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a reformation. Would he have others candid toward him let him be candid toward others: Would he have others be at peace with him, would he have them good neighbours, good friends, let him study for peace hims.: be a good neighbour, a good friend, this is t law & t ppts. But 2dly The rule unclear to a sight unclear of unclear search toward each other: Would a christian be spoken well of let him speak well of all men. Let no Chn suffer by passing your lips. It to say t truth you are obligd sometimes to say things wh. are a disgrace to t person of whom you are speaking by no means exaggerate his faults but leave them with pity as soon as possible, & if possible cover them over with something wh. is commendable, Charity covers a multitude of sins. But What numbers deviate fr this rule: who pretend to be Ctain? of some persons Sd t. Psalmist Their throat is an open sepulchre; t. poison of t. is under their lips that is their slander wh. they uttered were so poisonous as to destroy or blast a good name at once. Is not this t. case with many: who make pretentions to being Gds. children? How apt are persons