanballat fent a letter toNe- Nehem. 6.6. hemiah full of flanders againít him.And as it may be in words, either direflly, or indirectly ; fo it may be by writings, either directly, as in that of Sanballat; or airings 14. 9, indireäly, as in Libels, whereof we have a refemblánce in that which JehoajhK. of Ifrael fent to Amazia, concerning the Thiftle and the Cedar, which was no- 3. ByASFions. thingelfe but a fcoff of fehoajb againít Amazia. And as it maybe both in words John 9. a and writings, fo alto by outward ads, as when the Souldiers platted a crown of thornsuponour Saviours head, this was a real fcoffing of him. Any of thefe,whether done direEtly, or indirectly, come under the name of ¡tapcx01,1a, foolilh talking, and i¿Te onkia, jelling, and fuch as ufe it, are called &,ogamaaoì, jefters, which is the common name given them of curtelie, when as indeed they are yaedtórost, foolifh talkers. F'alte w'itne¡- In all thefe kinds a man may beguilty ofbearing falte witnefs,thoughhe (peak tins though a the truth : for the truth ought to be fpoken in love, as love delighteth in truth, fo man freak the the truth mull be fpoken in love (which is theaffirmative part of this Coalman- truth, dement.) And therefore though one f eaketh truth, et it it be not in love,he is Cor. r3.6. p y Ephef.4.15. a landerer. Therefore Meg, was Doeg, though he told the truth : it was true, iSam.22 900. that when Davidcame toNob to Abimelech, that Abimelech gave him bread, and the (word of Gelid', all was true that he Paid, but yet he was a Doeg ftifl ; for as Pfaimsz. 2. David laid truly, His tonguedid cut as ahharp racor,for it cut all the throats of the Priefts. Some go further, and cover their malice under a veil of love; they are Gal: 2,4, like chofefalle brethren the Apollle (peaks of, that wereunaware: brought ix of whom S. yeromegives the realon why they were fo called, becaufe they came ip like thofe in the Itory of Daniel,that came under the table,and eat the meat pro- vided for the Idol : fo thefe men privily infinuate themfelves into thole they fpeak to,by pretending a great deal of love and affection to the party they fpeak againít. Their lips fwim with butter and oyl, but their words are very fwords. Plata. 22.16. Such were they that askt Chrift, whether they might pay tribute to Cafaror no: Ma- gifler bone, Good Mailer, fay they, weknow thou fpeakof the truth, (this is the oyl :) but here is the (word, hall we pay tribute toGafar ? If he anfwer one way, heof- fends the people, who would be ready to atone him, ifthe other,he offendsCafar, and offgoes his head. Thus whether a tale-bearer (peak to bring a man into danger, or to take away his credit, His words (as the Wife man (peaks) are as Bern. Serm.24 wounds, and they go down into the innermoll parts of the belly. S. Bernard upon is Cant. the Canticles, defcribes fuckan one well ; Vide magna pramitti fufpiria, you ¡hall have him fend forth great and deep fighs before, and hewill fpeak, tanquam con- tufue, fsr cum quadam tarditate, dimifsfuperciliis, voce plangenti, &c. f,c egrediturma- lediWo, as if he were confounded and afhamed, and then with an affeded flow- nefs, calling downhis countenance, with a whining voice , and then cometh out the turfed venomeof his heart : you would think, it were rather done dolen- ti anima, quam malitiofo, with a mourning rather then a malicious mind, he faith, vehementer doled, quia vehementer diligo, I am heartily forry for him, becaufe I heartily love him, and then he faith, compertue jam eft, it is nowknown, other- wife I would neverhave fpoken of it, but feeing it is known, I mutt needs fay , it is fo and thus he breaks out his curled fpeeches. This is one estream. CHAP.
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