CHAP.~. up1n the Epiflleof J A M E S. VE R._S.l. H9 heart~ Prov. I 5. 1· The lips Bj the wife aif}erfek,zJowledg, bM the heart of, the foolifh is not fo: by vertue of the oppofition it Chould be the tongue ofthe foolijh, but what ever is in rh~ tongue ' cometh from the heart; his heart cloth not inclinehis tongue: b Ab ~ua/iaprin– fiream rifeth not abov~ the Fountain: Out of the heart come hlaf-cipia ta!iaprin: phemieumdevilfPe'itkjngs, Matt. 15. I 9· z. Watch ~nd guardcipiara, q>eech: Pf.39·I.Ifoid,I;wi/l tak! heed to my tongue; I foid,that is, l'enitmaecrevi, I took \lP fuch arefolution: nay,he faith,He would ·k_tephismouth tU wit~ abridle, ef}eciall] ~hen the wick.fd rvere ~efore him. The Tongue had ne~d be refirained with force and watchfulnefs , for *cis quick and ready to bring faith every wicked conception : you muft not onelv watch over it, but bridle it ; *tis good to break the fore~ of thefe confirai~ts within ~s, and to fuf– focate and choke themmthe firfi conccptton. ~av1d, though en– raged, would keep in his fpirit, as with a bridle. PambH4 in the Trip.1rtite Hiftory was long in learning of this leffon. So fee PrtJ. 30. 31. if thou haft da'lle fooll{h/y 'in ,lifting upth) [elf, Dr hail thought evil, 114] tb} ha11d upo>l th] mouth; . that is tobrid!e and · ftiHe thofe thoughts of anger, revenge, or any other ill defign ; do , not deal too fofrly wich unruly ~viis, bqt firongly refift and com– prefs them : This Rule Chould chiefly be obferved in Wodhip; Ecc/ef. 5. I. Be not r-~tfo with th) mouth' Our.words Chould be more advifed ; an hafiy·careleffmds engageth to fin : The PreAcher · (ought out wor-ds: Certainly in ~odhip we fi1ould fee our thoughts : fre they efcape fmm us. 3• All our endevors at:e nothing : Go to , · God; 'P.fal. 141. 3· Set a watch,· 0 Lora, h.efo"Pa m) mouth; I k.;ep thedoor ofmy lips :. He defireth God to keep him from fpeak• · . . iqg amifs, when he was in deep affiidions. ..fis Ood alone that · can tame the' to~e,. defire. the cufiodf of his Spirit: Prov. 16. ~· · ] The anfwtrof t'he tongNq u from. the Lord: Whea the heart IS~ . prepared, the rongue ~ay faulter. In Preaching.and Praying we · are fometimes flopped in the midfl; of the work, thoagh the mat- . ter be medit~ted. The Saint$ fomftimes defire- t:iod to open their } mo\ltb, Eph. 6. I 9'· Pfol. ~e. Is. fometimes to jbut it ; he cloth . • all in t~is matter. 4· Tha~ yoli\ maynot otlend in your words,- t~t ch:m beofm~r empl~yedabout holyufes : •Tis not enough to ab--· ~am from evod fpoakmg ~ Eph. 4• '-9> Ln_ No~cqrpupt comm1mia.a- } tz~· q.ome Ol:/it. ~fJfml' 1f/IO.H~~ btU thAt Wh1ch u gqod.to- the -ufe. of edijjmg•. s~ ~ph. s. + N#tlur. fitthirufla Norfofliifoltll!Jk,ing, nor . .;,~ - - . . - . idf.ing
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