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by_o the_o word_n we_o shall_v be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n 1.19.20_o 3._o it_o do_v notable_o shame_v a_o man_n and_o discover_v and_o blaze_v abroad_o his_o folly_n for_o as_o solomon_n observe_v he_o that_o be_v of_o a_o hasty_a mind_n exalt_v folly_n 14.29_o and_o in_o the_o 12._o chapter_n and_o 16._o verse_n he_o say_v a_o fool_n in_o a_o day_n may_v be_v know_v by_o his_o anger_n 4._o anger_n disable_v a_o man_n for_o society_n for_o it_o be_v god_n commandment_n or_o advise_v that_o we_o shall_v make_v no_o friendship_n with_o a_o angry_a man_n nor_o go_v with_o a_o furious_a man_n and_o as_o for_o other_o reason_n lest_o we_o learn_v his_o way_n and_o receive_v destruction_n to_o our_o own_o soul_n 22.24.25_o and_o in_o general_a anger_n be_v the_o door_n or_o gate_n of_o vice_n and_o therefore_o david_n in_o the_o 37._o psalm_n say_v cease_v from_o anger_n leave_v of_o wrath_n fret_v not_o thyself_o also_o to_o do_v evil_a 37.8_o as_o if_o he_o will_v imply_v that_o to_o abound_v 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or_o too_o vain_a and_o idle_a or_o too_o false_a or_o too_o rash_a etc_n etc_n their_o word_n want_v much_o season_n work_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n to_o have_v a_o heedless_a tongue_n thus_o of_o the_o property_n of_o speech_n always_o a_o christian_a be_v bind_v to_o perseverance_n in_o good_a word_n aswell_o as_o in_o good_a work_n he_o must_v talk_v gracious_o not_o only_o at_o some_o time_n for_o a_o passion_n as_o when_o he_o come_v new_o from_o the_o sermon_n or_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n not_o only_o in_o some_o company_n or_o in_o some_o argument_n but_o at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n watch_v to_o all_o the_o opportunity_n to_o glorify_v god_n or_o profit_v other_o by_o his_o word_n thus_o of_o the_o precept_n the_o end_n follow_v that_o you_o may_v know_v how_o to_o answer_v every_o one_o in_o general_a i_o observe_v here_o woe_n thing_n first_o that_o by_o speak_v well_o we_o learn_v to_o speak_v well_o second_o that_o the_o sound_a knowledge_n be_v 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