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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03695	Life and death Foure sermons. The first two, of our preparation to death; and expectation of death. The last two, of place, and the iudgement after death. Also points of instruction for the ignorant, with an examination before our comming to the Lords table, and a short direction for spending of time well. By Robert Horne. Auspice Christo.	Horne, Robert, 1565-1640.; Horne, Robert, 1565-1640. Points of instruction for the ignorant. aut	1613 (1613)	STC 13822.5; ESTC S118515	156,767	464

to all the persecutors of Gods Church and people Vse 2 who driue from their pastures and send to the slaughter-house the harmelesse lambes of Christs fold For Christ will come to iudgement against all those who in such manner and so cruelly smite their fellowes with imprisonment and death Math. 24.49 And the beast and false Prophet shall bee cast into the lake of fire and brimstone there to be tormented day and night for euermore Apoc 20.10 Men may not iudge the Antichrist of the West though he doe neuer so badly yet God will iudge him And such portion shall they haue from the Lord euery one that smiteth downe his people and vexeth his heritage So much for the first of those things for which the wicked shall be rebuked the second followeth And of all their cruell speakings which wicked sinners haue spoken against him The last of those things whereof the vngodly shall be iudged is their cruell speakings that is words proceeding from a cruell minde in all vngodly and railing tongues of euill men For men shall receiue according to that which is done in the bodie or any part of the bodie whether hands or tongue Doctr. 2. Cor. 5.10 The doctrine from hence is The wicked shall not onely answere for their euill deedes but for their bad tongues So saith our Sauiour Christ By thy words to wit if they be gracious thou shalt be iustified and by thy words if they bee wicked thou shalt be condemned Math. 12.37 Salomon did confesse as much when hee said that death and life are in the power of the tongue Prou. 18.21 as if he had said as a man ordereth his tongue well or ill so shall hee receiue his sentence from the throne that iudgeth right either vnto death or life And hee further saith He that keepeth his mouth his meaning is is considerate or wise in the words of his mouth speaking but when hee ought and what hee should keepeth his life that is prouideth well for his saluation hereafter as contrarily he that is carelesse of his tongue or cruell in talke shall come to destruction Prou. 13.3 The Prophet Dauid saith hee that desireth life and loueth good dayes let him keepe his tongue from euill Psal 34.12.13 Then they who keepe not there tongue shal neither see life nor the good dayes of life but inherit the euill that they haue paid for with their bad tongues And Saint Iames saith that a fierie tongue shall haue a fierie doome Iam. 3.6 For as it hath done so God will doe vnto it Iudg. 1.7 And it is iust that that which hath set on fire the course of nature should it selfe be set on fire by the curse of God The reasons If as we heard sentence must be giuen for euerie thing that is done in the bodie then for words which are vttered by the tongue a part of the body 2. Cor. 5.10 Secondly the mouth is the sin-hole of the vncleane heart for out of the aboundance of the heart the mouth speaketh Mat. 12.34 And what is due to the one is payable to the other If the one deserue iudgmēt both deserue it and if one be punishable both are Thirdly cruell tongues are compared to sharp arrowes and coles of Iuniper to shew that as arrowes sent out of a bow by the hand of a strong man flye with great force and violence and as Iuniper-coles are not onely very hot but doe long continue so So cruell words forced out of an euill heart and wicked speeches fired by the malice of a spitefull soule doe not only pierce violently through the name of the innocent but leaue a long and incurable wound in it after the blow giuen And doe not such tongues deserue to be rebuked in iudgement Psal 120.4 Yea surely And therefore among the rabble of reprobates spoken off 1. Cor. 6.10 railing persons and railing tongues are in the number But shall cruell speeches and speakers be iudged to condemnation Vse 1 It shall be then an admonition to the godly patiently to suffer the reuilings of men and not to render euill for euill one euill word for another Rom. 12.17 Some giue reproch for reproch as if they would fight against an iniury not with the weapons of Christ who being reuiled reuiled not againe 1. Pet. 2.23 But with the Diuels weapons of impatiencie and reuenge The Prophet saith his enemies laid a snare for him Psal 119.110 Did hee therefore lay another for them No he would not shoote with Satan in his own bow recompencing sin with sin but stuck to the word committing all to him who saith Vengeance is mine I will repay Heb. 10.30 Rom. 12.19 This is written for our learning and therfore seeing that the reuiling tong shall be brought into iudgement let the Lord iudge it let not vs iudge it before the time And as our Sauiour saith resist not euill Mat. 5.39 So let vs bee so farre from fighting with the wicked at their owne weapons auenging our selues that we be ready rather to suffer two wrongs then to reuenge one ver 39.40.41 Dauids example is notable in this case who when Shemei that Cur-dog snarles fiercely at him being then King would suffer nothing to be done vnto him for it but with remembrance of his owne sinne and wicked sonne suffered him to goe on leauing him to a higher Iudge 2. Sam. 16.5.6.7.8.9.1.11.12 An instruction to looke carefully to the good ordering of our tongues Vse 2 seeing wee must bee brought to our account for speeches as well as for deeds Saint Iames saith be slow to speak and slow to wrath Iam. 1.19 As if hee should haue said If thou bee of an hastie minde keepe thy tongue long in thy mouth the scabbard thereof and draw not that sword hastily so shalt thou neither prouoke so much nor be prouoked so soone Salomon the Preacher giueth like good counsell bidding a Christian not to be rash with his mouth Eccles 5.1 His meaning is the Tongue is an edge toole that will cut where it should not if we handle it rashly and nimble and light tongues cannot but doe much harme and therfore we must keep the tongue in the sheath if we would not be cruell speakers and such as must come to our answere for bloud Set a watch before my mouth and keepe the doore of my lips was Dauids prayer and must bee our practise Psal 141.3 And why did the Prophet pray the Lord so earnestly to set his watch at the gate of his lippes but because he knew wel that without Gods watch ouer his words they wold rather pursue mischiefe then follow peace And shold we not fear more then he to let our tongues goe at such liberty without a keeper and watch man being nothing so able to guide them as he was This would be considered of those who turne their tongues loose and giue them leaue to vtter whatsoeuer the lusts or malice of their heart can inuent For lewd words do not only worke