CxAí.l.;. t.ilCommetatarie vpotà the 468 !King againfi Aires. And Paul & Silaspreachingnothing but the truth, Aa,m.°se rare brought to the gouerners, and exclaimed vpon,asmen troubling the cap .8.11' 1 citie, preaching ordinances notlawfull to receiue , and teaching to wor- 3 ` (hip God contrarie to law. 3. By changing the truth little or much, 1 or adding veto it. Thus thefalle witneffes againfi Chrift added to his I0ha.19. fpeach, Iwill,and, made with hands and fo perverted his whole mea- 4 ping. 4. By (peaking that which we know tobe truth , but on no good ground,no goodmanner,and to no good end. As in (peaking of mens , euills,beeing notcalled either by theMagiflrate, or by Chriflian duty of charitableadmonition of the partie himfelfe , or others: or not in loue andpittie,nor forrow, but ratheras reioycing in the falls; or to no other end, but to .fill vp our ownesuouth withprattle, in traducing, difgracing, and bringing into contempt the .perfon of our neigh - bour. 3. ' Thirdly,this finne of false accufing, may be committed as well in fi- x fence, as in fpeach. As, a. byconcealing wholly. 2. by diminifhing, 2 which is aconcealement in part. 3. by denying. q.. by depraving truths, 3 which mayconcerne the good of our neighbour ; elpecially when his 4 name is called into queflion, or his eflate. 5. when in our minds weac- s cule and fudge that done in vaineglorie, which is done in fimplicitie, or in hypocrifie, or for commodity, or other finifler refpeóls : thus are not only the moft Chriflian pra6tifes,but thewhole profeffionofreligion at this day traduced and dilgraced. -Fourth) , we may commit this finneas well by others asour felues; 4 1' and that either in beéng agentsor patients in it. The former, by fubor- Rfatth 16.óa I ning falle accufers and witneffes, as the Iewes did againfi Chrifì.in the Aa.6.rt. Rom.r.;r.they ! matter of his death and refurreélion; as alloagainll Steuem his firli Mar- are worthy°f it r The latter, by receiuin falle accufation: for as if there were no death not only Y 1 Y g which docfilch ' receivers, there would be no theeues ; fo would there be no informers: things,butfa j °°urthan that and our commanderoent is, to drive away with an angry countenance doe them the flandringtongue, as the Northwinde drineth away theraine. Now Prou.51;. and t.a. ' all thefe fames , with all other of this kind, muff beavoided ofevery Detrahereaut i man and woman, who would not be of that generation.of monflers, elerrahentem indict quid I which the wifeman fpeakethof, who in (iced of tongueshaue (words horumdamna ' in theirmouthes. And let euery Chriflian confider, that expreffe charge bilius lit non Ì facile dixerim. , of God , Levis. 19. 16. Thou (halt not walke about with tales among Bernard. ; thy people : and a. what whifpering andbackbiting, are recknedvp a- PIal.l97 mong the finitesofthofe that aregiuen vp to a reprobate fence, Rom.i. This Frceept Z9 fpccially dire. aedtooldwo'; But e(peciallyis this precept direéîed to women, becaufe of the in- aufesr fundry elinatiosa of their fex about men hereunto ; for the holy Ghofi well 1 knowing
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