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but_o the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o thou_o shall_v see_v thyself_o and_o shall_v displease_v both_o i_o and_o thyself_o thyself_o because_o thou_o shall_v be_v torment_v and_o i_o because_o thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v then_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v reveal_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n when_o he_o shall_v search_v jerusalem_n with_o a_o candle_n 1._o zeph._n 1._o and_o nothing_o can_v be_v hide_v from_o his_o eye_n now_o be_v the_o time_n brethren_n to_o behold_v our_o blemish_n in_o this_o glass_n that_o we_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o wholesome_a repentance_n &_o by_o judge_v ourselves_o to_o prevent_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n but_o alas_o how_o far_o otherwise_o do_v we_o use_v this_o glass_n of_o the_o word_n some_o behold_v in_o this_o glass_n their_o frailty_n sin_n and_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o for_o a_o time_n be_v
not_o only_o so_o but_o we_o ourselves_o will_v put_v a_o bridle_n unto_o our_o tongue_n and_o diligent_o weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n of_o our_o heart_n our_o word_n before_o we_o utter_v they_o that_o they_o hurt_v no_o man_n and_o that_o our_o tongue_n destroy_v not_o our_o own_o soul_n so_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o with_o this_o one_o care_n we_o shall_v avoid_v infinite_a sin_n which_o be_v commit_v with_o the_o tongue_n and_o so_o i_o conclude_v this_o whole_a discourse_n of_o the_o tongue_n with_o these_o few_o short_a lesson_n which_o i_o will_v wish_v every_o good_a christian_a to_o register_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o practice_v in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n for_o the_o better_o government_n than_o of_o this_o little_a member_n it_o will_v great_o profit_v to_o observe_v these_o four_o thing_n viz._n first_o what_o we_o shall_v speak_v second_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o speech_n three_o the_o time_n when_o we_o shall_v speak_v four_o and_o the_o cause_n 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spirit_n be_v say_v to_o speak_v lie_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n which_o seduce_v ahab_n 22._o 1._o reg._n 22._o therefore_o a_o certain_a ancient_a writer_n upon_o this_o place_n of_o john_n the_o devil_n be_v a_o liar_n etc._n etc._n say_v that_o whosoever_o be_v a_o liar_n do_v as_o it_o be_v couple_v himself_o with_o the_o devil_n daughter_n and_o have_v divorce_v himself_o from_o verity_n the_o offspring_n of_o god_n for_o god_n be_v the_o father_n of_o truth_n and_o verity_n and_o a_o liar_n honour_v the_o devil_n as_o a_o child_n do_v his_o father_n who_o so_o then_o couple_v himself_o with_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n let_v he_o look_v also_o for_o the_o dowry_n which_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o give_v to_o his_o child_n namely_o eternal_a damnation_n 22.8_o apoc._n 22.8_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o portion_n in_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n 3_o he_o that_o pervert_v the_o order_n constitute_v of_o god_n among_o man_n 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the_o liar_n therefore_o sacrilegious_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v usurp_v the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o affirm_v and_o give_v a_o essence_n to_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o 5_o what_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o conscience_n of_o every_o man_n when_o he_o lie_v for_o there_o be_v none_o that_o lie_v but_o perceive_v his_o conscience_n to_o accuse_v he_o as_o a_o malefactor_n whereof_o this_o be_v a_o most_o evident_a testimony_n because_o he_o that_o lie_v will_v not_o be_v count_v a_o liar_n nor_o ever_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v lie_v and_o why_o so_o because_o it_o be_v natural_o engraft_v in_o our_o mind_n that_o lie_v be_v a_o evil_a thing_n and_o a_o offence_n and_o wickedness_n full_a of_o shame_n and_o infamy_n yea_o the_o very_a child_n when_o they_o lie_v do_v know_v they_o have_v do_v evil_a by_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n wherefore_o be_v convict_v of_o a_o lie_n they_o present_o blush_v etc._n etc._n again_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n 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