Q. What is required in the ninth commandment?
A. That I bear false witness against no man,^a nor falsify any man's words;^b that I be no backbiter, nor slanderer;^c that I do not judge, nor join in condemning any man rashly, or unheard;^d but that I avoid all sorts of lies and deceit, as the proper works of the devil,^e unless I would bring down upon me the heavy wrath of God;^f likewise, that in judgment and all other dealings I love the truth, speak it uprightly and confess it;^g also that I defend and promote, as much as I am able, the honor and good character of my neighbour.^h