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he_o be_v call_v to_o witness_v in_o every_o poor_a trifle_n which_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o oath_n it_o be_v a_o great_a dishonour_n to_o the_o king_n majesty_n to_o be_v trouble_v and_o disturb_v with_o every_o slight_a cause_n which_o the_o low_a and_o mean_a officer_n may_v determine_v and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a dishonour_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o all_o to_o be_v call_v out_o of_o his_o heavenly_a throne_n to_o decide_v every_o trivial_a matter_n on_o earth_n this_o be_v to_o make_v less_o account_n of_o god_n than_o the_o turk_n of_o their_o mahomet_n by_o who_o they_o will_v not_o swear_v light_o and_o vain_o but_o upon_o some_o important_a necessity_n a_o oath_n be_v a_o high_a part_n of_o religious_a worship_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o as_o the_o sum_n of_o christ_n worship_n and_o of_o the_o service_n we_o must_v perform_v to_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o worship_n of_o the_o convert_v egyptian_n be_v thus_o express_v isai_n 19.18_o five_o city_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n shall_v in_o that_o day_n speak_v the_o language_n of_o canaan_n and_o swear_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n this_o be_v command_v deut._n 6.13_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n and_o therein_o we_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o to_o have_v power_n over_o we_o as_o his_o creature_n and_o servant_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o sin_n of_o a_o very_a high_a nature_n for_o man_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o ordinary_a and_o common_a discourse_n when_o they_o scarce_o think_v of_o god_n or_o what_o they_o do_v some_o break_v out_o into_o hideous_a oath_n not_o fit_a to_o be_v name_v as_o wound_n blood_n etc._n etc._n be_v thou_o a_o christian_n and_o make_v no_o more_o account_n of_o the_o wound_n and_o blood_n of_o thy_o saviour_n herein_o thou_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o jew_n that_o put_v the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o death_n they_o make_v 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beza_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n in_o omni_fw-la genere_fw-la exercitatus_fw-la beza_n who_o be_v call_v the_o evil_a one_o mat._n 6.13_o and_o indeed_o swear_v be_v a_o language_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n delight_v in_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o a_o dislolute_a heart_n to_o use_v common_a swear_n about_o common_a business_n and_o trivial_a matter_n such_o a_o man_n be_v little_a other_o than_o a_o atheist_n when_o god_n speak_v of_o himself_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o great_a and_o glorious_a name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n we_o must_v fear_v it_o and_o not_o take_v it_o so_o often_o in_o our_o mouth_n deut._n 28.58_o but_o you_o will_v say_v be_v the_o lord_n god_n so_o fearful_a a_o name_n one_o will_v think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o most_o comfortable_a name_n in_o the_o world_n i_o answer_v so_o it_o be_v indeed_o if_o it_o be_v use_v in_o that_o reverential_a manner_n and_o with_o those_o sign_n and_o token_n of_o reverence_n that_o god_n people_n ought_v to_o use_v towards_o their_o god_n but_o the_o use_v the_o name_n of_o god_n so_o often_o in_o ordinary_a and_o vain_a discourse_n show_v man_n to_o be_v more_o like_a atheist_n than_o christian_n and_o that_o they_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o god_n and_o know_v not_o what_o god_n be_v for_o if_o they_o do_v they_o will_v not_o thus_o abuse_v his_o name_n 3._o the_o common_a swearer_n be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o frothy_a and_o vain_a spirit_n one_o that_o have_v neither_o the_o gravity_n of_o a_o man_n nor_o the_o seriousness_n of_o a_o christian_a in_o he_o a_o common_a swearer_n have_v so_o accustom_v his_o tongue_n to_o this_o sin_n
every_o man_n that_o ask_v you_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o you_o with_o meekness_n and_o fear_n 1_o pet._n 3.15_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n and_o with_o the_o tongue_n confession_n be_v make_v unto_o salvation_n rom._n 10.10_o he_o that_o confess_v i_o before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o confess_v etc._n etc._n and_o he_o that_o deny_v i_o before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o deny_v before_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n in_o matter_n civil_a when_o we_o be_v call_v as_o a_o witness_n before_o a_o magistrate_n we_o must_v testify_v the_o truth_n the_o whole_a truth_n as_o the_o woman_n of_o tekoah_n do_v to_o david_n 2_o sam._n 14.19_o 2._o sometime_o it_o be_v unseasonable_a to_o declare_v the_o whole_a truth_n when_o as_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o utter_v it_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n glory_n our_o neighbour_n good_a or_o our_o own_o duty_n it_o be_v join_v with_o our_o own_o or_o our_o neighbocrs_n danger_n or_o hurt_n 3._o it_o be_v arbitrary_a or_o at_o our_o own_o liberty_n when_o it_o be_v neither_o necessary_a nor_o unseasonable_a thus_o christ_n sometime_o answer_v to_o question_n ask_v he_o sometime_o he_o be_v silent_a mat._n 27.12_o 14._o that_o truth_n may_v be_v conceal_v be_v prove_v by_o abraham_n who_o speak_v truth_n in_o part_n calling_z sarah_n his_o sister_n and_o conceal_v it_o in_o part_n not_o confess_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n gen._n 12.10_o the_o which_o thing_n also_o his_o son_n isaac_n do_v afterward_o gen._n 29._o this_o be_v no_o lie_n to_o hide_v the_o truth_n but_o to_o affirm_v that_o which_o be_v false_a god_n appoint_v samuel_n to_o go_v to_o bethlehem_n to_o anoint_v david_n king_n he_o desire_v to_o be_v inform_v how_o he_o may_v go_v thither_o and_o do_v it_o with_o safety_n for_o say_v he_o if_o saul_n hear_v of_o it_o he_o will_v kill_v i_o the_o lord_n teach_v he_o this_o godly_a policy_n take_v a_o heifer_n with_o thou_o and_o say_v i_o be_o come_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o call_v jesse_n to_o the_o sacrifice_n he_o be_v send_v for_o two_o cause_n but_o to_o conceal_v the_o more_o principal_a 1_o sam._n 16.2_o 3._o so_o king_n zedekiah_n will_v jeremiah_n have_v advise_v he_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o chaldaean_n if_o the_o prince_n shall_v be_v earnest_a to_o know_v what_o talk_n they_o have_v have_v together_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o i_o humble_o beseech_v the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v not_o cause_v i_o to_o return_v to_o jonathans_n house_n to_o die_v there_o jerem._n 38.26_o sect_n 2._o of_o the_o sport_v lye_n lie_n may_v be_v divide_v into_o three_o kind_n there_o be_v mendacium_fw-la jocosum_fw-la officiosum_fw-la pernitiosum_fw-la 1._o the_o sport_v lie_n which_o be_v without_o cause_n merum_fw-la mendacium_fw-la dei._n hutchinson_n de_fw-fr imagine_v dei._n neither_o with_o desire_n to_o hurt_v noâ—_n pu_fw-fr pose_n to_o help_v any_o one_o nascica_n when_o he_o come_v to_o ennius_n the_o poet_n house_n have_v earnest_a business_n command_v his_o maid_n to_o meet_v he_o at_o the_o door_n and_o to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o within_o who_o know_v that_o her_o master_n have_v bid_v she_o to_o say_v so_o because_o of_o his_o business_n depart_v soon_o after_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o enniâ—_n come_v to_o his_o house_n and_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n inquire_v for_o he_o nascica_n hear_v one_o knock_v and_o perceive_v out_o of_o a_o window_n that_o it_o be_v ennius_n answer_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o home_n but_o ennius_n know_v his_o voice_n and_o come_v in_o then_o nascica_n come_v to_o he_o and_o say_v you_o be_v impudent_a for_o i_o believe_v your_o maid_n that_o you_o be_v not_o at_o home_n and_o will_v you_o not_o believe_v i_o myself_o in_o this_o example_n be_v two_o lie_n one_o of_o ennius_n his_o maid_n at_o her_o master_n commandment_n the_o other_o of_o nascica_n in_o the_o way_n of_o jest_n and_o mirth_n thus_o vanity_n show_v itself_o in_o great_a boaster_n and_o traveller_n that_o love_v to_o tell_v strange_a thing_n when_o man_n do_v not_o only_a sport_n at_o it_o themselves_o but_o think_v thereby_o to_o make_v sport_n for_o other_o also_o so_o it_o be_v with_o those_o of_o ephraim_n and_o samaria_n who_o make_v the_o king_n glad_a with_o their_o wickedness_n and_o the_o prince_n with_o their_o lie_n hos_fw-la 7.3_o to_o what_o a_o height_n of_o impiety_n be_v they_o grow_v this_o be_v a_o clear_a note_n of_o a_o corrupt_a state_n among_o they_o 9_o that_o all_o sort_n lie_v be_v sin_n vid._n euseb_n lib._n 8._o de_fw-la praepar_fw-la evangel_n cap_n 4._o damascen_n paral_a 3._o chytr_n tract_n de_fw-fr jacobi_n mendacio_fw-la gerson_n protest_v bernard_n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la benè_fw-la vivendi_fw-la august_n epist_n 8_o &_o 9_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v express_v ver_fw-la 2._o they_o consider_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n that_o god_n remember_v all_o their_o wickedness_n they_o be_v become_v very_o atheistical_a all_o condemn_v the_o idle_a lie_a lie_n and_o the_o pernicious_a lie_n but_o some_o excuse_n the_o sport_v or_o jest_v lie_n and_o commend_v the_o officious_a lie_n but_o all_o naught_o 1._o for_o the_o merry_a lie_n we_o must_v distinguish_v that_o be_v improper_o call_v a_o lie_n when_o in_o show_n of_o word_n some_o false_a thing_n be_v utter_v but_o by_o the_o gesture_n or_o pronunciation_n of_o the_o speaker_n it_o may_v appear_v that_o some_o truth_n be_v utter_v this_o be_v not_o unlawful_a under_o show_n of_o untruth_n to_o hide_v a_o truth_n as_o elijah_n say_v to_o the_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n cry_v aloud_o for_o he_o be_v a_o god_n either_o he_o be_v talk_v or_o he_o be_v pursue_v or_o he_o be_v in_o a_o journey_n or_o peradventure_o he_o sleep_v and_o must_v be_v awake_v 1_o reg._n 18.27_o but_o the_o text_n say_v that_o he_o mock_v they_o so_o micaiah_n say_v to_o ahab_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o prophet_n have_v do_v before_o he_o go_v up_o to_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o prosper_v but_o he_o deliver_v it_o so_o that_o ahab_n perceive_v he_o mock_v he_o 1_o reg._n 22.15.2_o proper_o that_o which_o in_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o speaker_n be_v a_o lie_n be_v in_o no_o sort_n to_o be_v use_v but_o be_v simple_o unlawful_a 1._o because_o it_o be_v not_o only_o false_a but_o vain_a and_o idle_a now_o if_o but_o for_o idle_a word_n man_n shall_v give_v account_n at_o the_o last_o day_n mat._n 12.36_o much_o more_o for_o idle_a lie_n 2._o the_o prophet_n hosea_n in_o the_o place_n beforementioned_a inveigh_v against_o those_o that_o make_v prince_n merry_a with_o their_o lie_n now_o if_o prince_n may_v not_o be_v make_v merry_a with_o lie_n to_o who_o oppress_v with_o great_a care_n mirth_n be_v needful_a none_o may_v 3._o a_o lie_n may_v not_o be_v deliver_v to_o help_v a_o man_n or_o free_v he_o from_o danger_n much_o less_o to_o delight_v and_o make_v he_o merry_a 4._o epaminondas_n with_o other_o heathen_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o those_o that_o make_v no_o conscience_n to_o tell_v merry_a lie_n so_o strict_a observer_n and_o lover_n of_o truth_n be_v they_o that_o they_o can_v not_o abide_v a_o lie_n speak_v no_o not_o in_o jest_n it_o be_v not_o good_a jest_n and_o sport_v with_o sin_n he_o that_o make_v it_o his_o common_a course_n to_o lie_v in_o jest_n will_v also_o lie_v in_o earnest_n and_o he_o that_o lie_v in_o jest_n unless_o he_o repent_v of_o it_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v damn_v in_o earnest_n sect_n 3._o of_o the_o officious_a lye_n the_o next_o lie_n we_o be_v to_o treat_v of_o enemy_n corrupt_a be_v the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n that_o allow_v a_o lie_n lawful_a either_o to_o save_v a_o citizen_n or_o deceive_v a_o enemy_n be_v the_o officious_a lie_n which_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o love_n to_o our_o neighbour_n when_o a_o man_n see_v his_o neighbour_n in_o danger_n he_o think_v it_o either_o no_o sin_n or_o a_o very_a small_a sin_n to_o help_v he_o out_o this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o too_o many_o among_o we_o and_o the_o devil_n beguile_v many_o soul_n thereby_o now_o that_o we_o may_v take_v heed_n of_o this_o consider_v 1._o that_o god_n word_n be_v to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o the_o only_a rule_n and_o square_a to_o guide_v our_o action_n by_o but_o the_o word_n require_v that_o we_o must_v not_o do_v the_o least_o evil_a for_o the_o gain_n or_o any_o good_a whatsoever_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o action_n be_v god_n command_n not_o our_o love_n to_o our_o neighbour_n god_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o lie_v one_o to_o another_o colos_n 3.9_o and_o he_o will_v destroy_v all_o liar_n which_o comprehend_v those_o that_o lie_v pernicious_o to_o do_v hurt_v
epaminondas_n a_o heathen_a epaminond_n plutarch_n in_o epaminond_n be_v so_o chary_a of_o his_o credit_n that_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v he_o care_v not_o to_o be_v kill_v so_o it_o may_v be_v record_v that_o he_o die_v without_o just_a cause_n christian_n therefore_o have_v just_a warrtnt_n to_o answer_v in_o their_o own_o defence_n when_o they_o be_v false_o accuse_v especial_o in_o the_o case_n of_o religion_n when_o the_o imputation_n do_v not_o so_o much_o touch_v their_o person_n as_o their_o profession_n in_o this_o case_n not_o to_o be_v resolute_a be_v to_o be_v plain_o dissolute_a in_o athens_n every_o citizen_n take_v a_o corporal_a oath_n to_o maintain_v their_o profess_a and_o establish_a religion_n roman_a melanct_v praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la comment_n in_o roman_a in_o this_o sort_n pugnabo_fw-la pro_fw-la sacris_fw-la &_o solus_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la it_o be_v also_o necessary_a in_o some_o case_n to_o make_v confession_n of_o our_o faith_n sc_fw-la where_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n may_v by_o that_o mean_n be_v procure_v our_o brethren_n edify_v and_o scandal_n avoid_v so_o do_v paul_n act._n 22._o st._n peter_n enjoin_v we_o always_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v a_o answer_n to_o every_o one_o that_o ask_v we_o ult_n note_v that_o the_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v subject_a to_o reason_n but_o that_o every_o one_o may_v see_v we_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v as_o we_o do_v junilius_fw-la de_fw-fr partib_n 9_o divinae_fw-la legis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n ult_n and_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o we_o 1_o pet._n 3.15_o yea_o paul_n tell_v we_o that_o every_o one_o that_o will_v be_v save_v with_o the_o mouth_n must_v make_v confession_n to_o salvation_n rom._n 10.10_o and_o bullinger_n tell_v we_o that_o faith_n in_o the_o heart_n break_v forth_o into_o confession_n with_o the_o mouth_n be_v a_o note_n whereby_o the_o friend_n of_o christ_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o follower_n of_o antichrist_n yea_o christ_n have_v tell_v we_o plain_o that_o whosoever_o will_v not_o confess_v he_o on_o earth_n before_o man_n he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v they_o before_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n this_o confute_v all_o peter-like_a professor_n who_o â—re_n silent_a in_o time_n of_o persecution_n and_o â—hink_v that_o then_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o they_o to_o think_v well_o and_o mean_v well_o and_o keep_v their_o faith_n to_o themselves_o no_o they_o must_v confess_v it_o to_o other_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o or_o dare_v not_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n for_o the_o time_n their_o tongue_n be_v not_o loose_v by_o god_n but_o tie_v up_o by_o the_o devil_n 3._o the_o right_a order_n of_o the_o tongue_n consist_v capacity_n the_o leaf_n of_o loquacity_n spring_n from_o the_o root_n of_o small_a capacity_n when_o a_o man_n be_v careful_a that_o there_o be_v not_o too_o much_o loquacity_n in_o himself_o that_o he_o do_v not_o vain_o babble_n upon_o all_o occasion_n prov._n 10.19_o the_o wise_a man_n show_v the_o folly_n of_o a_o man_n give_v to_o talk_v much_o a_o wise_a man_n refrain_v his_o lip_n but_o where_o much_o talk_n be_v there_o be_v much_o sin_n unless_o there_o be_v much_o grace_n to_o govern_v the_o heart_n he_o that_o have_v knowledge_n spare_v his_o word_n prov._n 17.27_o the_o preacher_n be_v clear_a in_o this_o point_n god_n be_v in_o heaven_n thou_o upon_o earth_n therefore_o let_v thy_o word_n be_v few_o eccl._n 5.3_o man_n must_v take_v heed_n of_o impertinent_a word_n word_n of_o wind_n that_o be_v empty_a and_o fruitless_a the_o hebrew_n call_v a_o vain_a word_n a_o word_n of_o lip_n prov._n 14.23_o sure_o the_o serpent_n wilâ—_n bite_v without_o enchantment_n and_o a_o babbler_n be_v no_o better_o eccles_n 10.11_o a_o babbler_n hurt_v his_o friend_n aid_v his_o enemy_n and_o undo_v himself_o as_o member_n that_o be_v continual_o disease_v continual_o draw_v humour_n to_o they_o so_o the_o tongue_n of_o a_o babbler_n be_v never_o without_o a_o inflammation_n draw_v poison_n to_o itself_o by_o continual_a babble_n as_o one_o well_o note_v evangel_n crook_n hypocr_n chap._n 3._o august_n de_fw-fr conven_n 10_o precept_n &_o 10_o plagar_n absit_fw-la in_o oratione_fw-la multa_fw-la locutio_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la desit_fw-la multa_fw-la precatio_fw-la hieron_n non_fw-la magna_fw-la vocis_fw-la extensio_fw-la sed_fw-la magna_fw-la cordis_fw-la intentio_fw-la deo_fw-la grata_fw-la chemnit_fw-la harmon_n evangel_n what_o one_o say_v of_o heretical_a teacher_n i_o may_v say_v of_o all_o vain_a babbler_n they_o be_v like_o frog_n that_o in_o muddy_a marsh_n and_o fen_n be_v always_o croak_a that_o bring_v irksomeness_n to_o the_o ear_n but_o yield_v no_o food_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n our_o saviour_n condemn_v vain_a repetition_n in_o prayer_n for_o some_o think_v they_o shall_v be_v hear_v for_o their_o much_o speak_n mat._n 6.7_o christ_n correct_v they_o not_o for_o the_o matter_n they_o pray_v but_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o pray_n that_o in_o their_o prayer_n they_o use_v vain_a repetition_n superfluous_a and_o superstitious_a multiply_v of_o word_n like_o the_o heathen_a for_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o petition_n be_v not_o unlawful_a 4._o it_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o we_o be_v careful_a not_o to_o be_v often_o find_v talk_v of_o the_o thing_n that_o concern_v we_o not_o to_o talk_v of_o this_o be_v set_v down_o to_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o woman_n that_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n that_o be_v tatler_n and_o busy-bodye_n speak_v thing_n which_o they_o ought_v not_o 1_o tim._n 5.13_o and_o these_o be_v such_o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o learn_v to_o be_v idle_a that_o wander_v from_o house_n to_o house_n and_o talk_v of_o thing_n that_o concern_v they_o not_o but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o fault_n of_o woman_n only_o but_o the_o fault_n also_o of_o too_o many_o man_n among_o we_o and_o such_o be_v among_o the_o thessalonian_o he_o bid_v they_o study_v to_o be_v quiet_a that_o be_v show_v not_o yourselves_o to_o be_v man_n and_o woman_n of_o the_o tongue_n 1_o tim._n 4.11_o let_v not_o man_n affect_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v a_o great_a talker_n but_o love_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v at_o rest_n as_o the_o greek_a word_n import_n which_o be_v great_a honour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n as_o the_o woman_n rest_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n before_o they_o go_v to_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o christ_n to_o anoint_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o our_o saviour_n with_o the_o spice_n and_o ointment_n they_o have_v prepare_v there_o be_v the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luk_n 23._o ult_n but_o here_o the_o apostle_n mean_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o tongue_n to_o rest_v from_o meddle_v with_o thing_n that_o belong_v not_o to_o they_o if_o man_n will_v be_v discourse_v let_v it_o be_v of_o what_o may_v do_v themselves_o and_o other_o good_a 5._o it_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o our_o speech_n be_v not_o cross_a nor_o froward_a nor_o thwart_a language_n many_o man_n have_v froward_a heart_n and_o they_o show_v it_o by_o their_o froward_a word_n speak_v to_o such_o man_n and_o you_o shall_v have_v nothing_o but_o some_o froward_a answer_n again_o put_v away_o from_o thou_o a_o froward_a mouth_n and_o perverse_a lip_n put_v far_o from_o thou_o prov._n 4.24_o one_o observe_v upon_o that_o place_n how_o ill_a god_n look_v upon_o such_o a_o tongue_n compare_v it_o to_o a_o lip_n draw_v awry_o as_o that_o seem_v ill_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n so_o a_o froward_a tongue_n be_v much_o more_o unseemly_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n therefore_o put_v this_o away_o from_o thou_o this_o be_v one_o character_n of_o a_o naughty_a person_n a_o wicked_a man_n walk_v with_o a_o froward_a mouth_n prov._n 6.12_o the_o phrase_n be_v very_o emphatical_a where_o ever_o he_o go_v he_o carry_v it_o with_o he_o stella_n god_n make_v not_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n of_o bone_n or_o of_o any_o other_o hard_a substance_n but_o of_o tender_a flesh_n because_o thy_o word_n shall_v be_v tender_a and_o sweet_a not_o rough_a and_o sharp_a stella_n here_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o wicked_a man_n though_o there_o be_v by_o nature_n such_o frowardness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o holy_a man_n yet_o grace_n make_v he_o strive_v against_o it_o and_o he_o have_v no_o rest_n in_o himself_o till_o he_o have_v get_v the_o mastery_n over_o it_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v with_o a_o child_n of_o god_n as_o with_o a_o horse_n that_o trot_v hard_a yet_o by_o art_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o pace_n easy_o but_o because_o his_o troth_n be_v natural_a he_o be_v apt_a to_o fall_v into_o it_o very_o often_o but_o the_o rider_n with_o