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[M.1L] [M.1]
Dijon . 7th Oct. 1849 . Autumnal Journey . 1849
Truth. Passages respecting it in Proverbs : may be topically
arranged thus .
1. God’s Love of Truth : & Hatred of Lying.
Among the Seven Things which are abominations unto
God : VI 17 the Second is "the Lying Tongue", and the
5th :the False witness that speaketh lies : Now
I imagine the first of these to be spoken of Falsehood
generally: and the Second more especially of False
preaching : in which sense if the word Witness be
generally understood, it will give peculiar force to
many passages of Proverbs. Vid. below. II.
Again ; XII. 22. "Lying lips are an abomination to the
Lord but they that deal truly are his delight:" Ah .
if one could but feel, ever so little, what it was to
be a Delight of God.
II. The Saving of Souls by Speaking Truth : thus
14. 25. "A true witness delivereth souls: but a
false witness speaketh lies:" probably there is a
meaning of the same kind in 12, 17. He that speaketh
truth showeth forth righteousness : but a false witness
deceit: which is either comparatively a meaningless verse,
or one pregnant with exceeding meaning: as that he
who preaches truly . shows forth Christ’s righteousness . but
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