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A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

the Trees that grow on the banks of the holy waters Ezek. 47.12 may bee for Meat to nourish heart and lip-Graces in them and the Leaves for Medicine to heal all their Tongue-vices No member of the body is subject to so many Moral Diseases as the Tongue is It is either the best or the worst member of all I wait on God to fulfill his promises upon which hee hath caused mee to hope Psal 119.49 as the Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in all that thou settest thine hand unto Deut. 28.8 he will bless all the work of thine hand vers 12. yee shall rejoyce in all that you put your hand unto Deut. 12.7 which imply a generall blessing upon all that Gods servants do whatsoever they do shall prosper Psal 1.3 Josh 1.8 They shall not labour in vain nor bring forth for trouble Isa 65.23 Their labour shall not bee in vain or without fruit for want of a blessing from Heaven This is my desire my confidence and my earnest expectation Faithfull is hee that hath promised who also will do it Reader if thou reapest any benefit by my poor labours give God the praise and give mee thy prayers Who am Thy Servant for Christs sake and for thy souls sake EDWARD REYNER An Epistle to the Reader THe tongue of man saith the Apostle is an unruly evil Jam. 3.8.6 full of deadly poyson A world of iniquity Man himself is a little World and his tongue though but a little Member of this little World is a world of iniquity Jam. 3.5 it defileth the whole body Jam. 3.6 and setteth on fire the course of Nature and is set on fire of Hell The whole Life of man saith Basil is made up of the Sins of the Tongue Tora vita hominis linguae delictis est referta Basil Dimidiam partem humanorum vitiorum lingua sibi vendicat Naz. Psal 16.9 with Act. 2.26 Jam. 3. ● Divide the Sins of men into two parts and one half of them are the sins of the Tongue saith Nazianzen The Prophet calls the Tongue our glory but most men turn this their glory into shame It is reported indeed of Cato that hee never spake a word of which he had cause to repent but I beleeve that hee who made this relation had cause to repent of this unadvised report for in many things we offend all If any man offend not in word the same is a perfect man and able also to bridle the whole body Where there are many motions there are some trippings Prov. 10.19 Psal 58. ● and in the multitude of words there wanteth not sin The Psalmist tells us that all men are apt by sinful words to go astray even from the wombe Rom. 3.13 And Saint Paul asserts that in the state of depraved nature our mouthes are like open Sepulchers out of which steemeth much unsavouriness Solomon saith Prov. 19.28 Est metaph ducta ab immanibus bestiis quae alias uno rictu deglutiunt Cartw. 1 Cor. 15 33 Prov. 15.4 Mal. 2.17 Eph. 4.29 that the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity even as ravenous beasts do their prey in which respect chains of restraint or muzles should be put upon them Evil words corrupt good manners by them men make breaches in their own spirits yea they weary God and grieve the Holy Ghost In these and other respects Gods Servants in all Ages have seen cause both to resolve within themselves Psal 39. ● to take heed of offending with their tongues and also to direct their prayers to the Lord Psal 141.3 that he would be pleased to set a watch before their mouthes and to keep the door of their lips God causeth his own Servants to weigh their words as to consider all their other ways though other men be regardless of both The heart of the righteous studieth to answer Prov. 15.28 Ebullit est metaph ducta a scaturigine aquarum quae sine omni intermissione aquam emittit Cartw. Prov. 10.11 Prov. 10 2● Cant. 4.11 but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things even as the muddied fountain casteth forth foul streams And whereas the mouth of the righteous is a well of life they do desire that the streams of their words may bee guided into right Chaneis for best advantage Their lips feed many hony and milk are under their tongues and therefore doubtless they are willing to learn how to serve out these provisions wherewith God hath furnished them unto the best benefit of such with whom they do converse Bishop Latimer tells us that hee was the more cautious what he said before his Examiners when he heard the Pen writing behind the hangings and questionless all those whose hearts are awed with the fear of the most high God do the rather ponder their words in conscientious respect to his all-hearing Majesty Jer. 8.6 Mal 3.16 Mat. 12.36 The Lord harkneth and heareth all sorts of speeches such as are savoury and seasonable to reward them and all idle words that hee may call people to an account for them That serious sentence of wise King Solomon should always dwell upon all our hearts He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life Prov. 13.3 and therefore it cannot but be a work very acceptable and profitable to lay down Rules and Directions for the right ordering and Governing of our Tongues for though the Tongue be untamable by man as the Apostle saith Every kind of Beasts Jam. 3.7 8 and of Birds and of Serpents and things in the Sea is tamed and hath been tamed of mankind but the tongue can no man tame yet God Almighty can tame it and this he doth by giving grace to hearken to such Rules and Directions as are laid down in the ensuing Treatise The Author of which is now sufficiently known by his former Book The Rule of the New Creature which hath found so good acceptance with Gods people that it is enough to commend this work to tell the Reader that it is written by the same hand In the former we had the Government of the Thoughts and Affections in this wee have the Government of our Speeches which is so exactly and elaborately composed that the judicious Reader will find few yea very few useless or impertinent words in the whole Treatise and if the Books that are daily printed were of the like worth we should not have such just occasion to complain of the multitude of them for who ever complained of the multitude of Pearls and Diamonds as now we have seeing by many of them the Souls of Christians are poysoned and by most of them surfeited and over-burdened The Lord make this useful peece serviceable for the right ordering of thy speeches that thy Tongue may be as choyce silver and as a Tree of Life Prov. 10.20 Prov. 15.4 7 and that thy lips may disperse knowledge So pray thy Servants in the work of of the Ministry Edm.

patients disease and the Chirurgeon his sore before they can apply proper healing salves or medicines wee must take measure of their condition before wee can cut out or shape a suit of consolation fitting for them Paul sent Tychicus unto the Colossians for the same purpose Col. 4.8 that hee might know their estate and comfort their hearts The Second Rule When we know their estate wee should pity them and sympathize with them Col. 3.12 for comfort commeth out of the bowels of mercies which wee should put on as the fruits thereof Job 19.21 c. 6.14 which Job● friends wanted towards him in his miseries though hee beg'd it earnestly of them have pity upon mee have pity upon mee O ye my friends for the hand of God hath touched mee therefore they proved miserable comforters Job 2.11 though they came to mourn with him and to comfort him God is first a Father of mercies then a God of all consolations 2 Cor. 1.3 4. hee comforts his people because he pities them Consolation flows from Compassion both in God and man except wee lay others cases to our hearts wee will not speak to their hearts The Third Rule When wee know their cases and pity them wee should apply comforts suitable to their needs as 1 Mat. 6. If their case bee necessity observe how Christ comforts his Disciples against outward wants 1 From Gods Providence toward fouls of the Heaven Vers 26.28 and flowers of the Earth how hee feeds the one and cloaths the other and are yee not much better than they will hee not much more feed and cloath you 2 From Gods Knowledge of their necessities Your heavenly Father knoweth all things yee have need of Vers 32 3 From Gods Promise Vers 33. First seek the Kingdom of God Psal 34.9 10 c. and all these things shall be added to you scil as an overplus Mark how David comforts them that fear God against want 2 Or if the case be death of friends 1 Thess 4.13 to the end Paul prescribes several comforts to prevent immoderate grief upon that occasion As 1 That Christ dyed and rose again Vers 14 2 They that dye in the Lord sleep in Jesus 3 Christ at his glorious coming will bring their souls with him Vers 15 16 and raise their bodies out of the dust and re-unite them for ever and the dead in Christ shall rise first they that have lain long in the dust shall have their bodies first raised and cloathed with immortality glory and incorruption which is the priviledge of the dead above them that are found living at Christs coming those shall rise before these shall be wrapt up 4 Those that are then living and their formerly deceased friends shall be caught up together in the Clouds Vers 1● to meet the Lord in the air 5 So shall they ever be with the Lord that imports perpetual fruition of glorious felicity Dear friends whom Death dissundered shall then meet and never part again Vers 18 Wherefore saith the Apostle comfort one another with these words This is a duty 2 S●● 〈…〉 to comfort others when their friends dye David sent to comfort Hanun after Nahash his Fathers death Many of the Jews came to comfort Mary and Martha for their brothers death Joh 11.19 31 Jer. 16.6 7 It is threatned as a sad affliction that none shall comfort the living in their mournings for their deceased friends Parents or others by sending them meat or cups of consolation to eat and drink with them according to the custom of those times to put away their sorrow How doth our Saviour labour to comfort his Disciples against his death Joh. 14.1 c. and chap. 16 and departure from them by several Arguments 3 Mat. 5.10 11 12 If the case bee Persecution Christ applies suitable comforts to his Disciples in such a condition as 1 That they are therefore blessed 2 Great shall be their reward in Heaven 3 The Prophets before them suffered the like things 4 They have cause at present to rejoyce and bee exceeding glad Peter gives sundry consolatory Arguments to the dispersed Jews ● Par. 4.12 to the end to chear and bear up their hearts against or under persecution which was the primary scope of his Epistle 1 That the end of persecution is to try them Vers 12 their faith and patience sincerity and constancy as fire doth silver and gold 2 In suffering for Christ they are partakers of Christs sufferings in way of community and conformity Vers 13 who suffered like things for confession of the truth Those that have fellowship with Christ in his sufferings Vers 13 shall have communion with Christ in glory and joy at his appearing and to eternity 4 They are happy their sufferings being both a means and a sign of their happiness Vers 14 no evils they endure can make them miserable 5 They that are reproached for the name of Christ have the communion of the Holy Ghost or the glorious spirit of God resting upon them which is glorifyed not only by them but in them Vers 14 and makes them glorious Gloria vobis contingit saith Piscator 6 Suffering in Christs cause is no strange thing but what is common and usual Vers 12 Vers 13 Vers 16 nor matter of grief nor of shame but of joy and honour to suffer as a Christian they have cause to glorifie God for that dignation that they are counted worthy to suffer for Christ and to suffer as a Christian 7 It is the will of God they should suffer Vers 1● and to bear the cross of Christ patiently and to suffer according to the will of God 8 In ●●●h sufferings they may safely commit the keeping of their fouls to God in well-doing as a faithfull Creator Vers 19 gracious redeemer and fulfiller of his promises 4 If the case bee desertion soul troubles terrours or horrours observe how Christ applies comforts to such Isa 6● 1 2 3 by the mouth of his Evangelical Prophet Isaiah The Lord hath annointed mee and sent mee to bind up the broken hearted to proclaim liberty to the Captives c. to comfort all that mourn in Sion to give them beauty for ashes the oyle of joy for mourning the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness See Isa 54.7 8. and 50.10 and 57.15 16 17 18. 5 If the case bee any other affliction or castigation Heb. 12.5 to 14 take to your selves and give to others Pauls grounds of Consolation as 1 Vers 5 All chastisements are the rods of a Father who will not forget either mercy or measure 2 Vers 6 They proceed from Gods love 3 Vers 6 7 8 They are signs and pledges of Adoption that we are Sons not Bastards 4 Vers 9 Submission to chastisement is the way to life and salvation Act. 14.22 5 Gods end therein is your profit

of liberty scil from sinne Of this I spake before not to sinne that wee may passe an account with comfort of our words to God our judge and stand in the judgement 2 The government of the tongue is needfull to prevent torment in hell For as the Tongue is by sinne set on fire from hell so it shall bee tormented in hell fire for punishment James 3.6 The rich mans Tongue was so scorched in hell Luk. 16.24 flames that hee desired a drop of water to cool it quia plus peccaverat Lingua saith an antient Author because hee had sinned most with his Tongue Whosoever shall say unto his Brother thou fool shall bee in danger of hell fire saith our m Mat. 5.22 Saviour what shall bee done to those Tongues in hell that have sworn many oaths told many lyes belsht forth many blasphemies against God slanders against Men all which were but the irruptions of an infernal fire on earth every member shall bee punished in Hell for the sinnes which it hath been an instrument to commit then If that part shall bee punished most which hath sinned most then Tongue torments will bee great in hell because Tongue-sinnes have been many on earth Is there any need of escaping condemnation at Gods Tribunal and torments in hell then there is a necessity of governing the Tongue well 2 2 In respect of others The government of our tongues is needful in respect of others to prevent 1 Sin and 2 Mischief That might accrue thereby to them 1 Sinne Which came into the world at first by the mouth scil Satans conference with Eve by the Tongue of a Serpent Gen. 3.1 2 tempting her to eat forbidden fruit and disperseth it self abroad in the world from person to person and from place to place by the Tongue more abundantly then by any other member of body even all kinds of sinne both in opinion and in conversation Sin is of a spreading nature like Leaven and the Tongue is most diffusive and communicative of the evil that is in it As the mouth is the mother of words and words the Children of the mouth conceived and formed in the womb thereof a fruitfull mother that brings forth abundance of such Children So words from us beget words from others either by perswasion provocation argumentation imitation or occasion one or other and that by swarms The Generation of words is innumerable and unspeakable One word can beget a thousand and that which occasioneth a multitude of words may bee the cause of a multitude of sins One evil tongue is sufficient to fill a whole house yea Town with wickednesse The Harlots tongue inticeth to uncleannesse and into the snares of lust to that end all her Instruments of speech have alluring baits upon them her tongue flattereth Prov. 6.24 her lips drop as an hony comb her mouth is smoother than oil Prov. ● 3 4. but her end is bitter as Wormwood sharp as a two edged sword The Seducers or false Teachers tongue draws many from the Truths and wayes of God into errors and by-wayes by their fair and plausible pretences and subtle insinuations or tongue craft the Impostors Art whereby they lye in wait to deceive Ephes 4.14 Sinners inticements of others by their Tongues to theft murder Idolatry conspiracy drinking gaming excesse riot or the like may draw many into sin and so make themselves the Authors of much wickednesse My Son saith n Prov. 1.10 Solomon If sinners intise thee consent thou not Stop your ears against the voice of these charmers and shut your mouthes upon them except it bee to give them a flat denyal Is there not need wee should watch over our mouthes that our Tongues may bee no means or occasion of sin to others To spread abroad sin is the design of Satan and his instruments as it is the disposition of infected persons to spread the plague It is the godly mans care to prevent sin from Breeding in himself Spreading to others 2 To prevent mischiefes to others by our Tongues both places and persons 1 To places as Towns Cities c. The City is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked saith o Prov. 11.11 Solomon which fills the City with oaths lyes blasphemies cursings and corrupt communications and is as a Mine sprung under the wall of a City to blow it up Jerusalem was ruined by their Tongues as well as hands which were against the p Isa 3.8 Lord. Evil Tongues as well as evil hands help to pull down houses Towns Cities and to lay them in the dust 2 To persons to do others no harm by our words in their lives names estates cause liberty Relations nor in the comfort of their Spirits not to make sad the hearts of the righteous whom God hath not made sad Ezek. 13.22 A Hypocrite with his mouth saith q Prov. 11. ● Solomon destroyeth his Neighbour either by censuring and condemning him or by flattering him or drawing him into the way of dissembling like himself or by calumnies to blemish and blot out his good name Take heed wee persecute not others by our Tongues no more than by our hands either by mocking them as Ishmael did Isaak Gal. 4.29 2 King 2.23 2 Sam. 16.6 17. and the Bethelite Children did Elisha by reviling railing or cursing them as Shimei did David by false accusing them as Tertullus did Paul Act. 24.5.6 by lyes slanders backbitings What sharp and bitter Tongue-persecutions have been raised against Gods servants Job was the song and the by word even of base men viler than the r Job 30.8 9. earth Davids enemies fought against him with their ſ Psa 109.2 3. 35.15 Tongues scil by lyes slanders reproaches they did tear him continually and hee became their proverb Jeremies t Jet 18.18 enemies said come let us devise devices against him let us smite him with the Tongue let us contrive accusations against him and lash him with reproaches This pittifull usage Israel found amongst the u Ezek. 36.3 Heathen scil that they were taken up in the lips of Talkers and were an infamy of the people God pittieth and comforteth them for it How were the mouthes of men opened and their Tongues sharpened and imbittered against our Saviour Mat. 10.25 they cal'd the Master of the house Beelzebub He endured such contradiction or Tongue-opposition of sinners against himself Heb. 12.3 such as none such as never any did the like Christ was crucified by the Tongues of the Jews or upon the cross of the Tongue when they cryed out crucifie him crucifie him before he was crucified by the hands of the Romans or upon a cross of wood The primitive Christians under the Heathen Emperors were extremely persecuted by malicious tongues They spake all the evil they could devise against them But the Saints shall get conquest over the Tongue of all their enemies at the w Isa 54.17 last according to Gods promises

magnifie the free Grace of God p. 123 8 To prevent sin in others p. 123 What faults wee ought to confess to others and what wee may conceal p. 124 125 c. 2 To what persons wee should confess our faults p. 127 3 From what Principles and in what manner this should bee done p. 129 The causes of mens backwardness to confess sin p. 131 How sin is to be named p. 132 The second case in which Direction is given is The confession of Christ before men p. 134. Four Things concerning it are opened 1 What this confession is p. 134. 2 When it should be made p. 139 3 Why we should confess with the mouth p. 146 The Reasons are drawn 1 From God they are three p. 147 2 From Christ they are two ibid. 3 From our selves they are four p. 151 4 From others p. 151 4 How this Confession should be made p. 157 In seven Particulars 1 Freely without Compulsion 2 Plainly without obscurity p. 157 158. 3 Boldly without fear p. 159 4 Constantly without giving over p. 160 5 Innocently without giving offence p. 161 6 Sincerely out of Love p. 162 Zeal p. 163 7 Patiently with a resolution to suffer for our Testimony p. 163 The third case is Reprehension Touching which three things are declared scil Preparatives Rules and Reasons 1 Preparatives to it four 1 Wisdome 166 2 Righteousness 167 3 Faithfullness 167 4 Boldness 168 2 Rules for Reproof which respect four things 1 The matter to bee reproved that is 1 Sin the chief object of Reproof p. 168 2 What we know to be a fault both in it self and in them whom we reprehend p. 169 2 The persons to bee reproved p. 170 And who are not to be reproved 172 173 3 The manner how to reprove that is by observing five Rules 1 Rule Reproof must be given 1 In love to their Persons 174 2 In Pitty to their infirmities 174. 3 In Meekness without Pride passion bitterness 175 4 With respect to their credit 175 2 Rule Reproof must be seconded with Arguments p. 176. to set it home 3 Rule Reproof should bee formed in Scripture-terms 176 4 Rule Reproof should bee begun and ended with prayer 177 5 Rule Reproof for the manner of it should be suited 1 To the quality of the person to be reproved 178 There be two wayes of reproving 181 1 Directly 2 Indirectly by way 1 Of obsecration 2 Insinuation 181. 3 Illustration 4 Exemplification 182 2 To the Nature of the offence as it is 1 Open or secret 183 2 Great or smal ibid. 3 As committed out of weakness or wilfullness 184 4 As committed seldome or often 5 As the party offending hath been reproved either not before or often 184 4 The Season when to reprove others 185 The third thing is the reasons why wee should reprove others drawn from three heads 1 The Necessity of it in respect 1 Of our selves 187 2 Of others 188 2 The Commodity of Reproof in the effects thereof which are six p. 191 3 The Excellency of it 193 The Reasons inforce a double duty upon us 1 To give reproof to others Five Causes of our Averseness to it 195 What is required of us hereunto 195 196 2 To take Reproof well 199 To this end take notice of four things 1 Of our backwardness to it 199. and four causes thereof 201 2 The right manner of bearing Reproof 202 To wit 1 Humbly 2 Thankfully 3 Effectually 4 Patiently 203 3 The means of taking Reproof well scil three 1 A wise heart 103 2 An obedient ear 3 A tractable spirit 204 4 Motives to this duty from two heads 1 The good of receiving Reproof in four particulars p 204 2 The evill of rejecting it 1 The evill of sin in six particulars 207 2 The evill of punishment 210 The fourth case is Communication or conferring together of the matters of God 212 1 Rules for it 2 Reasons of it 1 Rules for it which are ten 1 In company improve time for profitable edifying discourse 214 2 Observe the dispositions and conditions of the persons present to suit your discourse 1 To their Necessities 214 2 To their capacities 215 3 Raise spirituall discourse from temporall occasions 215 4 Observe what subjects Gods providence puts into your minds and mouths 217 5 Get some Common heads into your minds and hearts that may bee of generall use to all and at all times 217 6 The asking and answering of questions aright conduceth much to mutuall edification 218 This wee find 1 Under Precept in the old Testament 218 2 Under practice example in the New 220 The right manner of asking questions 221 7 Its lawfull to discourse of natural moral and civill matters 222 Urbanity or the use of Recreationall speeches is lawfull 223 Your Rules for ordering the same 1 For matter 224. 2 For manner 3 For measure 4 For end 225. The use of Ironies 226 227 8 In speech seek not so much to shew wit or eloquence as efficacious power of speech 227 Eloquence may bee used proved by four Reasons 228 and how 230 9 Rule Speak of good things at home in your own families 230 231 10. Let your discourse proceed from good Principles as 1 The fear of God 2 Love to others souls 3 Delight in spirituall things 231 2 Reasons of it why Christians should confer together they are five Reas 1 This is part of the Communion of Saints 231 232 2 All sorts of persons confer about their own matters 233 3 To this end variety of gifts are given by the Spirit of God 235 4 This will augment our parts and further our Accounts 236 5 This service of godly discourse is very acceptable 1 To God 236 2 To Jesus Christ 237 The fifth Case is Consolation to comfort one another 239 Touching which are delivered 1 Rules 2 Reasons 1 Rules for comforting others which are six 1 Know their case what it is and the cause of their trouble 239 2 Then pity them and sympathize with them 240 3 Apply comforts suitable to their needs 240 1 If their case be Necessity ibid. 2 If it bee death of friends 241 3 If Persecution 242. 4 If desertion 243 5 If any other Affliction ibid. 4 Rule Chuse the best means to comfort others by as 1 Kind and loving speeches 244 2 Strong reasons or arguments 245 3 Plain Scriptures fitly applyed ibid. 4 Experience both our own 246. and others 247 5 The evidence and exercise of our Graces ibid. 6 Prayer to God 248 5 R●le Consider the persons who are fit to bee comforted 1 Gods people above all others 249 2 Weak and faint souls ibid. 3 Mourners for sin 250. For want of Gods presence 251. For Misery ibid. 4 Seekers of Christ 252 6 Rule write letters of Consolation 252. Send Messengers 253. And take journies to comfort others 254 II Reas Why we should comfort others drawn from four heads Reas 1 The Necessity and Commodity of comfort in respect of