John Trapp on Nehemiah 6:8

Verſe 8. There are no ſuch things done as thou ſayeſt] Nehemiah is not over-carefull to clear himſelf. This was ſo tranſparent a lye, that a man might ſee thorough it, and was therefore beſt anſwered with a neglective denyal. It falles out often, that playn-dealing puts craft out of countenance. Animus recti conſcius objecta probra ut viſus nocturnos & vanas ſomniorum imagines digno ſupplicio punit, feſtivo ſcilicet contemptu, & oblivione: vel, ſi tanti eſt, miſericordiâ elevat. Joh. Woner.