A confirmation of the former Argument.

Let vs consult with the principall Doctour of your more ancient schoole, as the first of all, with him, who for his excellencie obteined the name of Master, as it were the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 of his time.

Page  51aThis is properly lying (saith he) when a manspeaketh any thing contrary to that which he thinketh in his mind.

This Doctour is seconded heerein by Aquinas, who in your opinion was not second to any in, or since his time: bThis is proper to a lie (saith he) when a man will signifie in out∣ward words another thing then that which he thinketh in his mind. In which consideration S. Hierome about to free S. Paul from suspition of lying, who promised to the Corin∣thians, to come vnto them, but did not: cS. Paul (saith he) did not lie, because he purposed with his hart to doe that which he had promised with his pen: but he only is a liar, who thinketh contrary to that which he speaketh. For, dEuery lie (saith Saint Augustine) is that false witnesse (which is forbid in the com∣mandemnet) therefore it is that our Lord Christ doth admonish euery one; [Let there not be in your speech yea & nay, but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay.] This being his iudgement a∣gainst, as I may so say, Sarai, a free speech: what thinke you he determineth concerning Hagar the bond-woman, that is, such a speech as is obliged by an oath? eThis is a formall property of periurie (saith S. Augustine) to sweare that which I thinke is false: for nothing can make a guilty tongue, but only a guilty mind. To endeuour to prooue this point by testimo∣nies of all men, who maintaine it, were a labour infinit; and it may seeme also vnnecessary to confirme vnto men that which no man can deny. Now must we examine whether that we haue not by this proofe so intrapped the fox Aequi∣nocatour, that he cannot find any hole whereby to escape.