ThethirdCfJmm~t~dement; I I 1 jliJt. He fheweth thepriuiledgeofarighteousman, That he bath Gods law fo rooted and feded in hi~ heart, as it will fpring and bud foonh in his mouth, and fokeepe and pre– f~rue him, that either he lhall not d~e at1y thing that is wic– ked; or,ifhe doe, he lhal~ be foone,and happilie recouer~d. Thofe therefore faile much in this dude, that will neuer talke of any thing in the Scripture, or ofany part ofGods worlhip :they will come to the Church, and gwe the Preacher anhoures hearing; but follow them out ofthe Church doore, and ·what kinde ofconference fi1all you hea.re come from them? not one word of the Sermon, blit prcfemly of earth and earthly things. Though thefe menbee not commonIwearers, yet they haue broken thisCommandement: for God commands vs hcre,to honor him with our tongues.. And therefore, howfoeuer fooiHh perfons are readie to excute themfelues(Thac,though they cannot talkofthe Scrip... Gures, becaufc they are not boohe-learned, yet they haue a good heart, and ferue God day and night, (ifyou will beleeue their repore) .yec, fo long as their goodn·~fiels locked vp,that ic cannot come abroad, they may fay what they will ofthemfelues: but Chrill faith, that A good man out of the Matth. u. gofJd treafore of hit heart, hringeti:J foorth good things. This · is fuch a treafure,as muLl needes beebrought to light con– tinually. For ifone fay, he hath a coffer full ofgood gold, and yet can fetch nothing out but droffe, no man euer faw him bring one peece of gold out ofhis cheH,but euery day Slips,and bafe coyne; furely, by thi5 that cemmeth abroad, menmayquicklygeffe what met tall is within: and few will count him euer the rich~r for his goldenwords, when hee hath nothing butbraffe comes out ofhis purfe. And fo in t_he Prou.the Wifeman fa~th,th~H·,The tongue ofthe rtghteom Pro. 10 • 21 • ,.,."tree1[lifo,andthat itfeedeth maK-y. And therefore he that ~an feede none, is not ~ righteous man, but deHitute of the graceofGod. As men therefore nmfl notfpeake idlely of Gods word, fG neither mufi they bee altooethcr fiknt; as tho~gh wholefome and rel;gious talke b~lDnged not to them, but theymuH open their mouthes with wifcdome P·· .. ~ dh h 1 f d . ' .o.p..,..,. an auet e awo gracevn· erthetrto.ngue. · / H 3 . Secondly,
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