1Chap.2. the Epijlle t9the (ja!atians. f<>rlle men migbchaply fay,charrhefe (ayings A 'iaue his life, I,S.,",16.5. '•"~' preaches, rhat ofhi,.re bucfa:fe &fabulous auouchments: Nmeuefl1al b"edeflroyed wirhi•\4o.daie•,and tfiereforeiorhis verfeP.tHl defends himfclfe, hee conceales rhe condition of repentance. and iullifies his ownefayings, bya diuine teThelikedid I(•J to E<oechia<,l(e.j8.r. · flimony: · Thirdly a difference mofl bee made b.,. The words containe z. parts. An anfwer tweene lyiug andj;,tning, which fome call fito an obieCl:ion concealed on this manner; I rnu!tttion: noc diff~mh!:ng;, but rather femb/jng maybee thought tolie, butindeedelli•not, (If I mayfotearme it.) Aild thoc is, when The fecond is, a confirnution by oath, B•· lomething is fpoken notconctary,but betide, fmCjod 1 fP"k.! it. Touching the firfl part, or diuers ro that whichwe chmke, And this there bee two pointsto be handled: whans a kiode of faioing, if it be nc;c-to thepreiudice lie/ And whether it be Gnne or no / pfrruch,againfl the gloryllfGod,& chegood A lie M ,whmwejpeAk! thuuntrarie to thatwe ofour neighbour,atld hapefome conuemenc tMnk.!,with an jntrntionto d~ctiut.More pl-aineand rcafonablc.caufe,is notvnlawfUII. le was ly,inaliethetc be 4.tbings : the 6,·[lis, toa. notthe will and counfcll.of God to deflroy uou<h andajfirmtthat Tl'hicbirfa!(•.The fecond B thelfrael,tcs for their idolatry. And he dorh is,toJP<ak.!.mtbadoub!,b-.rt, Pfal.u.z.That not fpeakcvnto lv.foj<~any thing contrary ro is, to fpeake again!! knowledge, and con(CIhi• will, butfomething chatis befide, or dience, as when a man faith that is true which uers vnto it, when heefaith,Let me- a!"nt,thRt hee knowes to bee falfe,orthat is falfe, which my wrath may wax,hotu,and 1"'"}ddlroy ih""• heknowesco be true.This makes a lie to bee Exod.3•.•o.And this hcfpake,chat he might alic,and this diflingmflJeth an vntruth,from llirrevp Mo[l1 to (erucnc•e in prayer fotthe alie.Forhere it mull beobfemed,chat a man Ifraclites, and the Ifraelites covntaincd remay fpeake rhatwhich is falfe, and notlie: penranee. lofuahauing bcfiegedAt, meant namely,if heefpcal<e chat whtch IS falfe,thmnot to flie,yet doth he fainea H•ght, rhathee king itto be true. For then though bee erre might draw his enemies oufor the citric and and is deceiued, yetheefpeakes not aga1nfl dellroy them,l<f.8.s. There is a kinde ofdeconfcicncc,and confequently hcefpeakes no ceitcallcddo!mbo•m,thar is, agooddmit, and' t1e, Againc, a man mayfpeakc tharwhich is of thiskindc wasrhe aCloff•Ju.~. Thu; Phycrue indeed, and fpeake it as a truth, and_ret litians forthcir good, vfc to dcceiue the(entbiokc itto be falfe,heliesind'eed: becaule he fes oftheirimpotent patients. Thus parents fpeakes the rrurb,againfl his confcience.The C rnfinuare vnto eheir children; terrible things, third thing in a lic,is, 4 mindr or intentiOn to a~- ofthe Beare, and buJI-beggcr,that they may ,eiut, crhurr. For in the ninth commaundekcepe them from pliccsof hurt and danger. ment, th'at is a (alleteflimonie chat is againfl And this may bee done withoutfault,for it" our neighbour. The4. pointjs,(hat he which one thmg to contrary thetruth, and another {ptt~k~lthAtYI'hichtJja/fo,vponA.V4nityofmind~, COfpeakc Of doe fomething dmerfe VntO it JTithot1trtA[ouable cAr~(t, i1 A litr.Thus boll:ers, widu)Ut contrariety. ' and flatterers, arc liers. And theft! are the The [econd point is;whttbertolie,b~ afinne, things which c<mcurre in the making of a ornoltheanlweris,yea.Foreueninthisplace, : lie. Pa<~l puts lying lfom himietfc, and that with' For cheb<tter conceiuing ofrheriaturc of an oath. Thed!Uellis fa1d to betheaurhor ot alie, wemu(}puradlffercncebetweenitand all lies, loh, 8. And it isGodscommaundcfundry other things incideotto fpeceh. Firfl, ' menr,tbat we!l•ouldpm.iwayqing, Eph. 4·'>· wee mull put differenc:c becweenc a lie, and a It ts obie<'l:ed,,chat theJPorting,and ojfic101u lie, p.tr.b[, or [i,(t;re, In aparable indeed there is Js notagamfl charitie, tothe hurt of any,o'ut lomerbiogfuppofed orf.11ned;., for examfor the good·of:men. I an(wer, firfl, though ple,when the treesarc brought in conferring, D "beenotto rho hurtof ourneighbour, yet is and confulting about their k~t~g, Ind.9.8. neit 10 the h.urt •rid preiudice ofrruth.Second- · uerthelelfe a parable is farre from falfehood; , ly, they are decelued to whome thefe hes ar'e or lying: for by thingsfained,itfignifics and · coldc. Th1rdf5., hec hurcs·himfelfethattelu ' declares an vntaincd truth. he, though ii:J;ce·for che.godtl of men: for Againe, differencemufl bee put betweeoe when bee fptak~> chinrurh indedle, hee 1S a lie and th• concr.hm..rif~thingcfor itis <>ne IC'!fc,belec!lecf 1 '.E.-ilflly,chbogh tl-'cfe kmdeof. thing to fpcake again!! our knowledgc,and ·- ltcs,feeme tQ bc!'gootl in refjl'etl oi' their end, rhernottofpeakethat which weknow. And y<tarehott)'<.Y..j!rlod in r~.ll'ect of t~eirna: concealments, ifthere be areafonable caufe, tur_e,and confbr~1t10n. Fo,r 10 fpeaking,there and.ifit be not necclfary forvstoteueale th• lhotild'bea'confarn1t(y,ancrconlcm,bec"een thingconcealed)are not vnlawfull. Thus A- ~~e t~n~uc,~n~~~~e n1md~which 1s nor,whcn brah.., fpeakes the truth in part,callingS.ra -any·l•c til. v'tle~~-. Secondly, it is obiected~ his·GOer,and conceales it in parr, notcoofcf- , char tbcEgYprlan1 Midwiues,- raued the male Gng hCI:to be his wife, Cjm.'I z.to. Thus Sa- ·chiR!ren oftlt<.>Ilfaelltec:a.\dilah•b thefpies, m~<!by Gods appointment reuealcs char bee_ by lying,E,~od,.I.I2./o(.z8'.ai:rd rhai they arc came.toGilgall to offer facrifice,&conce:tles COH1mendcd~f0r'rhls t'l anlwcr, \vec mull di~ thcannointment of!I>~tu id, that bee might fiinguith the~~~r~edO·ne, fronl rbe cxecution ___Q.,.z -of
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