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52.1_o to_o 6._o 1_o sam._n 22._o vers_fw-la 18._o will_v you_o keep_v your_o tongue_n free_a from_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n or_o your_o whole_a man_n safe_a from_o punishment_n and_o misery_n then_o govern_v they_o well_o and_o keep_v they_o pure_a from_o sin_n if_o the_o mouth_n will_v not_o keep_v sin_n in_o it_o can_v keep_v judgement_n out_o as_o the_o one_o go_v out_o so_o the_o other_o come_v in_o at_o the_o same_o door_n also_o the_o government_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v needful_a not_o only_o to_o prevent_v evil_a from_o it_o but_o sin_n when_o evil_a befall_v it_o especial_o murmur_n and_o blaspheming_n against_o god_n when_o the_o five_o angel_n pour_v out_o his_o vial_n upon_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v 12._o be_v rev._n 16.10_o 11_o 12._o either_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n as_o many_o understand_v it_o or_o as_o some_o eminent_a divine_n conceive_v that_o form_n and_o singular_a government_n which_o the_o beast_n exercise_v in_o the_o church_n that_o be_v 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anger_n and_o of_o great_a mercy_n thy_o saint_n shall_v talk_v of_o thy_o power_n 11._o verse_n 11._o my_o tongue_n shall_v talk_v of_o thy_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n long_o say_v david_n psal_n 71.24_o speak_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o you_o sit_v in_o your_o house_n and_o when_o you_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n when_o you_o lie_v down_o and_o when_o you_o rise_v up_o 6.6.7_o up_o deut._n 6.6.7_o david_n resolve_v it_o 119.172_o it_o psal_n 119.172_o my_o tongue_n shall_v speak_v of_o thy_o word_n god_n command_v joshuah_n that_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n 1.8_o mouth_n josh_n 1.8_o you_o ought_v to_o keep_v your_o bibles_n not_o only_o in_o your_o house_n hand_n or_o heart_n but_o in_o your_o mouth_n also_o to_o speak_v thereof_o god_n word_n will_v furnish_v you_o full_o with_o matter_n of_o good_a discourse_n upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o this_o end_n hide_v god_n word_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o they_o shall_v 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say_v 13.7_o say_v rom._n 13.7_o paul_n that_o be_v in_o word_n as_o well_o as_o in_o deed_n by_o deny_v pity_n and_o relief_n to_o other_o 4_o tongue-slander_n by_o raise_v or_o spread_v false_a report_n of_o other_o as_o many_o do_v of_o 20.10_o of_o jer._n 20.10_o jeremiah_n who_o say_v report_n and_o we_o will_v report_v it_o by_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o other_o by_o judge_v hardly_o of_o other_o man_n 1_o saying_n and_o do_n as_o eli_n do_v of_o hannah_n move_v her_o lip_n when_o she_o pray_v in_o her_o heart_n only_o eli_n say_v to_o she_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v drink_v put_v away_o thy_o wine_n from_o 14._o from_o 1_o sam._n 1.13_o 14._o thou_o and_o as_o they_o do_v of_o the_o apostle_n speak_v diverse_a language_n who_o mock_v say_v these_o man_n be_v full_a of_o new_a 2.13_o new_a act._n 2.13_o wine_n 2_o of_o other_o man_n person_n as_o job_n friend_n condemn_v he_o for_o unrighteous_a because_o he_o be_v so_o great_o afflict_v and_o the_o barbarian_n do_v paul_n for_o a_o murderer_n when_o the_o viper_n come_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o fasten_v on_o his_o hand_n act._n 28.4_o thus_o god_n have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n in_o his_o law_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n require_v thou_o to_o speak_v and_o what_o he_o forbid_v thou_o to_o say_v speak_v good_a and_o not_o evil_a two_o 4.29_o profitableness_n of_o speech_n eph._n 4.29_o let_v your_o speech_n be_v profitable_a and_o useful_a not_o vain_a and_o idle_a let_v no_o corrupt_a communication_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n say_v paul_n but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o the_o use_n of_o edify_v or_o to_o edify_v profitable_o that_o it_o may_v minister_v grace_n to_o the_o hearer_n and_o in_o eph._n 5.3_o 4._o neither_o filthiness_n nor_o foolish_a talk_n nor_o jesting_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a but_o rather_o give_v of_o thanks_o our_o speech_n shall_v be_v profitable_a for_o four_o reason_n reas_n 1._o because_o vain_a speech_n 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such_o as_o be_v stranger_n to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o people_n and_o to_o speak_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n david_n pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o strange_a child_n who_o mouth_n speak_v 8_o speak_v ps_n 144.7_o 8_o vanity_n agur_n couple_v vanity_n and_o lie_v together_o and_o make_v the_o one_o a_o step_n to_o the_o other_o 30.8_o other_o prov._n 30.8_o remove_v far_o from_o i_o vanity_n and_o lie_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o death_n and_o decay_n of_o godly_a faithful_a man_n when_o they_o speak_v vanity_n every_o one_o with_o his_o 2._o his_o psal_n 12.1_o 2._o neighbour_n reas_n 4._o because_o idle_a word_n vain_a speech_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o convenient_a but_o unbecoming_a the_o saint_n their_o prudence_n and_o gravity_n seriousness_n and_o sanctity_n they_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o yea_o repugnant_a to_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o tongue_n and_o speech_n 10.20_o prov._n 10.20_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o just_a be_v 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another_o when_o they_o be_v imprison_v by_o joseph_n for_o 22._o for_o gen._n 42.21_o 22._o spy_n they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o the_o good_a thief_n confess_v his_o sin_n to_o his_o fellow-malefactor_n and_o rebuke_v he_o for_o rail_v on_o christ_n luk._n 23.39_o 40._o and_o counsel_v he_o to_o fear_n god_n do_v not_o thou_o fear_v god_n q._n d._n thou_o ought_v to_o do_v so_o seven_o case_n grace_n to_o magnify_v god_n grace_n to_o magnify_v the_o riches_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n towards_o you_o though_o you_o have_v commit_v such_o and_o such_o sin_n upon_o this_o account_n paul_n confess_v under_o his_o hand_n to_o timothy_n that_o he_o be_v before_o a_o persecutor_n a_o blasphemer_n and_o injurious_a or_o a_o contumelious_a person_n yea_o the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o god_n enable_v he_o count_v he_o faithful_a put_v he_o into_o the_o ministry_n vers_fw-la 12._o he_o obtain_v mercy_n vers_fw-la 13._o and_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v exceed_v abundant_a to_o he_o and_o in_o he_o vers_n 14._o and_o christ_n come_v to_o save_v he_o vers_n 15._o to_o this_o end_n paul_n make_v several_a confession_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o to_o the_o people_n act._n 22.4_o 5._o before_o king_n agrippa_n act._n 26.9_o 10_o 11._o eight_o cafe_z to_o prevent_v sin_n in_o other_o sin_n to_o prevent_v sin_n by_o confess_v youâ—sins_n and_o the_o evil_n you_o have_v find_v by_o experience_n in_o they_o to_o make_v they_o to_o beware_v thereof_o it_o be_v seasonable_a and_o may_v be_v profitable_a for_o condemn_a malefactor_n at_o their_o execution_n to_o make_v a_o open_a confession_n of_o their_o sin_n before_o all_o the_o spectator_n especial_o of_o those_o sin_n which_o bring_v they_o to_o that_o untimely_a end_n and_o to_o dissuade_v all_o from_o their_o sinful_a course_n as_o they_o will_v avoid_v their_o miserable_a end_n object_n be_v we_o bind_v to_o confess_v every_o sin_n of_o which_o we_o be_v guilty_a to_o other_o see_v hereby_o 1_o we_o may_v bring_v ourselves_o into_o danger_n suppose_v a_o man_n have_v commit_v murder_n theft_n or_o the_o like_a secret_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v his_o own_o discovery_n of_o it_o may_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n according_a to_o that_o say_n confel_n and_o be_v hang_v be_v a_o man_n bind_v to_o betray_v himself_o scipsum_fw-la nemo_fw-la tenerur_n prodere_fw-la scipsum_fw-la 2_o hereby_o we_o may_v expose_v ourselves_o to_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n by_o publish_v our_o private_a and_o particular_a corruption_n and_o ought_v not_o a_o christian_n to_o preserve_v his_o own_o good_a name_n answ_n first_o to_o confess_v all_o and_o every_o sin_n so_o far_o as_o we_o know_v or_o can_v remember_v unto_o god_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a but_o confession_n thereof_o to_o man_n be_v necessary_a only_o in_o some_o case_n and_o not_o of_o all_o sin_n to_o impose_v the_o same_o as_o the_o papist_n do_v in_o their_o auricular_a confession_n be_v to_o set_v conscience_n upon_o the_o rack_n and_o to_o lay_v on_o a_o heavy_a burden_n intolerable_a to_o be_v bear_v second_o we_o be_v require_v to_o confess_v such_o sin_n to_o other_o as_o be_v open_a or_o some_o way_n know_v to_o they_o not_o such_o as_o be_v secret_a or_o hide_a from_o they_o as_o 1_o bosom_n sin_n need_v not_o be_v confess_v to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n alone_o to_o who_o they_o be_v know_v as_o the_o injury_n we_o have_v do_v other_o intrinsical_o by_o hard_a thought_n evil_a furmising_n causeless_a jealousy_n revengeful_a desire_n or_o rejoice_n by_o heart-theft_n heart-murder_n heart_n adultery_n these_o we_o shall_v acknowledge_v with_o grief_n before_o the_o lord_n the_o searcher_n of_o all_o heart_n and_o pray_v with_o david_n cleanse_v thou_o i_o from_o secret_a fault_n 19.12_o psal_n 19.12_o 2_o sin_n actual_o commit_v but_o secret_o so_o as_o they_o be_v unknown_a to_o man_n as_o secret_a murder_n secret_a theft_n secret_a uncleanness_n we_o may_v conceal_v they_o while_o 1_o providence_n cover_v they_o 2_o and_o conscience_n be_v quiet_a and_o do_v not_o constrain_v we_o to_o confess_v they_o to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n only_o who_o see_v in_o secret_a both_o our_o sin_n and_o our_o sorrow_n for_o they_o but_o when_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n bring_v our_o secret_a sin_n to_o light_n when_o our_o conscience_n be_v awaken_v by_o god_n word_n or_o judgement_n do_v so_o terrify_v and_o torment_v we_o for_o they_o as_o we_o can_v have_v no_o ease_n nor_o quiet_a in_o our_o spirit_n till_o we_o have_v acknowledge_v they_o then_o
and_o ignorant_a i_o be_v as_o a_o beast_n before_o thou_o nabals_n servant_n accuse_v his_o master_n of_o folly_n 73.22_o psal_n 73.22_o and_o brutish_a stupidity_n that_o he_o will_v endure_v no_o body_n to_o admonish_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n or_o danger_n he_o be_v so_o harsh_a and_o churlish_a and_o have_v not_o the_o patience_n to_o bear_v it_o 25.17_o 1_o sam._n 25.17_o he_o be_v such_o a_o son_n of_o belial_n that_o a_o man_n can_v speak_v to_o he_o 4_o the_o refusal_n of_o reproof_n be_v the_o way_n to_o multiply_v sin_n to_o persist_v in_o sin_n to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o sin_n because_o reproof_n be_v a_o remedy_n of_o god_n appointment_n against_o sin_n to_o give_v a_o stop_n to_o it_o or_o put_v in_o a_o bar_n against_o it_o now_o the_o refusal_n of_o reproof_n be_v a_o removal_n of_o this_o let_v or_o impediment_n and_o open_v a_o door_n to_o let_v in_o all_o iniquity_n how_o have_v i_o hate_a instruction_n will_v he_o that_o have_v be_v entice_v to_o whoredom_n at_o last_o mourn_v and_o say_v &_o my_o heart_n despise_a reproof_n 15_o pro._n 5.11_o to_o 15_o and_o have_v not_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o teacher_n etc._n etc._n i_o be_v almost_o in_o all_o evil_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o assembly_n which_o word_n may_v be_v understand_v as_o express_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o sin_n q.d._n there_o be_v almost_o no_o sin_n which_o i_o do_v not_o commit_v without_o shame_n or_o blush_a open_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o other_o as_o well_o as_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o misery_n q._n d._n i_o be_o make_v a_o public_a spectacle_n of_o ruin_n for_o all_o man_n to_o gaze_v at_o to_o reject_v reproof_n be_v the_o way_n to_o go_v astray_o do_v amiss_o and_o to_o go_v on_o in_o iniquity_n without_o stop_n or_o let_v and_o not_o to_o return_v nor_o reform_v to_o fall_v and_o lie_v in_o sin_n and_o not_o to_o recover_v nor_o rise_v again_o to_o be_v harden_v and_o root_v in_o evil_a to_o be_v lull_v asleep_o in_o the_o cradle_n of_o security_n and_o settle_v on_o our_o lees_n without_o mean_n or_o hope_v of_o be_v remove_v transplant_v and_o awaken_v 10.17_o prov._n 10.17_o he_o be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o life_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n that_o keep_v instruction_n or_o admonition_n that_o hold_v it_o fast_o and_o make_v use_v of_o it_o but_o he_o that_o refuse_v eproof_n err_v that_o be_v he_o not_o only_o be_v out_o of_o his_o way_n but_o without_o help_n or_o hope_v to_o set_v he_o right_n or_o bring_v he_o into_o it_o again_o which_o reproof_n will_v do_v there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o err_v to_o he_o who_o refuse_v to_o be_v reprove_v for_o he_o cause_v to_o err_v as_o the_o word_n may_v be_v render_v or_o wilful_o make_v himself_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o keep_v out_o and_o not_o come_v in_o again_o whereas_o reproof_n will_v reduce_v he_o 5_o the_o rejection_n of_o reproof_n be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o sin_n a_o add_v of_o sin_n to_o sin_n god_n urge_v this_o against_o israel_n to_o make_v their_o sin_n out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a that_o he_o have_v rebuke_v they_o by_o his_o prophet_n &_o labour_v their_o reformation_n the_o revolter_n be_v profound_a to_o make_v slaughter_n 5.2_o hos_fw-la 5.2_o though_o i_o have_v be_v a_o râ—buker_n of_o they_o all_o it_o argue_v a_o height_n of_o impiety_n for_o a_o man_n to_o harden_v himself_o against_o reproof_n 29.1_o prov._n 29.1_o to_o persist_v in_o a_o fault_n although_o often_o admonish_v for_o it_o such_o a_o one_o will_v be_v like_o a_o heretic_n after_o several_a admonition_n 11_o tit._n 3.10_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d self-condemned_n six_o evil_n of_o sin_n herein_o be_v this_o in_o despise_v reproof_n we_o despise_v not_o man_n but_o god_n who_o ordinance_n it_o be_v and_o who_o speak_v to_o we_o in_o &_o by_o the_o same_o they_o will_v none_o of_o my_o counsel_n 1.30_o prov._n 1.30_o say_v god_n they_o despise_v all_o my_o reproof_n when_o we_o despise_v god_n servant_n who_o he_o send_v to_o reprove_v we_o we_o despise_v god_n and_o such_o shall_v be_v light_o esteem_v 2.30_o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 2.30_o we_o reject_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n against_o ourselves_o and_o forsake_v our_o own_o mercy_n 2_o consider_v the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n that_o accompany_v it_o reject_v of_o reproof_n be_v the_o way_n to_o calamity_n without_o pity_n and_o to_o destruction_n without_o remedy_n it_o be_v as_o one_o call_v it_o a_o express_a and_o explicit_a sign_n of_o everlasting_a ruin_n to_o despise_v reproof_n when_o king_n amaziah_n taunt_v god_n prophet_n because_o he_o reprove_v he_o for_o seek_v after_o the_o god_n of_o edom_n then_o the_o prophet_n say_v i_o know_v that_o god_n have_v determine_v to_o destroy_v thou_o because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o and_o have_v not_o hearken_v to_o my_o counsel_n or_o reproof_n 25.16_o 2_o chron._n 25.16_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n will_v not_o hear_v the_o admonition_n which_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n give_v he_o which_o provoke_v he_o 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he_o that_o hate_v reproof_n shall_v die_v because_o that_o be_v the_o high_a way_n to_o do_v presumptuous_o a_o man_n of_o reproof_n that_o be_v 29.1_o prov._n 29.1_o a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v reprove_v again_o and_o again_o as_o daniel_n be_v call_v a_o man_n of_o desire_n that_o be_v great_o desire_v and_o harden_v his_o neck_n that_o be_v will_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o yoke_n of_o reproof_n he_o shall_v be_v destroy_v sudden_o without_o remedy_n or_o recovery_n because_o he_o that_o refuse_v to_o be_v reprove_v hate_v to_o be_v reform_v and_o therefore_o shall_v sure_o and_o severe_o be_v break_v to_o piece_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v refractarinesse_n to_o reproof_n can_v look_v for_o nothing_o but_o ruin_n if_o the_o stripe_n of_o reproof_n can_v make_v we_o bow_v to_o reformation_n the_o stroke_n of_o god_n judgement_n will_v break_v we_o to_o destruction_n the_o four_o particular_a case_n be_v communication_n christian_n shall_v confer_v together_o of_o the_o matter_n 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