462 PR®VERB. Chap.IZ net the decree that hebad ¡eated,b$t made his pet itien three times a day:but all chefe true informationswere made by falle men, of deceitful' lips and malitious hearts for wicked purpofes. Firlt Godhearcth our words,beholdeth all our proceedings, osst. he looketh to the heart cfpecially, and obferueth likewife the manner ofour teilimones to be,or hat (hould bee much,whether all that oug or the iuti mcafure that is reguired,and only they that can approue themfelues tohim,for fincerity andvprightnetfe are to be repu. ted faithfull,and the reli are but crafty differnblers. Secondly,if true words inaner , would pa:re for bemany further refpe9 ofdrift,and times feparated which Godwould haue alwaies ioyned together and thofe things would bemadeoppofite, which he appointeth tobe fubordinatc one to another : truth is oftentimes fpoken without loue that will peruert iuflice and truedealing,and fiirre vpopprefíion andviolence,as is to be ken in the former exam. ,m 4 ples.But fo it mull not be, a breach mull not be made among thofe that are euer to be knit together with an nfLd lbuethód of vnion.Tets (baltBeare, faith the Prophet, in- truith,in lodgement, and in rìghtevulne(.e: that is, thou fhalttru- jy,rightly,and righteoufly profetfe him, & takean oathbyhim, when thou haft a caufe,and lhs Cweare, and accordingly dìfporeofall the ref' ofthy peec e InflrucIion Co toorder andguide our lippes inall that we fay, that menmay find nothingbutverity in the matter which wee dcclare,andGod rria)77 fee nothingbut nceiity in t (ball not d hbee we propofe.And fo though we be lifted, yetwee fl=iamed; &though there be ac ërca l (as the truth look to be quarrelled withall)y t there anvpright heart doth cleerevs. Reproofe ofguileful' perlons whole trade is to bepaintersof bad caufes.If anymanhaue man re,le h.Iet him come matters o them, hand,which euery honefl n and they will Cet fuck colours and pie er then ow kno that' make them appear verybeautifull.Bu 11121111-lake thernfelues to be bale, andGod will bring Cuchcurl.
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