derers; Love and Care of our own good Name, and defending it when Need requireth; keeping of lawful Promises ; ftudying and practifing of whatsoever Things are true, honeft, lovely, and of good Report. 145. Queft. What are the Sins forbidden in the Ninth Commandment? Anfw. The Sins forbidden in the Ninth Commandment, are all prejudicing the Truth, and the good Name of our Neighbours as well as our own, efpecially in publick Judicature; giving falle Evidence d 3 Psalm 15. 4. He that fweareth his own hurt, and changeth not. Phil. 4. 8. Finally, brethren, whatfoever things are true, whatfoever things are honeft, whatfoever things are juft, whatfoever things are pure, whatfoever things are lovely, whatfoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praife, think on thefe things. the king faid, And where is thy ma- V.IS. 145. 1 Sam. 17, 28. And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he fpake unto the men; and Eliabs anger was kindled againft David, and he faid, Why cameft thou down © Lev. 19. 15. Ye fhall do no unhither? and with whom haft thou righteousness in judgment; thou left those few sheep in the wilder- fhalt not refpect the perfon of the nefs? I know thy pride, and the poor, nor honour the perfon of the naughtiness of thine heart, for thou mighty but in righteousness fhalt art come down that thou mighteft thou judge thy neighbour, Hab. 1.4. fee the battle. 2 Sam. 16.3. And There denced, fuborning falfe Witneffes, wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil Caufe, out-facing and over-bearing the Truth ; paffing unjuft Sentence, 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, Forgery, concealing the Therefore the law is flacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. d Prov. 19. 5. A falfe witnefs fhall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies fhall not escape. Prov. 6. 16. These fix things doth the Lord hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto him. v. 19. A falfe witnefs that fpeaketh lies, and him that foweth discord among brethren. • Acts 6. 13. And fet up false witneffes, which said, This man ceafeth not to speak blafphemous words against this holy place, and the law. f Fer. 9. 3. And they bend their tongue 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 themfelves to commit iniquity. Acts 24. 2. And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him,--- v. s. 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 fe&t of the Nazarenes. Pfalm 12. 3. The Lord fhall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud Truth, things. v. 4. Who have faid, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who is Lord over us? Pfalm 52. 1. Why boafteft thou thy felf in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. v. 2. Thy tongue deviseth mifchiefs: like a fharp razor, working deceitfully. v. 3. Thou loveft evil more than good: and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. v. 4. Thou loveft all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. Prov. 17. 15. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the juft, even they both are abomination to the Lord. 1 Kings 21. from verse 9. to 14. And the (Fezebel) 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 didst blafpheme God and the king:and then carry him out, and ftone him that he may die. v.ii. And the men of this 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. b Ifai. s. 23. Which juftify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him. Pfalm 119.69. The proud have forged Truth, undue Silence in a juft Cause, and holding our Peace when Iniquity calleth for either a Reproof from our felves, or Complaint to others; fpeaking the Truth unfeasonably or maliciously to a wrong End; or perverting it to a wrong Meaning P, or in doubtful and equivocal Expreflions, to 1 the forged a lie against me: but I will me, but all men forfook me : i keep thy precepts with my whole pray God that it may not be laid to heart Luke 19. 8. And Zaccheus their charge. ftood and faid unto the Lord, Be- 1 Kings 1. 6. And his father had hold, Lord, the half of my goods not difpleafed him at any time, in I give to the poor: and if I have faying, Why haft thou done fo?-taken any thing from any man by Lev. 19. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy falfe accufation, I reftore him four brother in thine heart: thou shalt fold. Luke 16.5. So he called eve- in any wife rebuke thy neighbour, ry one of his lords debtors unto and not fuffer fin upon him. him, and faid unto the firft, How much oweft thou unto my Lord! v. 6. And he said, 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? Lev. s. f. And if a foul fin, and hear the voice offwearing, 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.13.8. Thou shalt not confent unto him, nor hearken unto him: neither shall thine eye pity him,neither fhalt thou fpare, neither fhalt thou conceal him. Acts 5.3. 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? v. 8. And Peter anfwered unto her, Tell me whether ye fold the land for fo much, and fhe faid, Yea, for fo much. v. 9. Then Peter faid unto her, How is it that ye have a greed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord ?--- 2 Tim. 4. 16. At my first answer no man ftood with m Ifa. 59. 4. None calleth for juftice, nor any pleadeth for truth : they truft in vanity,- Prov. 29. 11. A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wife man keepeth it in till afterwards. 1 Sam. 22. 9. Then anfwered Doeg the Edomite, (which was fet over the fervants of Saul) and said, I saw the son of Jeffe coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the fon of Ahitub. v. 10. And he enquired of the Lord for him and gave him vi&tuals, and gave him the fword of Goliath the Philiftine. [Compared with Pfalm 52.] A Pfalm of David when Docg the Edomite came and told Saul,-- v. 1. Why boafteft thou thy felf in mifchief, O mighty man? &c. to verfe s. P Pfalm 56. $. Every day they wreft my words; all their thought's are againft me for evil. John 2. 19. Jefus anfwered and faid unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Compared with Mat. 26. 60. --At the last came two falfe witneffes, v. 61. And faid,This fel the Prejudice of Truth or Juftice ; fpeaking Untruth, Lying, Slandering, Backbiting, Detracting, Tale-bearing, Whispering, Scoffing", Reviling, rafh, harfh, and partial Censuring "; mif fellow faid, I am able to deftroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 1 neth the hands of the men of war that remain in the city, and the hands of all the people, in fpeaking fuch words unto them: forthis man feeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. x Lev. 19. 16. Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither fhalt thou and against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. 4 Gen. 3. 5. For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes fhall be opened: and ye fhall be as Gods knowing good and evil. Gen. 26. 7. And the men of the place asked him of his wife: and he faid, She is my fifter: for 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, fhe is my edness,covetoufnefs,maliciousness & fifter?- Ifai. 59. 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 falhood. f Lev. 19. 11. Ye fhall not fteal, neither deal falfly, neither lie one to another. Col. 3. 9. Lie not one to another, feeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds. * Pfalm 50. 20. Thou fitteft and fpeakeft against thy brother, thou flandereft thine own mothers fon. Pfalm 15.3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue,- " y Rom. 1. 29. Being filled with all unrighteoufnefs, fornication, wick full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, v. 30, Back-biters, haters of God,- Gen. 21.9. And Sarah faw the fon of Hagar the Egyptian, which fhe had born unto Abraham, mocking. Compared with Gal. 4. 29. But as then he that was born after the flesh, perfecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even fo it is now. a 1 Cor. 6. 1o. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, fhall inherit the kingdom of God. Mat. 7. 1. Judge not, that ye be not judged. Acts 28. 4. And when the barbarians faw the venemous beaft hang on his hand, they said among themfelves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath efcaped the fea, yet vengeance fuffereth not to live. James 4. 11. Speak not evil one of another,brethren. He that speaketh 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. fer. 38.4. d Gen. 38. 24. And it came to Therefore the princes faid unto the pass about three months after, that king, We beseech thee, let this man it was told Judah, faying, Tamar be put to death: for thus he weak- thy daughter in law hath played the har mifconftruing Intentions, Words and Actions; Flat tering, vain-glorious Boafting &, thinking or fpeaking too highly or too meanly of our felves or others; deny harlot; and also behold, she is with child by whoredom: and Judah faid, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. Rom. 2. 1. Therefore thou art inexcufable, man, whofoever thou art that judgeft: for wherein thou judgeft another, thou condemneft thy felf; for thou that judgeft, doft the fame things. e Nehem. 6.6. Wherein was written: It is reported among the hea. then, and Gafhmu faith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: For which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. v. 7. And thou haft alfo appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerufalem, faying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king, according to thefe 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 fayeft, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. Rom. 3.8. And not rather as we be flanderously reported, and as fome affirm that we fay, Let us do evil, that good may come, whose damnation is juft. Pfalm 69. 10. When I wept, and chaftned my foul with fafting, that was to my reproach. I Sam. 1. 13. Now Hannah, the spake in her heart, only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard therefore Eli thought the 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 ia forrowful fpirit: I have drunk neither wine nor ftrong drink, but have poured out my foul before the Lord. 2 Sam. 10. 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 lent his fervants unto thee to fearch the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it! f Pfalm 12. 2. They speak vanity every man with his neighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speak. v. 3. The Lord fhall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things. 8 2 Tim. 3. 2. For men fhall be lovers of their own felves, covetous, boasters,- h Luke 18. 9. And he spake this parable unto certain which trufted in themselves that they were righteous, and defpifed others. v.11. And the Pharifee food and prayed thus with himself, God,I thank thee that I am not as other men are; extortioners, unjuft, adulterers, or even as this publican. Rom. 12. 16. --Mind not high things, but condefcend to men of low eftate. Be not wife in your own conceit. I Cor. 4. 6. And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to my felf, 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 12.22. And the people gave a fhout, faying, It is the voice of a god,and not of a man! Exod. 4. 10. And Mofes faid unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not elo quent, |