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V
a R.29.
Epbefianr,Chap. 4:
559
fah
in
Roome
will
not fetch
it againc.
Againe
idle
words
(hall
bee
anfwered for in our reckoning before
the judgement
feate
of
God,
cmath.
r
2.36.
Thirdly,
Words,
looke
what
kind they are
of,
fuch kind
of
heart
they manifefl: for
as
money by
the ring, or
lungs
by breathing;
fo
the
heart
is
feen in
fpeech, for it
venteth
it felfe in
fpeaking.
A
finfull
fpeech
argueth
a
finfull
heart, words
of
wind,
a
windy foule fraught
with Iightneffe.
Laflly,
Words
are
contagious,
they
corruptgood manners
:
they
fret
=
Oz..,
3
3-
agangrene;
and
it
is
undecent to belch out rotten language;
Civi-
lity teacheth
us
to
hide our breaths,
if
they be notfweer, from the
dif-
cermng
of others;
and
Chriflian modefly
fhould
teach
us
to
hide
the
ftincke
of
our Putrified Soules, and
not to
perbreak it
in
the
hearing
of
others.
Sting
therefore that Chriftians
muff refraine finfull and unfruitful!
r
words,many
are
reproved who have the old tongue
in
their
head !till, R
d
fe
a
prophaning Gods
name, curfrng,fwearing ,tauntiog,railing,detraéì:ing,
glozing,&c. their
talke
is
of
thisnature: And
others
ofus
doe
fill
our
And idle
mouth;
with
idle
fpeech,which tendeth to nothing but to promote
fpeech.
laughters;
and we think
that we
mull be
merry, we
meane no
hurt
in
it,
if
we never
doe worfe,
we may
be borne with. Whereas our rotten
bleat
doth
argue we are
not
found
fheep
:
And
this idle talkeit
is
the
devils minftrelfie
,
for while wee drinke
this
in and
utter
it de-
lightfully
,
the
devil!
fetcheth
a
nap, have they
never fo good things
otherwife.
a.
Weft,
that
we
mull
exercife
our
filves
to have
flay
of
our
tongues
:
Del.
Let
no
rotten
come
forth
ofyour
mouth,
though
it will
come
upon
We mutt have
you,
and
thruft
it
felfe
forward,yet
flay it ,
let
it
not
proceed
forth
oat
of
yourmouth.
Li
wifeman refraineth
his
lips,
Prov.to.r9.
&17.27.
kecp,ncev7l
If
a
man refraine
not his
tongue, his
religion
is
in vaine,
lam,
r,
26.
It
fpeech.
was David
,-
pradlice,Pfal.39.r.
1PaidIwill
take heed
to my
waits,
that
I
offend
not
with
my
tongue
; for
it
is
as
unruly member
: and
therefore
we had
need
to
deale
with it betime, and
to
pray
God to
keep
the dore
of
our
lips
for
us
:
And whenwe
fence our grounds and hedge
them
about, how much
more fhould we
fence
our mouths,
far
life and
death
is
in
the tongue.
Prov:
:;
So that they
are wide
that
will fometiine when they have
fpokcn
e-
Pfc.
vili, defendit thus;
Why,as
good
fpcak
itas
thinkit, we
are no
hypo-
crites: But
if
fuch learne not
to
keep
the
dore
of their mouth,and
feale
up
theirlips,it
is
tobe
feared, they
(hall
bite their tonguesforgrief,as it
is faid
of
fomeinRev.
r
6. when
God
(hall
takeaccount
of
idle
words.
3.
We
Pewhat kind
of
fpeech we
are
to
of
in
our Communications,
Dell.
fpeeches
of
grace, minifiring
grace
:
The righteous mans words are like
om.
fpeech
filver,
bic
lips
muff
feed
many.The
¡AO
man
muff
talke
of
wifdome,
for
ought
ro
mine.
theLaw
of
God
is
in
heart: and
Ezek.47.
12.
The
righteous
is
4er
grace,
47'
g
u man
Prov.:o.agaa
faidtobefuchatree,
whofeleaves,
thatis
,whofewords,arelfedicinable.
Pra.37,3g;,.
as
admonitions, reprehenfons,
confolations doe
heale;.and
the
Ccc
2
Church,