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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

saith a Rom. 13.7 Paul that is in word as well as in deed By denying pitty and relief to others 4 Tongue-slanders by raising or spreading false reports of others as many did of b Jer. 20.10 Jeremiah who said report and wee will report it By bearing false witnesse against others By judging hardly of other mens 1 Sayings and doings as Eli did of Hannahs moving her lips when shee prayed in her heart onely Eli said to her how long wilt thou bee drunk put away thy wine from c 1 Sam. 1.13 14. thee and as they did of the Apostles speaking diverse Languages who mocking said These men are full of new d Act. 2.13 wine 2 Of other mens persons as Jobs friends condemned him for unrighteous because hee was so greatly afflicted and the Barbarians did Paul for a murderer when the viper came out of the fire and fastned on his hand Act. 28.4 Thus God hath shewed thee O man in his Law what is good and what the Lord thy God requireth thee to speak and what he forbids thee to say Speak good and not evil II Profitableness of Speech Eph. 4.29 Let your speech bee profitable and useful not vain and idle Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth saith Paul but that which is good to the use of edifying or to edify profitably that it may minister grace to the Hearers And in Eph. 5.3 4. neither filthinesse nor foolish talking nor jestings which are not convenient but rather giving of thanks Our Speech should bee profitable for four Reasons Reas 1. Because vain speech proceeds from a vain mind and is the badge of a vain man Scurrilous jests are the fome and froth of wit Though they seem to have the honey of mirth in their mouth yet they really carry a sting of grief and shame in their Tale which they leave behind them sticking and pricking in mens Consciences Reas 2. Because Christ saith that of every idle word viz. Mat. 12.36 which is frivolous and fruitlesse that men shall speak they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement The Gospel which is the Law of Liberty by which Christians shall bee judged gives no license to vain thoughts or idle words but all men must be accountable to God for both another day Reas 3. Because vain speech is the Language of strange Children that is of such as are strangers to God and to his people and to speaking by the rule of Gods word David prayed to bee delivered from the hand of strange Children whose mouth speaketh c Ps 144.7 8 vanity Agur coupleth vanity and lies together and makes the one a step to the other f Prov. 30.8 Remove farre from mee vanity and lies It s a sign and fruite of the death and decay of Godly faithful men when they speak vanity every one with his g Psal 12.1 2. Neighbour Reas 4. Because idle words vain speech c. are not convenient but unbecomming the Saints their prudence and gravity seriousnesse and sanctity They are inconsistent with yea repugnant to the Excellency of their Tongues and Speech Prov. 10.20 The Tongue of the just is as choice silver then all its words should bee of worth and value Now idle words are drosse nothing worth a hundred of them are not worth a brasse farthing How unsutable and ill-becomming are drossy words to a silver Tongue A wholesome Tongue is a tree of life h Prov. 15.4 and a mans words are the fruite of the mouth Now a good Tree bringeth forth good fruite saith our k Mat. 7.17 Saviour This is true of the tree in the mouth to wit the Tongue as well as of the tree in the field What are idle words but chaff or worse How uncomely are chaffy words to a Tongue that is a tree of life The lips of knowledge are a precious l Prov. 20.15 Iewel Vain speeches are like pebbles and dust which are unseemly to come out of Jewellips Not only Ministers but private Christians Mat. 5.13 are the salt of the earth therefore their speech must be seasoned with salt of discretion m Col. 4.6 that will preserve the mouth from vanity and idle words which are altogether unsavory and from putrefaction by them For idle words may grow into putrid speeches Though words bee accounted light but as wind yet a wise man ought to order them so as they may blow profit to some body You say it is an ill wind that bloweth no body profit so that is an idle word that is not fit to do any good or good to any Thirdly 3 Manner of Speech Have respect to the manner how yee speak To this end Let your speech be alway with grace seasoned with salt n Col. 4.6 Grace is that to speech which salt is to meat and was to sacrifices to make it savory and wholesome to preserve it from putrefaction Our speech should taste of grace as meat doth of salt Salt feasoneth all things so doth grace it pouders and seasons heart and Tongue the thoughts affections and expressions Hence wee read not only of grace in the heart Heb. 13.9 but of grace in the lips also Prov. 22.11 The words of a wise mans mouth are grace Eccl. 10.12 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All the people wondered at the words of Grace which proceeded out of Christs mouth o Luk. 4.22 When our speech is without grace it wants seasoning it doth not relish well I commend to you seven Graces for your lips ● Graces of the Lips 1 Fitnesse of speech 2 Fewnesse of words 3 Meeknesse 4 Modesty 5 Reverence 6 Caution 7 Constancy The first Grace is fitnesse of speech and rightnesse of Answers to chuse out fit words 1 Fitnesse of Speech not only to expresse your minds but fitted to the matter persons and occasion spoken off or to which are required to make up the due manner of speech This grace of the Lips is a due observation of all circumstances viz. time Place and persons and an accommodation and commensuration of speech thereunto Jobs friends spake good words and excellent things for matter but being not fitly applyed to Jobs person and condition for they mistook him as if hee had been an Hypocrite by reason of his great afflictions they failed much in the manner of their speech So their words proved Corrasives to Job which should have been Cordials and they miserable comforters who should have been Physitians of great value great revivings and refreshings to Job Right words spoken plainly and directly Right words are effectual to purpose are effectual comely and pleasant 1 Effectual for they hit the mark light in the nick and strike on the right string How forcible are right words saith Job p Job 6.25 viz. to do great matters Abigail by a few right words overcame great wrath in David when hee and his men were upon their March to

and satisfaction 1 Life for God hath intaild the promise of living long and seeing good dayes upon the refrayning of the Tongue from evil 1 Per. 3.10 and of the lips from guile Death and Life are in the power of the Tongue saith Solomon and they that love it shall eat the fruits thereof in the power that is Prov. 18.21 in the government of the Tongue 1 To save and prolong life if it be well governed 2 To condemn and shorten life if it be ill guided For though the tongue be but a little member yet it hath a great command what a great dependance is there upon a mans own tongue for life or death as there is upon the Judges tongue for passing sentence upon the prisoners of absolution or condemnation They that love life will use their tongues well and they shall eat the pleasant fruits of it They that love death let their tongues run at randome have not mastery over them and they shall eat the bitter fruits thereof As every one delights to use his tongue well or ill or as he soweth his words so he shall reap fruit good or bad 2 Salvation for as with the heart man beleeveth unto righteousness or Justification So with the mouth confession is made unto f Rom. 10.10 salvation The well using or abusing of the Tongue is effectuall either for salvation or destruction to eternity As life and death so Heaven and Hell Salvation and damnation are in the power of the Tongue scil thus far that according as men rule their tongues well or ill so they shall bee saved or damned go to Heaven or Hell Hence it is that David describes a Citizen of Zion more largely by his g Psa 15.1 2 3. tongue as that hee speaketh the truth in his heart he backbiteth not with his tongue nor doth any evil thereby to his neighbour he sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not vers 4. than by any other member of his body either foot vers 2. that hee walketh uprightly or hand that he worketh righteousness or ears that he doth not receive a reproach against his Neighbour vers 3. or eyes that a vile person is contemned therein verse 4. Tongue-properties and praises are tripple if not quadruple and the commendation of the other members but single 3 Joy for a man hath joy by the answer of his h Prov. 15.23 mouth when he hath spoken right words suitable seasonable and effectuall as was declared before The wisdome of a mans speech is the rejoycing of his heart This is our rejoycing saith Paul the testimony of our conscience within I may adde 2 Cor. 1.12 the innocency of our Tongues and the purity of our lips without 4 Satisfaction A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth saith the i Prov. 12.14 Wiseman shall eat good by it cap. 13.2 A mans belly shall bee satisfied with the fruit of his mouth and with the increase of his lips shall he bee filled Prov. 18.20 and vers 21. he shall eat the fruit scil of the tongue This satisfaction is contentfull acquiescence and comfortable composure of mind and heart upon a fourfold account 1 That God hath been with our mouthes and directed our tongues what to say 2 That God will reward as well the words of our mouthes as the works of our hands yea all the instruments of speech shall have their proper and full reward as the tongue mouth lips which some conceive the cause why Solomon so particularly and distinctly names them The good usage of the tongue to the glory of God and good of others the Lord God of Recompences will surely requite both here and hereafter 3 That we shall reap good to our selves by speaking of that which is good to others by instructing exhorting counselling and comforting others we teach excite advise and refresh our selves and may thereby grow better both in knowledge and in practice By speaking of good things to others wee imprint the same more deeply upon our own hearts and our knowledge is made more clear and our affections more warm Whereas the speaking of evil words make men worse they corrupt their own good manners 4 That wee may expect to receive good from others in way of recompence for the fruit of our mouthes and increase of our lips bestowed upon them in wholesome instructions counsels and consolations as Paul writ to the k 1 Cor. 9.11 Corinthians If we sow unto you spiritual things scil by our mouthes is it a great thing if wee shall reap your carnal things scil with our hands the mouth is a field narrow in compasse but fruitfull above measure either with good or evil with wholesome or hurtful words therefore Solomon speaketh often of the fruit of the mouth It is very commodious to sow this field with good seed and it will yeeld you your own with great advantage Ought wee not to govern our tongues well as wee desire to injoy life or salvation joy or satisfaction 2 Great is the commodity of a well ordered tongue in respect of others the benefits and advantages that redound to them thereby as we shewed before in the second Rule for regulating speech in the end thereof Especially these three 1 Communication of our minds gifts graces and experiences to others were it not for the tongue one man should not know the mind of another but bee as a vessel without vent stopt up a spring hidden in the ground or a fountain sealed words are the image and the tongue the Index of the mind Psal 66.16 wee could not tell others what God hath done for our souls nor counsel others what they should intreat God to do for their souls nor provoke others to love or to do good works if we wanted either the precious faculty of speech or the gracious government of the tongue The lips of the wise disperse knowledge saith l Prov. 15.7 Solomon how as the Sun doth beams of light and influences as a fountain doth water fire doth heat and flowers do fragrant smell and as they desperse knowledge so other gifts a spiritual blessing for all to gather up and suck in who are so wise as to know the worth thereof 2 Is Salvation both 1 Temporal our tongues may sometimes save others sooner than our hands Abigail by her tongue saved Nabals life and the wise woman of Abel by her tongue preserved the City as I shewed before 2 And eternall No member of the body can help others to Heaven so effectually and speedily as the tongue God useth and blesseth the same as an instrument of the conversion instruction edification reformation and confirmation of those that shall bee saved Rom. 10.17 Faith comes by hearing the word preached Paul by Gods blessing upon his ministerial tongue and lip-labours begat the Corinthians unto God 1 Cor. 4.15 incouraged and established the souls of the Disciples Act. 14.21 22. and licked whole the

the Churches state that hee might have joy and comfort in their perseverance Phil. 2.19 and progress in holiness I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you that I may be of good comfort when I know your state Sixth means of comforting others is prayer to God 1 For comfort to be conveyed into the hearts of others ●ol 2.1 2 Paul its probable wrestled with God by prayer for the Colossians and for them of Laodicca that their hearts might bee comforted 2 For the gift or faculty of comforting others to be given to us Isa 50.4 the tongue of the learned which God hath promised that we may know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary It is a special and excellent gift to be able to comfort afflicted souls worth beging of God by prayer Fifth Rule Consider the persons who are fit to be comforted as 1 In general Gods people above all others for it is their portion it is the childrens bread that must not be given to doggs Isa 48.22 There is no peace nor comfort to the wicked Cap. 40.1 2 saith the Lord. But comfort yee comfort yee my people saith your God speak yee comfortably to Jerusalem and cry unto her that her warfare is accomplished and her iniquity is pardoned Paul sent to comfort the Saints and Beleevers at Rome Corinth Ephesus Colosse and Thessalonica Christ said to the Woman diseased twelve years Daughter be of good comfort Mat. 9.22 thy saith hath made thee whole They are the fittest subjects and best bottles to pour the water of comfort into to them of due it belongs therefore give it to them 2 Weak and faint souls 1 Thes 5.14 We exhort you brethren saith Paul comfort the feeble minded support the weak Such as are dejected with fear or feeling of tentations or afflictions or duties or tossed too and fro with fluctuations of mind that have little strength to perform Duties or bear Crosses or resist Tentations or wait for Promises such should be supported strengthened Isa 35.3 4 and encouraged Strengthen yee the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees say to them that are of a fearful heart be strong fear not c. The Shepheards of Israel are sharply reproved for this Ezek. 34.4 2 Cor. 7.6 They strengthened not the weak God himself comforts them that are cast down scil in their mindes and hearts and lye low in their own eyes the humble or the abjects as the Old Translation hath it if this be a glorious act of mercy in God sure it can be no less than an honourable duty in man Third sort are Mourners for sin for want of Gods presence and for misery 1 Mourners for Sin who are deeply humbled in the sight and sence of their sins and in the apprehension of Gods displeasure against them such have need and are fit to receive comfort Acts 2.37 38 as the Jews when they were pricked in their hearts at Peters Sermon and the Jaylor when he came trembling and fell down before Paul and Silas Act. 16.29 30 31 saying Sirs what must I do to be saved And the Excommunicated person when he was a true penitent for his sins Paul writ to the Church of Corinth to forgive him and comfort him lest such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow even for sin for sorrow is a Gulf which when it exceeds will devour And the Woman in the Gospel that had been a notorious sinner Luk. 7.37 38 when she stood at Christs feet behind him weeping washing them with her tears wiping them with her hairs and kissed them that is humbled her self low before him then Christ comforted her he said unto her thy sins are forgiven Vers 48. Mat. 5.4 Christ hath pronounced them blessed that mourn and promised they shall be comforted and his servants not only Ministers but people must be his instruments to perform the same Isa 57.18 God promiseth to restore comfort to penitentiall mourners 2 Mourners not only for sin but for want of Gods presence and the light of his countenance as those that walk in darkness and see no light or go mourning without the Sun as wives when their husbands are gone from home Job 30.28 and Children when their Parents are in a far Country The Children of the Bride-chamber have need of Comfort when the Bridegroom is taken from them and they mourn for his absence Mat. 9.15 3 Mourners for misery ought to bee comforted as for necessities death of friends persecutions or any outward afflictions as the Jews Captives in Babylon God gave charge they should bee comforted so some understand that place by publishing to them the approach of their deliverance Isa 40.1 2. that their warfare was accomplished that is their seventy years captivity were expired or drew to an end Job implyes this when he saith hee dwelt as a King in the Army as one that comforteth the mourners Job 29.25 To him that is afflicted pity should bee shewed that is comfort should bee given from his friend saith Job and hee that refuseth to do it Job 6.14 for saketh the fear of the Almighty Comfort is as needfull as Wine to bee given unto those that bee of heavy hearts Pro. 31.6 7. that they may drink and remember their misery no more The Fourth Sort are seekers of Christ Cant. 3.1 2. these are objects of comfort as the Spouse when she sought her Beloved up and down night and day in her bed and in the broad wayes The watchmen should have comforted her with tidings of her beloved but did not yea they smote and wounded her Ver. 3. Cap. 5 6 7 8. while she was in pursuit of him and sick of love for him And the women that came to the Sepulcher to seek their dead and buried Saviour See how an Angel comforts them fear not for I know that yee seek Jesus which was crucified Mat. 28.5 hee is not here for hee is risen go quickly and tell his Disciples that hee is risen from the dead and they departed with fear and great joy Christ himself appeared to Mary Magdalen when shee was weeping and seeking him at the Sepulcher Joh. 20.11 to 19. Mary saith hee to her Rabboni that is Master saith she to him Cryers after Christ should bee comforted as blind Bartimeus was probably by the Disciples when hee cryed vehemently Jesus thou son of David have mercy on mee they said unto him bee of good comfort behold hee i. e. Christ calleth thee and hee casting away his garment arose and came to Jesus Mar. 10.49 50. These four sorts to wit Saints weak ones mourners seekers are sons of Peace and capable of comfort to bee sons of Consolation The Sixth Rule Write Letters send Messengers and take journeys of purpose to comfort others 1 Write letters of consolation to the afflicted as Paul did Epistles which are