Note, 1. Those that design to do ill support themselves by falsehood
and lying: A wicked doer gives ear, with a great deal of pleasure, to
false lips, that will justify him in the ill he does, to those that aim
to make public disturbances, catch greedily at libels, and false
stories, that defame the government and the administration. 2. Those
that take the liberty to tell lies take a pleasure in hearing them
told: A liar gives heed to a malicious backbiting tongue, that he may
have something to graft his lies upon, and with which to give them some
colour of truth and so to support them. Sinners will strengthen one
another's hands; and those show that they are bad themselves who court
the acquaintance and need the assistance of those that are bad.