6' g Chap. 3 t. An Expilition upon the Roeke of J o s. Verf.3o. faculties of foule and body, by which nature moves and makes its courfe fo it felfe is fet on fire by him who hath difordered the whole courfe ofnature. The fire of hel kindles this fire. To co-dude this poynt,and fo to paffe to the latter part of the ves fe i (hall briefely enumerate the feverall wayes by which the mouth fins, or what kinde of words are tinfoil ; and then it will appeare how 'bone we may miffe our duty in (peaking, whenwe fee howmany wayes we may (peak amiffe. Firft, All idle or workeleffe words, that is,words which worke to no good end (fo they are expreffed in the Gretke, Math: i z. 3 y.)All loch words(I fay)are tinfull.Thofe areevil) words which doe no good as wel as chofe which doe hurt.Eliphat faith to lob (Chap. 15. 3.) Should a wife man realest with unpr fitable talke ? er with fpeeches wherewith he candoe nogood ? While we (peake that which loth not profit others, we (peake to our owne Joffe. Many are troubled at thefe words by which they have done hurt co, or infected others but few are troubled for chofe words by which they have done no good, ornot edified others. Secondly,U.sfeafonable words are offenfivewords.(Ecc/.3.7.) There ù a time to keepsHence, and a time tofpeake. A word fitly ( that is opportunely) fpken, k likeapple., ofgold in pit-luresof ,silver, that is, 'cis pleafant and profitable. ( Pro.25. i t. ) Bat a ward use fitly or unfeafonably fpoken, is alwaycs unacceptable, and troublefome, and 'tis fometimes tinfoil. Thirdly As the mouth fins by unfeafonable words, fo fpeci- all y by unfeafoned words ( Col. 4.6.) Let your fpeech be always withgrace,feafoned withfalt.Words are feafoned with a two-fold fait. f irl,with the fait oftruth;and that ofa double truth ; Fitt, the truth of doctrine or af'ertion oppofed to error and falfhood; Secondly, the truth ofheart or fincerity, oppofed tohypocrifie anddiflìmulation.Secondly,wich the fait ofgrace and holynes.As grace is poured into the lips(Pfal.45.z.)that is,minifter'd to the fpeaker,fo'cis poured out of the lips,that is,minitter'd to thehea- rer. Thofe mutt needs be unfeatoned words that have neyther . grace nor truth in them. The people wonder'd at the gracious words which carne out ofthe mouth ofChrift, and we may la- ment the ungraciouswords which proceed from the mouths of force who are called Cbriftians. Fourthly, Harfh, uncharitable and Cenforious words, are the fine
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