tracts between Man and Man, or in Matters of Trufth; Oppreffioni, Extortion *, Ufury, Bribery ", vexatious Law-fuits", unjust Inclosures and Depopulations; ingroffing Commodities to inhance the Price P, unlawtul Callings, and all other un

which they of old time have set in thine inheritance,--- Prov. 23. 10. Remove not the old land-mark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless.

8 Amos 8. 5. Saying, When will the new-moon be gone, that we may fell corn and the fabbath, that we may fet forth wheat; making the ephah small, and the fhekel great, and falfifying the balances by deceit? Pfalm 17.21. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again.--- '

h Luke 16.10. He that is faithful in that which is leaft, is faithful alfo in much; and he that is unjuft in the least, is unjust also in much. v. 11. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your truft, the true riches? v. 12. And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another mans, who shall give you that which is your own?

i Ezek. 22. 29. The people of the land have used oppreffion, and exercifed robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppreffed the ftranger wrongfully. Lev. 25. 17. Ye shall not therefore opprefs one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the Lord your God.

k Mat. 23. 25. Wo unto you, fcribes and Pharifees, hypocrites; for ye make clean the out-fide of the cup and of the platter,but within they are full of extortion and excefs. Ezek. 22. 12. In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood: thou haft taken ufury and increase, and thon

juft haft greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and haft forgotten me, faith the Lord God.

Pfalm 15 that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent.--

Job 15. 34. For the congregation of hypocrites fhall be defolate, and fire fhall confume the tabernacles of bribery,

1 Cor. 6. 6. But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. v.7. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer your felves to be defrauded? v. 8. Yea, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren. Prov. 3. 29. Devise not evil against thy neighbour, feeing he dwelleth fecurely by thee. v. 30. Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Ifa. 5. 8. Wo unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midft of the earth. Micah 2.2. And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: fo they opprefs a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

P Prov. 11. 26. He that withhol deth corn, the people fhall curfe him; but bleffing fall be upon the head of him that felleth it.

Arts 19. 19. Many alfo of them

which

juft or finful Ways, of taking or with-holding from our Neighbour what belongs to him, or of inriching our felves; Covetoufnefs, inordinate prizing and affecting worldly Goods, diftruftful and diftraating Cares and Studies in getting, keeping, and ufing them; envying at the Profperity of others": As likewife Idlenefs, Prodigality, wafteful Gaming;

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which used curious, arts, brought, Wilt thou fet thine eyes upon that their books together, and burned which is not? for riches certainly them before all men; and they make themselves wings, they fly counted the price of them, and away as an eagle towards heaven. found it fifty thousand pieces of fil- Pfalm 62. 10. ---If riches increase, ver, v.24. Fora certain man named fet not your heart upon them. Demetrius, a filver-fmith, which Mat. 6. 25. Therefore I fay unmade filver fhrines for Diana, to you, Take no thought for your brought no fmall gain unto the life, what ye fhall eat, or what ye craftsmen. 7, 25. Whom he called fhall drink: nor yet for your body together with the workmen of like what ye shall put on: is not the life Occupation, and faid, Sirs, ye know more than meat, and the body than that by this craft we have our wealth. raiment? v. 31. Therefore take no thought, faying, What shall we eat ?-

Job 20.19. Because he hath oppreffed, and forfaken the poor; be caufe he hath violently taken away an houfe which he builded not. Jam. 5. 4. Behold, the hire of the labourers, which have reaped down your fields which is of you kept back by fraud, cryeth; and the cries of them which have reaped, are entred into the ears of the Lord of fabaoth. Prov. 21.6. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue, is a vanity toffed to and fro of them that feek death.

Pfalm 73, 3. For I was envyous at the foolish, when I faw the profperity of the wicked. Pfalm 37, 1. Fret not thy felf because of evil doers, neither be thou envyous against the workers of iniquity. v.7. Reft in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thy felfbecause of him who profpereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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Theff.3.11.For we hear that there are fome which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but

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ming; and all other Ways, whereby we do unduly prejudice our own outward Eftate : and defrauding our felves of the due Ule and Comfort of that Estate which God hath given us?..

143. Quelt. Which is the Ninth Commandment?

Anfw. The Ninth Commandmentis, Thou shalt not bear falle Witness against thy Neighbour *

144. Queft. What are the Duties required in the Ninth Commandment?

Anfw. The Duties required in the Ninth Commandment, are the preferving and promoting of Truth between Man and Man, and the good Name of our Neighbour as well as our own; appearing and ftanding for the Truth ; and from the Heart,

are bufy-bodies. Prov. 18.9. He alfo that is flothful in his work, is brother to him that is a great wafter.

y Frau. 21. 17. He that loveth pleafure shall be a poor man, he that loveth wine and oil fhall not be rich. Prov. 23. 20. Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of Alesh. v. 21. For the drunkard and glutton fhall come to poverty: and drowfinefs fhall clothe a man with rags. Prov. 28. 19. He that tilleth his land, fhall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vainperfons, fhall have poverty enough.

z Eccl. 4. 8. There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye fatisfied with riches, neither faith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my foul of good? This is also vanity: yea it is a fore travel. Eccl. 6. 2. A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing

for his foul of all that he defireth,
yet God giveth him not power to
eat thereof, but a stranger eateth
it; this is vanity, and it is an evil
difeafe.
I Tim. 5.8 But if any

provide not for his own, and fpe-
cially for thofe of his own house,
he hath denied the faith, and is
worfe than an infidel.

143. Exod. 20, 16.

144. b Zech. 8. 16. These are the things that ye fhall do, Speak ye every man the truth to his neigh bour: execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates.

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3 John 12. Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth it felf: yea, and we also bear record, and ye know that our record is true.

d Prov. 31. 8. Open thy mouth for the dumb in the caufe of all fuch as are appointed to deftruction. v. 9. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. Pfalm

Heart, fincerely, freely s, clearly h, and fully i fpeaking the Truth, and only the Truth, in Matters of Judgment and Juftice, and in all other Things whatsoever'; a charitable Efteem of our Neighbours, loving, defiring, and rejoicing in

good. v.5. For he did put his life s. A faithful witnefs will not lie: in his hand, and flew the Philiftine, but a falfe witness will utter lies. and the Lord wrought a great falva- v. 25. A true witnefs delivereth tion for all Ifrael: thou faweft it, fouls, but a deceitful witness speakand didst rejoice: wherefore then eth lies. wilt thou fin against innocent blood, to flay David without a caufe?

their good Name ; forrowing for and covering of their Infirmities P; freely acknowledging of their Gifts and Graces, defending their Innocency; a ready receiving of a good Report', and Unwillingnefs to admit of an evil Report concerning them ; difcouraging Tale-bearers, Flatterers, and Slanderers;

Rom. 1. 8. First I thank my God terance, and in all knowledge. v. 7. through Jefus Chrift for you all,that So that ye come behind in no gift; your faith is spoken of throughout waiting for the coming of the Lord the whole world. 2 John 4. I re- Jefus Chrift. 2 Tim. 1, 4. Greatly joiced greatly that I found of thy defiring to fee thee, being mindchildren walking in the truth, as ful of thy tears, that I may be filwe have received a commandment led with joy: v. s. When I call to from the Father. 3 John 3. For I remembrance the unfeigned faith rejoiced greatly when the brethren that is in thee; which dwelt first in came and teftified of the truth that thy grandmother Lois, and thy mois in thee, even as thou walkeft in ther Eunice; and I am perfwaded the truth. . 4. I have no greater that in thee alfo. joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.

2 Cor. 4. For out of much affiction and anguish of heart, I wrote unto you with many tears; not that you fhould be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto y you. 2 Cor. 12. 21. And left when I come again, myGod will humble me among you, and that I fhall bewail many who have finned already, and have not repented of the uncleannefs, and fornication,and lafciviousness which they have committed.

P Prov. 17. 9. He that covereth a

1 Sam. 22.14. Then Abimelech anfwered the king and faid, And who is fo faithful among all thy fervants, as David, which is the kings fon in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine houfe?

1 Cor. 13.6. (Charity) rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the 'truth: 7.7. Beareth all things, befieveth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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Psalm 15.3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. The north

tranfgreffion, feeketh love; but he Proverbs 25': fo doth an

that repeateth a matter, feparateth very friends. 1 Pet. 4. 8. And above all things have fervent charity among your selves: for charity shall cover the multitude of fins.

9 1 Cor. 1.4. I thank my God always in your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jefus Chrift; v. s. That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all ut

wind driveth away
angry countenance a backbiting
tongue.

w Prov. 26. 24. He that hateth, "diffembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him. v. 25. When he fpeaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

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