The Praffúue of Piety. $71 as (bone as I heard, an ill re- port, I made my tongue the in- /rrane»t of the biuell, tobla- zon that abroad unto others,. before I knew the truth of it my (elfe. I was fo farre from (peaking a good word , in de- fence of hisgood name that it tickled my heart in fecret to heave one, that I enuied to bee taxed with fuch a blemifh , though I knew that otherwife the graces of GOD fhined in him in abundant meafure. T made ief{r of officious , and ad xantave of pernicious lies : here- in (hewing my felfe a right Cretian , rather then an vpright Chriffia». And laftly (O Lord) where I fhould haue refted fully con- tented with that portion which thy Maieftie thought meeteft to bellow upon mee in this pil- grimage a and reioyce in NW.. then good as in mine ovine: alas my life hash beene nothing el e Pfalll 1.3. Heere con - fefre,ifihoet hail belycd or flande- red thy neighbour, or not tpo- ken the truth, to cleare his innocency, when them waft called thereto. Tir.r.1 a. rbe to. Cow. aaandement. Hcb.te.r. 1 ritn.6.6. Phi1.4. II 12..
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