The Bibles Abstract and Epitome, Part 77 – Part 79
Gods Justice Lying punished.
A Lye is made when we speake the contrary to that we thinke, with an intention to deceive, wherein there be foure things that confirme it to be a Lye:
1. To avouch and affirme that which is false and untrue.
2. To speake with a double heart, that which is against knowledge.
3. To have a minde to deceive, being forbidden in the ninth Commandement.
4. To speake that which is a false testimonie upon a vanitie of minde without reasonable cause: such is boasting and …lattering.
There are three kindes of Lyes, which proceed from Covetousnesse, from Infirmitie, and from Lightnesse for pleasure sake.
From Covetousnesse: And they are hainous, because they most hurt our neighbour: and such was Ziba's to David.1 Sam. 16.
From Infirmitie: Such was Abrahams in saying to king Pharaoh that Sarah his wife was his sister.Gen. 12.
From Lightnesse: Which Christ condemnes, saying, that for every idle word we shall give account at the last.Matth. 13.
Made a Lye in saying
Adam
Eve was the cause, and Eve▪ the serpent that they did ea….Gen. 3. 1 King. 22. Gen. 12. 2 Sam. 1. 1 King. 20.
Ahabs proph.
Ahab should have good successe in going against the Aramite.
Abraham
Sarah was not his wife to Abimelech asking him.
Amalekite
He had slain Saul, for which David caused him to be slain.
The Aramites
God was the God of the mountains only, not of the vallies;
There were slain of them one hundred thousand in one day.
Ananias and Saphira
They had not kept back any part of the money made byAct. 5. Hos. 7. 13. Jer. 5. 12. Iewes. 1 Sam. … … them: they were both by sudden death by God strucken.
David
King Saul had commanded him a certain thing unto Abimelech the priest, who relieving him, fourescore and five that wore the l…nnen Ephod were therefore by king Saul slain: as also in saying to king A…hish that he had beene1 Sam. …7. Hos. 12. 1. Ep…raim. against the Jerahmelites and Ken…tes, when he had been against the Amalekites.
The Gibeonites
They came from a far country unto Ioshua, wherby they gotIosh. 9. peace by their subtiltie: they were condemned to slavery.
Gehazi
He went no where, when he went after Naamans money:2 King. 5. he got thereby to himself and his Naamans leprosie.
Hushai
That he would be with Absalom, when as he was ag…inst him.… Sam. 16. Esth. 3. Hos 7. 13 Ier. 5 12 Numb. 11.
Haman
The Jewes did not obey the Lawes of Ahasuerus the king.
The Israelites
Their souls were dryed away, and that they could see nothing but Man: for which many perished among them.
Isaac
Rebekah was not his wife, being by Abimelech asked.Gen. 26. Gen. 27. Ier. 38. 16. Gen. 4. Exod 1. 2 Sam. 13. 1 Sam. 19. Ier. 23. 14.
Iacob
He was Esau his elder brother, to get the blessing.
Ieremiah
The king commanded him to say to the princes asking him
Cain
He knew not where Abel was, whom he had slain.
The midwives
The Heb▪ women were delivered before they came to them.
The men
That Absalom had destroyed all king Davids children.
Michal
That David was sick in his bed, Saul sending to take him.
The Prophes
The people should prosper right well when they feared not God: The Lord therefore fed them with wormwood.
Pharaoh
He would let Israel depart, so Moses would pray for him.Exod. 8. & 9. Gen. 37. 1 King. 13. 18. Matth. 27. Gen. 31. Iosh. 2. 2 Kin. 18. 25. Isai. 36. 10. Gen. 3.
Patriarches
To Iacob that Ioseph▪ was by some wilde beast slain.
Old Prophet
An angel willed him to cause the Proph▪ to return with him.
Peter
He knew not Christ, being by a damosell asked of him.
Rachel
The custome of womē was on her, Labā going to search her.
Rahab
She knew not whence Ioshuas spies were entertained by her.
Rabshakeh
That he was sent against Jerusalem by the Lord: fourscore and five thousand of his were slain by God.
The serpent
Adam and Eve should be as Gods to know evil and good.
Satan
He would give Christ all, &c. when he had nothing to give him.Matth. 4. Gen. 18. 1 Sam. 28. 1 Sam. 17. Pro. 12. 19▪ 22▪ & 26. 28 Syr. 20. 25. Psal. 31. 18.
Sarah
She laughed not, being reproved by the Lord for the same.
The witch
Satan was Samuel, who appeared to Saul seeking him.
The woman
The priests sonnes were gone, being by hor hidden.
A lying tongue varieth incontinently, and is abhorred by God greatly.Psal. 31. 18. Prov. 17. 4.
The Remedie of Lying.
To avoide Lying consider that the devil is the father of lyes, follow thereforeJohn 8. 44. Col. 3. 9. Iam. 3. 14. Saint Pauls counsell, make Conscience of thy words: speake the truth from thy heart: be not a lyar from the truth.
Truth what it is.1 King. 2. 4. Psal. 32. 2. Psal. 15. 2. … Es…. 4. 34.
TRuth is a fruit of Gods Spirit, a marke of Gods Childe, the Center wherein all things repose themselves, the Map whereby we saile, and the Balme whereby we are healed: The power whereof is so great, that no engine will, or Art can subdue the same: who albeit shee hath no Attourney to defend her cause, yet is she defended notwithstanding by her selfe. Whereas on the contrary,Psal. 5. 6. Lying is conformitie to the devill, and the reward thereof destruction, in that they that are Lyars shall have their portion in the lake of fire and brimstone.Rev. 22. 15.
Put away Lying, speake every man truth to his neighbour, forasmuch as we are members one of another.Ephes. 4. 25.
Reade Ecclus. 20. 24. Ier. 50. 36. Prov. 21. 6.