Question 145: What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?
Answer: The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment
are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbors, as
well as our own, especially in public judicature; giving false evidence,
suborning false witnesses, wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil
cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth; passing unjust 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 truth, undue silence in a just cause,
and holding our peace when iniquity calls for either a reproof from
ourselves, or complaint to others; speaking the truth unseasonably, or
maliciously to a wrong end, or perverting it to a wrong meaning, or in
doubtful and equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of truth or
justice;speaking untruth, lying, slandering, backbiting, detracting,
tale bearing, whispering, scoffing, reviling, rash, harsh, and partial
censuring; misconstructing intentions, words, and actions; flattering,
vainglorious boasting, thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of
ourselves or others; denying the gifts and graces of God; aggravating
smaller faults;hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a
free confession;unnecessary discovering of infirmities; raising false
rumors, receiving and countenancing evil reports, and stopping our ears
against just defense; evil suspicion; envying or grieving at the
deserved credit of any, endeavoring or desiring to impair it, rejoicing
in their disgrace and infamy; scornful contempt, fond admiration; breach
of lawful promises; neglecting such things as are of good report, and
practicing, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering: What we can in
others, such things as procure an ill name.
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