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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	sin_n	soul_n	4,646	5	5.4196	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46240	A cure for the tongue-evill, or, A receipt against vain oaths being a plain and profitable poem, shewing the hainousness of common swearing, with reasons against it, and remedies for it / by T.I., an hearty well-wisher to his king, church, and country.	Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685?	1662 (1662)	Wing J1024; ESTC R10705	7,712	18

Wouldst thou not Cov'nant with thy lips tongue To use Gods Name with circumspection I dare presume thou wouldst yet wilt thou not Fear God who threatens swearers with the lot Of endlesse easelesse torments in Hell-fire Which none but he can do in his fierce ire Methinks thou shouldst consider well in mind That God's thy Maker and Preserver kind That God is Lord and Judge of all for hence Thou mightest learn Gods Name to reverence And alwayes stand in greater awe of God Than man who can scourge all men with his Rod. Consider that the Hosts Caelestiall The Sun and Moon and Stars obey Gods call Consider that the Heavens the Clouds the Aire Fire Earth and Sea and all things therein are Bespeak us all by their obedience Gods Holy Name to have in reverence Consider that all things both deaf and dumb Do call on us Gods Servants to become And b'ing endow'd with reasons light and grace To praise Gods sacred Name in ev'ry place Consider this that God for all he gives Asks only prayse while mortall mankind lives That hon'ring God in this sad vale of tears They may him praise in Heav'n free from all fears Keep silence or refrain thy lips some dayes From Oaths yea words to free thy mouth alwayes From uselesse fruitlesse speech for then thou shalt So keep thy tongue that it shall never halt Resolve for each rash Oath this penalty To put upon thy self in equity Give certain silver peeces to the Poor As two or three or four or six or more For by their prayers great in Gods esteeme Thou may'st thy mouth from all vain Oaths redeem Mind praysing God as they in Heav'n that dwell Angells and Saints for in it they excell And if with them thou thinkest a part to bear Thou must on Earth betimes defist to swear Gods Saints below foresee Gods love above And this their hearts tongues doth strongly move To praise his holy name while they do live That God to them eternall life may give They are not like proud wordlings who like Swine Tread under feet the gifts that are divine Through all the gifts they do receive they see And do acknowledg God most thankfully They wait for life in Heav'n free from all shame And therefore here they praise Gods holy name Mind if thy name men used commonly As thou dost use Gods dreadfull Majesty Thou would'st it take in great and just disdain As if thy name they filthily did stain And do not thou to others what thou wouldest hate Others should do to thee in name or state That thou mayest not thy soul in danger bring Through Oaths pull out thy raging passions sting Let not the worlds great make-bate anger make Thee madman-like Gods holy name to take Look how unruly dogs their chains that slip To do great Mischiefs up and down will skip So wrathfull men for want of reasons pow'r Gods honour seek most wildly to devour Now that thou may'st shun wrath where Oaths do ●ow Indang'ring soules as Wisemen clearly know Praise God if once his blessed hand of grace Restrain'd thy tongue from speaking in disgrace Of his great Majesty that thou may'st still Find grace to speak according to his will Behold Christ Jesus his sad agony And bloody sweat enduring quietly Behold him suff'ring most cruell scoffings Spittings whippings and wofull buffetings And last of all a death of pain and shame For thee that wrath may never the inflame Mind this vile worm that thus Christ suffered That thou by wrath may'st never be misled Keep anger in by silence that it may Soon spend it self and vanish quite away With Heathenish Cato learn to pardon all Except thy self for failings great and small To keep thy tongue from oaths those words of death Take heed of drunkennesse whilst thou dost breath That heart-bewitching brain-besotting sin Marring speech without spoyling heart within Hence oaths men use when drunk stick in their teeth When sober grown and this the Wise man seeth If thou dost love thy soul next God most dear Of Wrathfull men as common swearers are Avoyd the banning company for why It bindes betrays and blindes destructively Forbear their presence or do not forbear To give them due rebukes when they do swear And that with friendly loving gentlenesse That they their Oaths with loathing may confesse That this Goliah-monstrous sin may have Its wound to death I do thee humbly crave That thou wouldst prudent warning take This sin of sins most timely to forsake By dreadfull Judgements on Blasphemers sent That for and from vain Oaths thou may'st repent See stories stuft with Swearers smitten dumb So struck that mad blind dead they did become And those examples were that men might fear God and themselves by Oaths to rent and tear Let Kings therefore be wise and Magistrates So ord'ring all that live within their Gates That none do swear by Gods most sacred Name Least they themselves do suffer for the same Shame and dishonour for Gods word is true Dishonour me and I 'le dishonour you Let all be wise and utter not a word That may become their soul-destroying sword Let all with all their might advance Gods Name That God may keep them from eternal shame Let all our tongues speak well of God most high That God may bless us all Eternally Let us all pray and do accordingly With hearts and tongues that we may sanctifie Gods holy dreadfull just and mighty Name That all our speeches may be free from blame So shall we use our tongues with sapience And shall be blessed when we go from hence Let us not say our words are winde for why This is a truth which wise men can't deny Rash Oaths are such a winde that hurry men Into the Devils black and noysome Den. Let us not call our Oaths to speech a grace For that by them Gods Name we do deface Lastly if we will bear most worthily The name of Children dear to God on high If we do love our God in Heaven our King Our Goods our Soul as a most precious thing Our Kin our Country-men and Nation Angels and Saints and our Salvation Let us not curse or swear as Atheists do That ban themselves to Hell the lake of woe Let us be still or let our speech bring forth Something to some that may be something worth Let our words be few wise and circumspect And alwayes to Gods glory have respect That speaking here like Angels as we ought Hereafter we to Angels may be brought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 FINIS The Causes of vain swearing St. Matth. ● 27 Esay 57.20 A mad Sin Hellish St Matth. 5.27 ●am 5.12 Devillish Psal. 10.7 Filthy Terrible Banefull Common Vnprofitable Injurious To a mans self Psal. 109.19 Zach. 5.3 Psal. 109.17 18 19. His body and Goods To his Soul Psal. 64.8 To his good name To Saints To others To the King To Kingdoms Ier. 23.10 Hosea 4.3 To God Psal. 129.20 Gods honour Law Ier. 5.7 Person Psal. 73.9 Iustice. Christs Church Person Name Bloud Body A Sin most sin●ull Psal. 59.12 Zac 8.17 Psal. 10.7 A complicated Evil. Hos. 4.2 Psal. 69.22 Ob. Sol. 〈◊〉 Remedies against rash swearing 〈…〉 Psal. ●5 2● Eccles. 23.10 11. and an Oath Jer. 4.2 Col. 3.8 Psalm 37.8 Hos. 4.11 Remedys against Wrath. Psal. 39. ● Remedies against swearing Hos. 4.11 Prov. 2● 24 1 Sam. 2.30 1 Pet. 3.15 Matth. 6. Ob. Sol. Ob. Sol. Psal. 145.2