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giving falfe wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil caufe, out-facing and over bearing the truth f; paffing unjust fentence g, calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked h; forgery, concealing the truth, undue filence in a

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drov. xix. 5. A falfe witnefs fhall not be unpunished, and he that fpeaketh lies fhall not efcape. Prov. vi. 16. These fix things doth the Lord hate, yea. feven are an abomination unto him: v. 19. A falfe witnefs that fpeaketh lies, and him that foweth difcord among brethren.

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e Acts vi. 13. And fet up falfe witneffes, which faid, This ceafeth not to fpeak blafphemous words against this holy place, and the law.

f Jer. ix. 3. And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, faith the Lord. v. 5. And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to fpeak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. Acts xxiv. 2. And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accufe him,-v. 5. For we have found this man a peftilent fellow, and a mover of fedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the fect of the Nazarenes. Pfal. xii. 3. The Lord fhall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that fpeaketh proud things. v. 4. Who have faid, With our tongue will we prevail our lips are our own: who is lord over us? Pfal. lii. 1. Why boafteft thou thy

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felf in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth con tinually. v. 2. Thy tongue devis eth mischiefs: like a fharp razor, working deceitfully. v. 3. Thou loveft evil more than good; and ly ing rather than to fpeak righteouf nefs. Selah, v. 4. Thou loveft all devouring words, a thou deceitful tongue.

g Prov. xvii. 15. He that juftifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the juft, even they both are abomination to the Lord. 1 Kings xxi. from verf. 9. to 14. And the (Jezebel) wrote in the letters, faying, Proclaim a faft, and fet Naboth on high among the people: v. 10. And fet two men, fons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, faying, Thou didít blafpheme God and the king: and then carry him out, and ftone him that he may die. V. 11. And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had fent unto them. V. 13.-And they ftoned him with ftones, that he died.

h If. v. 23. Which juftify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteoufnefs of the righ teous from him.

i Pfal. cxix. 69. The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. Luke xix. 8. And Zaccheus flood, and faid unto the Lord, Be. hold, Lord, the half of my goods, I give to the poor and if I have

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Juft caufek, and holding our peace when iniquity cal eth for either a reproof from ourselves, or complaint to others m; fpeaking the truth unfeasonably n, or malicioufly to a wrong end o, or perverting it to a wrong meaning p, or in doubtful and equivocal expreffions, to the prejudice of truth or juftice q; fpeaking un

taken any thing from any man by falfe accufation, I reftore him fourfold. Luke xvi. 5. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the firft, How much owest thou unto my Lord? V. 6. And he faid, An hundred meafures of oil. And he faid unto him, Take thy bill, and fit down quickly, and write fifty. v. 7. Then faid he to another, and how much oweft thou?

k Lev. v, 1. And if a foul fin, and hear the voice of fwearing, and is a witnefs, whether he hath feen or known of it, if he do not utter it, then he fhall bear his iniquity. Deut. xiii. 8. Thou shalt not confent unto him, nor hearken unto him: neither hall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou fpare, neither fhalt thou conceal him. Acts 3. But Peter faid, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghoft, and to keep back part of the price of the land? .8. And Peter anfwered unto her, Tell me whether ye fold the land for fo much. And the faid, Yea, for fo much. v. 9. Then Peter faid unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?-2 Tim. iv. 16. At my first answer no man ftood with me, but all men forfook me : pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

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1 Kings i. 6. And his father had not difpleafed him at any time, in faying, Why haft thou done foLev. xix. 17. Thou shalt not hate

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thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wife rebuke thy neighbour, and not fuffer fin upon him.

m If. lix. 4. None calleth for juftice, nor any pleadeth for truth : they trust in vanity.—

n Prov, xxix. 11. A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wife man keepeth it in till afterwards.

• 1 Sam. xxii. 9. Then anfwered Doeg the Edomite, which was fet over the fervants of Saul, and faid, I faw the fon of Jeffe coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the fon of Ahitub. v. 10. And he inquired of the Lord for him: and gave him victuals, and gave him the fword of Goliah the Philiftine. (Compared with Pfal. lii.) A Pfalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, -v. 1. Why boastest thou thyfelf in mifchief, O mighty man? &c. to verf. 5.

Pfal. Ivi. 5. Every day they wreft my words: all their thoughts are againft me for evil. John ü. 19. Jefus answered and faid unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raife it up. Compared with Matth. xxvi. 60.-At the laft came two falfe witnesses. v. 61. And faid, This fellow faid, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

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Gen. iii. 5. For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened: and ye fhall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Gen. xxvi. 7. And the men of the place afked him of his wife; and he said, She is my fifter: for

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he feared to fay, She is my wife. v. 9. And Abimelech called Ifaac, and faid, Behold, of a furety fhe is thy wife and how faidft thou, She is my fifter?

r If. lix. 13. In tranfgreffing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, fpeaking oppreffion and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falfehood.

f Lev. xix. 11. Ye fhall not fteal, neither deal falfely, neither lie one to another. Col. iii. 9. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds.

t Pfal. 1. 20. Thou fittest and fpeakeft against thy brother; thou flandereft thine own mother's fon. v Pfal. xv. 3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue,

w James iv. 11. Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that fpeaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, fpeaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. Jer. xxxviii. 4. Therefore the princes faid unto the king, We befeech thee, let this man be put to death for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in fpeaking fuch words unto them for this man feeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

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x Lev. xix. 16. Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither fhalt thou ftand against the blood of thy neigh

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a 1 Cor. vi. 10. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, fhall inherit the kingdom of God.

b Matth. vii. 1. Judge not, that ye be not judged.

c Acts xxviii. 4. And when the barbarians faw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they faid among themfelves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath efcaped the fea, yet vengeance fuffereth not to live.

d Gen. xxxviii. 24. And it came to pafs about three months after, that it was told Judah, faying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also behold, she is with child by whoredom: and Judah faid, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. Rom. ii. 1. Therefore thou art inexcufable, O man, whofoever thou art that judgeft: for wherein thou judgeft another, thou condemneft thyfelf; for thou that judgeft, doeft the fame things.

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then, and Gafhmu faith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which caufe thou buildeft the wall, that thou mayst be their king, according to thefe words. v. 7. And thou haft alfo appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerufalem, faying, There is a king in Judah and now fhall it be reported to the king, according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. v. 8. Then I fent unto him, faying, There are no fuch things done as thou fayft, but thou feigneft them; out of thine own heart, Rom. iii. 8. And not rather (as we be flanderously reported, and as fome affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come; whofe damnation is just. Pfal. Ixix. 10. When I wept, and chaftened my foul with fafting, that was, to my reproach. 1 Sam. i. 13. Now Hannah, fhe fpake in her heart, only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. V. 14. And Eli faid unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. v. 15. And Hannah answered and faid, No, my Lord, I am a woman of a forrowful fpirit: I have drunk neither wine nor ftrong drink, but have poured out my foul before the Lord. 2 Sam. x. 3. And the princes of the children of Ammon faid unto Hanun their lord, Thinkeft thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath fent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather fent his fervants unto thee to fearch the city, and to spy it out, and to o verthrow it?

fPfal. xii. 2. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour : with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they fpeak. v. 3. The Lord fhall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that fpeaketh proud things.

g 2 Tim. iii. 2. For men shall be lovers of their own felves, covetous, boafters.

b Luke xviii. 9. And he spake this parable unto certain which trufted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. v. II And the Pharifee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. Rom. xii. 26.

-Mind not high things, but condefcend to men of low estate. Be not wife in your own conceits. I Cor. iv. 6. And these thing, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myfelf, and to Apollos, for your fakes: that you might learn in us not to think of men, above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. Acts xii. 22. And the people gave a shout, faying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. Exod. iv. 10. And Mofes faid unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor fince thou haft fpoken unto thy fervant: but I am flow of fpeech, and of a flow tongue. v, 11. And the Lord faid unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the feeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord? v. 12. Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou

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nying the gifts and graces of God i; aggravating fmala ler faults k; hiding, excufing, or extenuating of fins, when called to a free confeffion ; unneceffary discover ing of infirmities m; raifing falfe rumours n, receiving and countenancing evil reports o, and ftopping our ears against just defence p; evil fufpicion q; envying or grieving

fhalt fay. . 13. And he said, O my Lord, fend, I pray thee, by the band of him whom thou wilt fend. 14. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Mofes, &c.

i Job xxvii. 5. God forbid that I fhould juftify you: till I die, I will not remove my integrity from me. . 6. My righteoufnefs I hold faft, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me fo long as I Live. Job iv. 6. Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the prightness of thy ways?

k Matth. vii. 3. And why beholdeft thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but confiderest not the beam that is in thine own eye? . 4. Or how wilt thou fay to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a bean is in thine own eye? v. 5. Thou hypocrite, firft caft out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou fee clearly to caft out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

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Prov. xxviii. 13. He that covereth his fins fhall not profper but whofo confeffeth and forfaketh them, fhall have mercy. Prov. xxx. 20. Such is the way of an adulterous woman; fhe eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and faith, I have done no wickednefs. Gen. iii. 12. And the man faid, The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, fhe gave me of the tree, and I did eat. V. 13. And the woman faid, The ferpent beguiled me, and I did

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I will plead with thee, because thou fayeft, I have not finned. 2 Kings v. 25.—And Elisha faid unto him, Whence comeft thou, Gehazi? And he faid, Thy fervant went no whi. ther. Gen. iv. 9. And the Lord faid unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he faid, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

m Gen. ix. 22. And Ham the fa ther of Canaan faw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. Prov. xxv. 9. Debate thy caufe with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a fecret to another : v. 10. Left he that heareth it, put thee to fhame, and thine infamy turn not away.

n Exod. xxiii. 1. Thou shalt not raife a falfe report put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

o Prov. xxix. 12. If a ruler heark en to lies, all his fervants are wick

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p. Acts vii. 56. And (Stephen) faid, Behold, I fee the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. v. 57. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and ftopped their ears,-Job xxxi. 13. If I did defpife the caufe of my man-fervant, or of my maidservant when they contended with me. v. 14. What then thall I do when God rifeth up? and when he vifiteth, what I fhall anfwer him?

91 Cor. xiii. 5. (Charity) doth not behave itself unfeemly, feeketh not her own, is not easily provok ed, thinketh no evil. 1 Tim. vi. 4. He is proud, knowing nothing,

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