18. Let the lying lips be put to silence. A right
good and Christian prayer; who but a bad man would give liars more license than
need he? May God silence them either by leading them to repentance, by putting
them to thorough shame, or by placing them in positions where what they may say
will stand for nothing. Which speak grievous things proudly andcontemptuously against the righteous. The sin of slanderers lies partly in
the matter of their speech—they speak grievous things—things wounding
good people sorely in that tender place, their reputations. The sin is further
enhanced by the manner of their speech; they speak proudly and contemptuously;
they talk as if they themselves were the cream of society, and the righteous
the mere scum of vulgarity. Proud thoughts of self are generally attended by
debasing estimates of others.
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