VII.
THE GIST OF THE MATTER.
One All-Dividing Line.—Primal and Eternal Difference.—Lie Inevitably
Hostile to God.—Lying Separates from God.—Sin per se.—Perjury
Justifiable if Lying be Justifiable.—Lying—Lying Defiles Liar,
apart from Questions of Gain in Lying.—Social Evils Resultant from
Lying.—Confidence Essential to Society.—Lying Destructive of
Confidence.—Lie Never Harmless.