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any Confideration of what we fay, is one of the 

 highefl Indignities and Affronts that dan be offered 

 him, being a Sin to which there is no Tempta- 

 tion ; for it is fo far from gaining Belief (which 

 is the only thing that can with any (hew of Rea- 

 fon be pleaded for it) that it rather creates Diffi- 

 dence and Diftruft ; for as multa jidem promijfa 

 levant^ io multa jur amenta too -y it being become 

 a Proverb, lie that willfwear will lye j and good 

 reafon there is for it, for he that fcruples not the 

 Breach of one of God's Commands, is not likely 

 to make Confcience of the Violation of another. 



Lajily^ (for I will name no more) fcurrilous 

 Words, fcoffing and jeering, flouting and taunt- 

 ing, are to be cenfur'd as vicious Abufes of 

 Speech. 



This Scoffing and Derifion proceeds from Con- 

 tempt, and that of all Injuries Men do moft im- 

 patiently bear, nothing offends more or wounds 

 deeper ; and therefore what greater Violation of 

 that general Rule of Chriflian Pradlice, to do to 

 ethers a^ we would theyjhould do unto us ? This Inju- 

 ry of being derided the Pfalmijl himfelf complains 

 of, PfaL Ixix. II, 12. I became a Proverb to them. 

 They that fit in the Gate /peak againji me^ and I 

 was the Song of the Drunkards, And PfaL xxxv. 

 15. according to the Church Tranflation, The 

 very AbjeBs came together againfl me unawares^ 

 making Mows at me^ and ceafed not. And the 



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