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honour_n at_o all_o thereby_o because_o thou_o will_v be_v hold_v but_o for_o a_o tatler_n a_o news-cary_a &_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o spread_a lie_n abroad_o under_o a_o imagination_n of_o tell_v the_o truth_n so_o shall_v thou_o be_v know_v but_o for_o a_o detractor_n a_o liar_n and_o a_o tell-tale_n and_o no_o man_n will_v believe_v thou_o when_o thou_o speak_v the_o truth_n therefore_o commoriatur_fw-la in_o te_fw-la let_v it_o die_v in_o thou_o blab_v it_o not_o abroad_o hold_v thou_o thy_o peace_n and_o keep_v silence_n for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v silent_a then_o to_o speak_v evil_a other_o because_o detraction_n offend_v both_o other_o and_o thyself_o but_o by_o hold_v thy_o peace_n of_o other_o infamy_n thou_o honour_v god_n in_o his_o creature_n and_o hurte_v not_o thyself_o nor_o offend_v thy_o neighbour_n hold_v then_o all_o detractour_n murmurer_n and_o false_a speaker_n to_o be_v unworthy_a the_o company_n of_o any_o christian_a finis_fw-la chap._n 13._o the_o argument_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n more_o uneasy_a or_o insupportable_a neither_o less_o deserve_a love_n than_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o slanderer_n and_o depraver_n and_o more_o easy_o the_o egyptian_n may_v suffer_v the_o plague_n of_o frog_n than_o we_o can_v endure_v the_o defamer_n tongue_n what_o the_o cause_n be_v why_o god_n send_v such_o a_o punishment_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n by_o creature_n so_o vile_a &_o unapt_a to_o offend_v how_o difficult_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o heal_v the_o plague_n of_o the_o tongue_n declare_v and_o approve_v that_o god_n only_o must_v heal_v it_o as_o he_o heal_v egypt_n purify_v the_o lip_n of_o isaiah_n and_o restore_v speech_n to_o the_o dumb_a the_o murmurer_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o thief_n and_o be_v figure_v in_o the_o ravenous_a bird_n reject_v in_o the_o divine_a sacrifice_n chap._n 14._o lodovico_z diogenes_n the_o cynic_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n more_o laborious_a then_o to_o traffic_v 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but_o do_v live_v by_o the_o smell_a of_o sweet_a odour_n only_o fol._n 135_o judgement_n of_o man_n how_o fallacious_a it_o be_v and_o the_o same_o be_v approve_v by_o diverse_a example_n out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n fol._n 153_o judge_v no_o man_n till_o first_o we_o see_v how_o his_o action_n pass_v ibid._n instinct_n natural_o of_o the_o mind_n in_o noble_a and_o generous_a person_n foe_fw-mi 157_o in_o egypt_n the_o enchanter_n have_v no_o power_n to_o free_v themselves_o from_o the_o plague_n of_o frog_n fol._n 159_o infamous_a word_n proceed_v from_o bad_a against_o good_a man_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v as_o a_o great_a blessing_n of_o god_n fol._n 160_o jerome_n the_o reverend_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n give_v great_a thanks_n to_o god_n that_o he_o have_v make_v he_o worthy_a of_o the_o world_n hatred_n fol._n 163_o in_o hypocrite_n it_o be_v especial_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o their_o colourable_a deceit_n be_v of_o small_a continuance_n fol._n 166_o joab_n slay_v abner_n 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lie_v man_n only_o call_v by_o christ_n son_n of_o the_o devil_n ibid._n lie_v how_o hateful_a a_o sin_n it_o be_v and_o of_o how_o many_o evil_n it_o only_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n foe_fw-mi 103_o lie_v be_v a_o universal_a merchandise_n through_o the_o world_n ibid._n the_o liar_n at_o one_o stroke_n offend_v three_o person_n ibid._n laban_n and_o jacob_n set_v up_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n instead_o of_o a_o writing_n draw_v by_o a_o scrivener_n fol._n 104_o law_n of_o god_n wherefore_o it_o be_v write_v ibid._n liar_n be_v shun_v of_o all_o man_n fol._n 106_o a_o lie_n have_v short_a leg_n fol._n 110_o the_o liar_n be_v worse_a than_o hell_n fol._n 111_o laude_n or_o praise_n issue_v from_o a_o evil_a tongue_n be_v infamy_n fol._n 143_o laude_n or_o commendation_n of_o the_o good_a and_o virtuous_a be_v only_o to_o be_v esteem_v according_a to_o cicero_n ibid._n luxury_n be_v a_o sin_n most_o odious_a in_o any_o age_n but_o most_o especial_o in_o a_o old_a man_n it_o be_v 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silence_n because_o it_o will_v be_v the_o eternal_a word_n that_o speak_v and_o not_o we_o ourselves_o our_o speak_n will_v be_v but_o ministerial_o not_o original_o instrumental_o not_o casual_o non_fw-la enim_fw-la vos_fw-la estis_fw-la qui_fw-la loquimini_fw-la 20._o sed_fw-la spiritus_fw-la patris_fw-la vestri_fw-la qui_fw-la loquor_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la for_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o father_n which_o speak_v in_o you_o saint_n stephen_n speak_v in_o such_o manner_n as_o none_o can_v convince_v he_o nation_n in_o dispute_v among_o so_o many_o sect_n of_o the_o cilician_o alexandreans_n cyrenaicans_n and_o asian_o but_o in_o what_o sort_n non_fw-la poterant_fw-la resistere_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la 10._o &_o spiritui_fw-la qui_fw-la loquebatur_fw-la they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v the_o wisdom_n and_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o he_o speak_v i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o they_o can_v not_o resist_v stephen_n in_o himself_o but_o the_o 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man_n die_v for_o the_o people_n 14._o and_o not_o that_o they_o all_o shall_v perish_v assure_o no_o non_fw-la enim_fw-la sciebat_fw-la quid_fw-la diceret_fw-la do_v but_o speak_v even_o as_o balaams_n ass_n do_v that_o understand_v not_o himself_o claudio_n and_o do_v balaam_n understand_v himself_o balaam_n or_o his_o own_o prophecy_n when_o he_o foretell_v of_o christ_n orietur_fw-la stella_fw-la ex_fw-la jacob_n &_o consurget_fw-la virga_fw-la de_fw-la israel_n 17._o there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n of_o jacob_n and_o a_o sceptre_n shall_v arise_v of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n lodovico_n assure_o lord_n i_o think_v he_o understand_v not_o his_o prophecy_n but_o speak_v according_o as_o his_o ass_n do_v the_o man_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n say_v solomon_n in_o medio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aperiet_fw-la os_fw-la cius_fw-la &_o implebit_fw-la cum_fw-la dominus_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la &_o intellectus_fw-la 5._o &_o stola_fw-la gloriae_fw-la vestret_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o congregation_n shall_v he_o open_v his_o mouth_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n shall_v be_v fill_v he_o aâ—â—â—loathe_v he_o with_o the_o garment_n of_o glory_n hereupon_o be_v it_o that_o god_n say_v to_o david_n dilata_fw-la os_fw-la tuum_fw-la 10._o &_o implebo_fw-la illud_fw-la open_v thy_o mouth_n wide_a and_o i_o will_v fill_v it_o 15._o and_o christ_n himself_o say_v to_o his_o disciple_n ego_fw-la dabo_fw-la vobis_fw-la os_fw-la &_o sapientiam_fw-la cui_fw-la non_fw-la pot_n erunt_fw-la resistere_fw-la &_o contradicere_fw-la omnes_fw-la adversarij_fw-la vestri_fw-la i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o mouth_n and_o wisdom_n where_o against_o all_o your_o adversary_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o speak_v nor_o resist_v when_o we_o tell_v a_o lie_n do_v because_o ex_fw-la propriis_fw-la loquimur_fw-la we_o break_v silence_n as_o caiphas_n do_v when_o he_o say_v of_o our_o saviour_n blasphemavit_fw-la quid_fw-la adhuc_fw-la egemus_fw-la testibus_fw-la vos_fw-fr audistis_fw-la blasphemiam_fw-la reus_n est_fw-la mortis_fw-la 66._o he_o have_v blasphome_v what_o have_v we_o any_o more_o need_n of_o witness_n now_o you_o have_v hear_v his_o blasphemy_n he_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v at_o this_o very_a instant_n he_o break_v silence_n because_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o and_o tell_v a_o great_a lie_n and_o speak_v much_o evil_a therefore_o omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la mendax_fw-la silence_n silence_n o_o man_n since_o thou_o be_v like_o a_o infant_n that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o speak_v speak_v but_o only_o mutter_v and_o mumble_v therefore_o hold_v thy_o peace_n for_o fear_n of_o be_v disgrace_v suffer_v god_n to_o speak_v listen_v then_o &_o attend_v well_o what_o he_o say_v unto_o thou_o and_o that_o be_v sufficient_a te_fw-la decet_fw-la silentium_fw-la deus_fw-la claudio_n see_v then_o that_o man_n have_v such_o need_n to_o speak_v with_o much_o discretion_n see_v also_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o break_v silence_n and_o in_o regard_n sometime_o he_o speak_v speak_v yet_o silence_n be_v not_o break_v and_o otherwhiles_o he_o speak_v and_o then_o it_o be_v break_v i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o know_v who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o break_v silence_n in_o the_o world_n lodovico_n in_o heaven_n it_o be_v lucifer_n on_o earth_n it_o be_v eua._n god_n speak_v with_o his_o omnipotent_a voice_n earth_n and_o the_o first_o that_o offend_v his_o majesty_n with_o breach_n of_o silence_n after_o he_o have_v utter_v dixit_fw-la &_o facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la be_v lucifer_n when_o with_o presumptuous_a speech_n stand_v in_o the_o imperial_a place_n and_o see_v himself_o endue_v with_o excellent_a gift_n 14._o he_o say_v in_o coelum_fw-la ascendam_fw-la super_fw-la astra_fw-la dei_fw-la exaltabo_fw-la solium_fw-la meum_fw-la sedebo_fw-la in_o monte_fw-fr testamenti_fw-la in_fw-la lateribus_fw-la aquilonis_fw-la ascendam_fw-la super_fw-la altitudinem_fw-la nubium_fw-la similis_fw-la ero_fw-la altissimo_fw-la i_o will_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n and_o exalt_v my_o throne_n above_o beside_o the_o star_n of_o god_n i_o will_v sit_v also_o upon_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o congregation_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o north._n i_o will_v ascend_v
say_v he_o sunt_fw-la dij_fw-la tui_fw-la israel_n qui_fw-la te_fw-la eduxerunt_fw-la de_fw-fr terra_fw-la aegypti_n these_o be_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n which_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n whereupon_o they_o build_v altar_n offer_a sacrifice_n make_v solemn_a feast_n they_o sing_v sounded_z and_o dance_v vanity_n at_o the_o dedication_n of_o their_o altar_n quod_fw-la cum_fw-la vidisset_fw-la aaron_n edificavit_fw-la altar_n coram_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o praeconis_fw-la voce_fw-la clamavit_fw-la dicens_fw-la cras_fw-la solemnitas_fw-la domini_fw-la est_fw-la surgentesque_fw-la mane_n obtulerunt_fw-la holocausta_fw-la &_o hostias_fw-la pacificas_fw-la &_o sedit_fw-la populus_fw-la manducare_fw-la &_o bibere_fw-la &_o surrexerunt_fw-la ludere_fw-la when_o aaron_n see_v that_o he_o make_v a_o altar_n before_o it_o and_o aaron_n proclaim_v say_v to_o morrow_n shall_v be_v the_o holiday_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o they_o rise_v up_o the_o next_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o offer_v burn_v offering_n and_o bring_v peace_n offering_n also_o the_o people_n sit_v they_o down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v see_v what_o ensue_v of_o the_o flatter_a tongue_n tongue_n of_o how_o much_o evil_n it_o be_v the_o occasion_n by_o infamous_a praise_n if_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o aaron_n have_v have_v any_o about_o they_o that_o in_o charitye_n and_o zeal_n will_v have_v reprove_v they_o as_o they_o have_v many_o flatterer_n commend_v their_o unworthye_a work_n doubtless_o they_o have_v never_o mould_v and_o frame_v those_o calf_n therefore_o very_o well_o say_v the_o prophet_n ose_n 3._o speak_v of_o such_o flatterer_n in_o malitia_fw-la sua_fw-la laetificaverunt_fw-la regem_fw-la they_o make_v the_o king_n glad_a with_o their_o wickedness_n house_n if_o this_o tongue_n of_o the_o flatterer_n do_v nurse_n up_o so_o much_o evil_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o more_o especial_o in_o prince_n palace_n and_o great_a man_n house_n much_o better_a be_v it_o for_o all_o christendom_n to_o sentence_v itself_o with_o perpetual_a silence_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v eternallye_o dumb_a then_o either_o by_o gesture_n of_o the_o body_n or_o with_o the_o tongue_n to_o be_v flatterer_n of_o any_o a_o infectious_a plague_n a_o damnable_a disease_n a_o sweet_a poison_n and_o a_o deadly_a honey_n bait_n kiss_v be_v the_o tongue_n of_o a_o flatterer_n inveigle_a by_o entice_a poison_v by_o smooth_a persuade_v and_o like_a to_o a_o second_o judas_n kill_v man_n by_o kiss_v finis_fw-la cap._n 8._o the_o argument_n discourse_v of_o the_o lease_n and_o lie_v tongue_n what_o a_o infamous_a sin_n a_o lie_n be_v and_o how_o high_o god_n be_v please_v with_o truth_n of_o who_o excellency_n and_o beauty_n arise_v a_o profitable_a short_a discourse_n conclude_v that_o a_o strict_a silence_n be_v more_o commendable_a then_o tell_v of_o lie_n which_o be_v a_o great_o displease_v to_o god_n because_o he_o be_v the_o truth_n himself_o also_o approve_v that_o lie_v be_v so_o brutish_a and_o damnable_a aâ—_n no_o one_o can_v so_o much_o as_o think_v thereon_o without_o a_o purpose_n to_o deface_v some_o part_n of_o truth_n chap._n 9_o lodovico_z flattery_n for_o certainty_n be_v a_o most_o vile_a sin_n flattery_n as_o already_o have_v be_v at_o large_a approve_a but_o in_o any_o case_n i_o account_v that_o to_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n than_o it_o which_o by_o contemn_v the_o truth_n flatter_v itself_o more_o than_o the_o flatterer_n can_v do_v for_o if_o the_o flatterer_n be_v not_o listen_v unto_o neither_o can_v he_o continue_v or_o any_o one_o be_v flatter_v by_o he_o but_o man_n be_v such_o a_o enemy_n reprehension_n to_o reprehension_n of_o error_n commit_v as_o he_o can_v no_o soon_o hear_v himself_o by_o truth_n reprove_v but_o immediate_o arise_v a_o intestine_a hatred_n towards_o the_o reproover_n whereupon_o first_o spring_v the_o ancient_a adage_n proverb_n verit_fw-la as_o odium_fw-la parit_fw-la from_o hence_o afterward_o ensue_v that_o in_o regard_n man_n be_v so_o envious_a against_o reproose_n other_o become_v as_o silent_a contrary_a to_o the_o debt_n of_o charity_n and_o no_o man_n will_v check_v his_o neighbour_n vice_n because_o he_o make_v a_o scruple_n of_o displease_v he_o but_o rather_o commend_v his_o error_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o virtue_n &_o this_o be_v no_o other_o than_o mere_a flattery_n itself_o man_n of_o himself_o be_v so_o proud_a by_o nature_n liberty_n as_o he_o will_v not_o willing_o be_v reprehend_v beside_o he_o be_v such_o a_o lover_n of_o liberty_n as_o he_o will_v have_v all_o thing_n lawful_a which_o like_v himself_o to_o act_v truth_n have_v a_o great_a proportion_n and_o similitude_n honey_n with_o honey_n which_o although_o it_o be_v sweet_a yet_o nevertheless_o be_v apply_v to_o any_o wound_n it_o make_v it_o to_o suffer_v great_a anguish_n so_o the_o truth_n though_o it_o be_v amiable_a most_o excellent_a and_o of_o all_o to_o be_v desire_v allusion_n yea_o even_o of_o the_o liar_n himself_o who_o albeit_o he_o lie_v willing_o and_o have_v therefore_o no_o regard_n but_o of_o they_o to_o who_o he_o tell_v his_o lie_n reprehension_n yet_o notwithstanding_o to_o the_o vulnerate_v and_o smite_v sinner_n very_o grievous_o gash_a and_o wound_v with_o sin_n it_o be_v painful_a and_o bitter_a when_o his_o fault_n be_v just_o reprove_v by_o truth_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n lament_v for_o such_o call_v they_o the_o son_n of_o lie_v lover_n of_o lie_n and_o enemy_n to_o the_o divine_a law_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o truth_n 86._o for_o david_n say_v omnia_fw-la mandata_fw-la tua_fw-la veritas_fw-la all_o thy_o commandment_n be_v truth_n hereupon_o it_o arise_v that_o man_n will_v say_v to_o holy_a prophet_n and_o preacher_n of_o the_o truth_n preacher_n speak_v of_o tastable_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o be_v please_v stand_v not_o to_o disturb_v our_o content_n with_o reprehension_n filii_fw-la 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several_a opinion_n &_o the_o first_o in_o order_n beginning_z thus_o speak_v i_o say_v that_o wine_n be_v strong_a because_o the_o power_n thereof_o seduce_v all_o man_n mind_n wine_n yea_o even_o the_o king_n or_o the_o very_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o world_n it_o make_v a_o man_n secure_a and_o jocund_a and_o to_o forget_v all_o melancholy_n debt_n dread_v of_o the_o king_n or_o any_o public_a magistrate_n it_o cause_v he_o to_o take_v arm_n and_o rush_v into_o very_o perilous_a stratagem_n yet_o in_o short_a while_n after_o all_o these_o thing_n do_v vanish_v from_o remembrance_n he_o cease_v strong_o the_o second_o follow_v in_o this_o manner_n man_n do_v possess_v both_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o the_o king_n be_v above_o they_o all_o who_o only_o by_o his_o authority_n without_o stir_v from_o his_o regal_a throne_n make_v but_o a_o beck_n and_o it_o be_v obey_v give_v but_o command_v to_o his_o subject_n and_o they_o fulfil_v what_o he_o will_v have_v do_v he_o throw_v down_o house_n ruinate_v city_n kill_v man_n abafe_v mountain_n exalt_v valley_n enjoin_v tribute_n erect_v palace_n build_v city_n plant_v vine_n and_o other_o tree_n the_o king_n only_o keep_v in_o his_o royal_a city_n and_o his_o command_n stretch_v to_o infinite_a other_o yet_o none_o dare_v be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o disobey_v it_o be_v he_o not_o strong_a then_o quoth_v he_o and_o so_o conclude_v the_o third_o appear_v in_o a_o humble_a habit_n and_o very_o comely_a behaviour_n make_v low_a reverence_n to_o the_o king_n majesty_n and_o afterward_o to_o all_o his_o assemble_a council_n and_o thus_o begin_v to_o maintain_v his_o solution_n woman_n great_a lord_n in_o so_o much_o as_o i_o discern_v the_o king_n to_o be_v strong_a and_o wine_n also_o strong_a enforce_v dotage_n and_o unaduised_a boldness_n yet_o find_v i_o another_o thing_n to_o go_v beyond_o both_o the_o one_o &_o the_o other_o now_o what_o may_v it_o be_v that_o so_o high_o predominate_v if_o not_o a_o woman_n a_o woman_n bring_v forth_o the_o king_n and_o all_o those_o man_n that_o over-rule_v both_o sea_n and_o land_n yea_o those_o that_o plant_v vine_n from_o whence_o the_o wine_n come_v yea_o each_o one_o of_o they_o that_o do_v such_o memorable_a deed_n of_o valour_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n who_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n his_o jewel_n joy_n and_o chief_a contentment_n from_o who_o it_o appear_v he_o can_v be_v separate_v if_o he_o get_v riches_n if_o he_o have_v heap_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n if_o he_o enjoy_v pearl_n jewel_n and_o precious_a stone_n if_o he_o have_v fair_a and_o costly_a garment_n yet_o if_o he_o see_v a_o woman_n acceptable_a in_o his_o eye_n he_o give_v they_o all_o to_o she_o even_o with_o high_a contentment_n he_o forsake_v his_o father_n that_o be_v get_v he_o his_o mother_n that_o give_v he_o birth_n and_o man_n give_v himself_o in_o so_o bountiful_a manner_n to_o his_o wife_n as_o he_o neither_o mind_n his_o dear_a country_n his_o most_o affect_a friend_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o beside_o but_o only_o addict_v himself_o to_o a_o woman_n nay_o that_o which_o be_v much_o more_o many_o do_v leave_v their_o own_o house_n and_o with_o arm_a weapon_n enter_v wood_n and_o other_o place_n to_o set_v upon_o passenger_n yet_o bring_v their_o infamous_a theft_n home_o to_o their_o esteem_a woman_n diverse_a have_v slay_v themselves_o for_o woman_n other_o have_v become_v foolish_a and_o mad_a and_o other_o live_v as_o slave_n and_o poor_a servant_n for_o they_o i_o have_v see_v apemena_n daughter_n to_o bezacis_n &_o concubine_n to_o the_o king_n sit_v upon_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o with_o undaunted_a boldness_n take_v from_o off_o the_o king_n head_n his_o crown_n imperial_a &_o set_v it_o on_o her_o own_o head_n nay_o more_o &_o far_o beyond_o that_o o_o mighty_a impudence_n she_o grow_v on_o into_o such_o audaciousnes_n as_o she_o dare_v to_o give_v the_o king_n a_o blow_n with_o her_o hand_n &_o he_o patient_o endure_v it_o be_v not_o a_o woman_n much_o strong_a than_o either_o wine_n or_o the_o king_n the_o king_n in_o his_o majesty_n and_o all_o his_o congregat_v counsellor_n stand_v amazedly_z looking_z one_o upon_o another_o deliver_v gesture_n of_o great_a admiration_n when_o yet_o the_o third_o young_a man_n begin_v again_o and_o speak_v concern_v truth_n in_o order_n ensue_v great_a be_v the_o earth_n truth_n excelse_a the_o heaven_n and_o most_o swift_a the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n for_o in_o one_o day_n he_o wheel_v about_o the_o whole_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o he_o that_o make_v all_o these_o thing_n by_o his_o high_a wisdom_n make_v also_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v far_o more_o strong_a than_o all_o thing_n else_o create_v all_o country_n call_v upon_o truth_n heaven_n itself_o have_v bless_v it_o all_o the_o
but_o in_o steed_n of_o blaspheme_v use_v blessing_n fol._n 211_o blasphemer_n be_v worse_o than_o brute_n beast_n and_o even_o do_v kill_v god_n so_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v fol._n 212_o blasphemy_n be_v punish_v by_o all_o law_n fol._n 213_o the_o bless_a do_v keep_v silence_n as_o be_v overcome_v with_o joy_n in_o behold_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o majesty_n divine_a fol._n 231_o brevity_n in_o speak_v have_v always_o be_v commendable_a fol._n 30_o budeus_n define_v a_o hypocrite_n say_v that_o a_o hypocrite_n be_v every_o such_o dissembler_n as_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o represent_v that_o which_o himself_o be_v not_o fol._n 169_o c_o cicero_n say_v that_o a_o man_n be_v know_v by_o his_o speak_v to_o be_v either_o wise_a or_o foolish_a fol._n 5._o cato_n be_v high_o commend_v by_o cicero_n because_o he_o never_o speak_v any_o word_n whereof_o he_o repent_v himself_o afterward_o fol._n 7_o chilo_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o the_o tongue_n ought_v not_o to_o forerun_v the_o mind_n fol._n 8_o cato_n of_o utica_n and_o cicero_n say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n to_o be_v silent_a when_o necessity_n of_o speak_v be_v require_v ibid._n cleobulus_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o sage_n of_o greece_n say_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v more_o solicitous_a to_o hear_v then_o to_o speak_v fol._n 10_o careon_o a_o young_a man_n very_o talkeative_a yet_o willing_a to_o learn_v the_o art_n of_o rhetoric_n have_v a_o double_a salary_n demand_v of_o he_o to_o teach_v he_o to_o avoid_v his_o evil_a talk_n fol._n 12_o cadnidus_n king_n of_o scythia_n be_v brother_n to_o anacharside_v the_o great_a learned_a philosopher_n fol._n 13._o crates_n the_o philosopher_n do_v much_o lament_v the_o negligence_n of_o those_o father_n of_o family_n who_o be_v careless_a of_o their_o child_n instruction_n fol._n 15_o cato_n his_o advice_n for_o a_o child_n first_o erudition_n fol._n 18_o cain_n do_v more_o offend_v with_o his_o blasphemous_a â—ongue_z in_o deny_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n than_o he_o do_v with_o his_o bloody_a hand_n in_o take_v away_o the_o lifâ—_n of_o his_o brother_n fol._n 20_o no_o better_a cover_n for_o the_o hart_n of_o man_n then_o silence_n fol._n 26_o cicero_n be_v slay_v for_o overmuch_o speak_v fol._n 28_o how_o all_o the_o creature_n do_v bring_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o omnipotent_a greatness_n fol_n 44_o the_o creature_n be_v to_o we_o in_o steed_n of_o as_o many_o tongue_n whereby_o to_o speak_v unto_o us._n fol._n 46_o caiphas_n the_o high_a priest_n understand_v not_o his_o own_o prophecy_n and_o therefore_o be_v say_v to_o be_v like_o balaams_n ass_n fol._n 51._o comparison_n of_o sundry_a way_n whereby_o our_o foot_n make_v use_v of_o walk_v and_o proof_n of_o the_o like_a diversity_n of_o path_n which_o the_o tongue_n have_v to_o go_v by_o fol._n 55_o concupiscible_a be_v a_o way_n whereby_o our_o tongue_n have_v occasion_n to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o that_o way_n require_v a_o very_a good_a guardian_n fol._n 57_o cain_n be_v the_o first_o heretic_n in_o the_o world_n fol._n 56_o cato_n his_o say_n of_o the_o angry_a man_n fol._n 58_o cato_n his_o great_a patience_n be_v abuse_v by_o lentulus_n fol._n 60_o cruelty_n very_o great_a in_o hannibal_n fol._n 61_o courageous_a and_o generous_a spirit_n do_v receive_v more_o offence_n by_o a_o bad_a speak_v word_n than_o a_o wound_n receive_v by_o a_o lance_n fol._n 65_o condition_n five_o in_o number_n belong_v to_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n &_o very_o necessary_a in_o our_o manner_n of_o speak_v fol._n 66_o cicero_n how_o much_o he_o be_v able_a to_o prevail_v only_o by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o tongue_n in_o speak_v fol._n 67_o cato_n censorius_n be_v accuse_v forty_o four_o time_n before_o the_o roman_a senate_n and_o yet_o be_v every_o time_n adjudge_v innocent_a fol._n 68_o christ_n moâ—t_v sweet_a in_o his_o speech_n to_o his_o very_a enemy_n which_o make_v the_o pharisy_n bloody_a minister_n to_o forget_v their_o fierceness_n against_o he_o fol._n 69_o christ_n preach_v in_o a_o maternal_a tongue_n including_z many_o parable_n and_o similitude_n among_o his_o instruction_n fol._n 75_o the_o crocodile_n in_o his_o quality_n use_v as_o a_o necessary_a observation_n to_o be_v have_v in_o a_o wise_a man_n fol._n 79_o cicero_n his_o opinion_n of_o man_n work_n and_o word_n fol._n 81_o comparision_n of_o the_o grasshopper_n be_v bathe_v in_o oil_n die_v but_o be_v wash_v with_o vinegar_n come_v to_o life_n again_o fol._n 8â—_n commandment_n give_v by_o god_n that_o the_o flesh_n of_o swan_n shall_v not_o be_v eat_v fol._n 87_o constantine_n call_v the_o flatterer_n a_o moth_n fol._n 93_o calf_n make_v of_o gold_n by_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o honour_v of_o the_o people_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v god_n so_o the_o like_a in_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 95_o christ_n how_o many_o travel_n he_o endure_v and_o all_o for_o the_o truth_n which_o himself_o so_o dear_o love_v the_o same_o be_v approve_v by_o a_o very_a excellent_a discourse_n of_o truth_n fol._n 99_o chilo_n the_o philosopher_n of_o lacedaemon_n give_v a_o singular_a discourse_n concern_v the_o excellency_n of_o truth_n fol._n 102_o christ_n never_o call_v any_o one_o son_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o the_o liar_n ibid._n circumcision_n upon_o what_o occasion_n god_n cause_v it_o not_o to_o be_v leave_v as_o a_o law_n in_o writing_n &_o have_v such_o a_o especial_a care_n of_o his_o commandment_n deliver_v in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n fol._n 104_o conceit_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v call_v the_o word_n and_o speech_n of_o the_o mind_n fol._n 115_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n how_o necessary_a it_o be_v and_o how_o high_o offensive_a it_o be_v to_o the_o devil_n fol._n 121_o confessor_n pastor_n and_o preacher_n be_v compare_v to_o watchful_a dog_n that_o keep_v away_o the_o devil_n the_o wolf_n of_o our_o soul_n fol._n 122_o in_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n before_o god_n it_o be_v a_o most_o evil_a sign_n when_o we_o make_v a_o presumptuous_a ostentation_n of_o our_o own_o do_n and_o do_v not_o sorrow_n for_o the_o offence_n which_o we_o have_v commit_v read_v much_o say_v to_o this_o purpose_n in_o fol._n 125._o 126._o &_o so_o in_o the_o succeed_a chapter_n correction_n and_o punishment_n promise_v by_o god_n to_o detractor_n and_o evil_a speaker_n fol._n 161_o comedian_n be_v ape_n of_o other_o man_n action_n fol._n 169_o confine_n or_o bound_n out_o of_o which_o the_o hypocrite_n go_v of_o himself_o f._n 177_o charity_n be_v a_o virtue_n that_o live_v beyond_o all_o other_o whatsoever_o and_o blasphemy_n be_v a_o sin_n of_o the_o self_n same_o nature_n fol._n 209_o cicero_n and_o demosthenes_n their_o tongue_n cost_v their_o life_n fol._n 219_o custody_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v very_o difficult_a fol._n 221_o choleric_a man_n do_v stammer_v in_o their_o speak_n and_o a_o reason_n be_v deliver_v for_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o fol._n 228_o comparison_n of_o carriage_n of_o key_n how_o some_o do_v fasten_v they_o to_o their_o girdle_n other_o put_v they_o in_o their_o pocket_n other_o wear_v they_o about_o their_o neck_n &_o some_o on_o their_o shoulder_n fol._n 247_o d_o diogenes_n the_o cynic_n will_v eat_v raw_a fish_n fol._n 7_o david_n desire_v of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v set_v a_o watch_n before_o his_o mouth_n and_o a_o door_n of_o wisdom_n before_o his_o lip_n fol._n 9_o difficulty_n very_o great_a in_o speak_v well_o ibid._n david_n and_o solomon_n require_v of_o god_n a_o door_n and_o a_o watch_n for_o their_o mouth_n and_o not_o a_o wall_n wherein_o be_v deliver_v a_o excellent_a mystery_n fol._n 10_o dulcitude_n or_o sweetness_n of_o conference_n be_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o viand_n fol._n 13_o defect_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v worse_a than_o gurmandise_n or_o luxury_n ibid._n david_n the_o first_o lesson_n that_o he_o teach_v his_o child_n when_o they_o rise_v every_o morning_n out_o of_o their_o bed_n be_v to_o praise_v the_o lord_n ibid._n diogenes_n see_v a_o dissolute_a boy_n to_o abuse_v himself_o in_o the_o street_n go_v and_o beat_v his_o schoolmaster_n for_o bring_v he_o up_o no_o better_o fol._n 17_o disorder_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o ensue_v upon_o the_o lack_n of_o reprove_v the_o fault_n of_o our_o child_n ibid._n disorder_n and_o offence_n occasion_v by_o feast_n and_o banquet_n fol._n 21_o david_n sometime_o pray_v god_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o open_v his_o mouth_n and_o at_o other_o time_n desire_v that_o he_o will_v shut_v it_o fol._n 33_o difficulty_n much_o great_a to_o be_v silent_a than_o to_o speak_v ibid._n doubt_v in_o a_o case_n resolve_v why_o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o evil_n be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o man_n fol._n 39_o delicacy_n more_o than_o music_n to_o the_o
good_a day_n must_v keep_v their_o tongue_n from_o evil_a speak_n ibid._n man_n of_o wisdom_n must_v have_v their_o tongue_n like_v to_o the_o crocodile_n ibi_fw-la man_n endure_v more_o labour_n for_o refrain_v his_o tongue_n then_o for_o the_o amendment_n of_o his_o life_n fol._n 81_o man_n whether_o he_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a be_v best_a know_v by_o his_o work_n but_o whether_o he_o be_v foolish_a or_o wise_a be_v discern_v by_o his_o talk_n ibid._n man_n learned_a whence_o it_o ensue_v that_o in_o the_o doctor_n chair_n they_o seem_v wise_a and_o yet_o in_o familiar_a discourse_n be_v fool_n fol._n 82_o martyr_n execute_v by_o tyrant_n for_o confess_v the_o truth_n fol._n 98_o merchant_n use_v lie_v become_v thereby_o impoverish_v and_o therefore_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n by_o christ_n fol._n 103_o monster_n with_o three_o tongue_n and_o what_o he_o be_v fol._n 112_o mute_n or_o dumb_a be_v the_o devil_n call_v and_o the_o same_o be_v approve_v by_o many_o singular_a discourse_n fol._n 113_o man_n only_o and_o no_o creature_n else_o speak_v fol._n 118_o many_o be_v in_o hell_n by_o presume_v overbold_o upon_o god_n mercy_n f._n 126_o mercy_n and_o whereof_o the_o word_n be_v say_v to_o be_v derive_v ibid._n man_n on_o the_o mountain_n of_o jurea_n do_v laugh_v when_o they_o see_v other_o man_n not_o misshape_v like_o themselves_o fol._n 145_o murmurer_n how_o offensive_a to_o god_n they_o be_v fol._n 147_o myriam_n the_o sister_n of_o moses_n by_o her_o murmur_a become_v a_o leper_n ib._n murmur_a what_o it_o be_v whereof_o it_o arise_v and_o comparison_n thereof_o fol._n 149_o mercenary_n or_o hireling_n labour_v for_o worldly_a glory_n and_o not_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o flock_n fol._n 183_o mercenary_n have_v two_o voice_n one_o of_o doctrine_n another_o of_o profit_n the_o one_o be_v christ_n voice_n the_o other_o their_o own_o ibid._n many_o that_o have_v be_v innocent_a of_o their_o hand_n have_v yet_o condemn_v themselves_o by_o their_o tongue_n and_o many_o more_o have_v be_v infamous_a by_o their_o speech_n then_o by_o their_o deed_n fol._n 219_o melancholy_a person_n be_v tardy_a of_o their_o speech_n fol._n 228_o moses_n talk_v with_o god_n grow_v to_o have_v a_o defect_n in_o his_o speech_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o fol._n 229_o many_o have_v sharp_a sword_n in_o stead_n of_o tooth_n fol._n 258_o n_o no_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v true_o free_a but_o he_o that_o by_o his_o virtue_n resist_v all_o vice_n whatsoever_o fol._n 16_o no_o man_n be_v a_o speaker_n of_o truth_n but_o all_o man_n be_v liar_n fol._n 46_o no_o man_n speak_v well_o but_o when_o god_n speak_v by_o he_o ibid._n no_o man_n break_v silence_n when_o he_o speak_v true_o fol._n 49_o no_o better_a guardian_n for_o the_o tongue_n than_o wisdom_n whereupon_o be_v deliver_v many_o notable_a note_n fol._n 61_o no_o man_n or_o very_o few_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v reprove_v whereon_o arise_v the_o main_a ground_n of_o flattery_n fol._n 96_o nothing_n be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n than_o truth_n fol._n 97_o no_o sinner_n be_v more_o hateful_a or_o more_o oppose_v himself_o against_o god_n than_o the_o liar_n do_v fol._n 101_o nothing_n be_v more_o to_o be_v abhor_v then_o lie_v ibid._n notary_n or_o scrivener_n whence_o it_o arise_v that_o they_o become_v to_o be_v think_v necessary_a evil_n in_o the_o world_n fol._n 104_o notary_n be_v not_o think_v fit_a man_n in_o the_o first_o time_n nor_o their_o write_n make_v any_o reckon_n of_o ibid._n no_o great_a beast_n and_o more_o to_o be_v abhor_v of_o the_o world_n then_o be_v the_o devil_n fol._n 119_o nothing_n be_v more_o please_v to_o the_o devil_n then_o when_o he_o can_v lock_v up_o the_o lip_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o hinder_v he_o from_o confess_v his_o sin_n unto_o god_n fol._n 121_o no_o good_a sign_n be_v it_o when_o a_o sinner_n come_v to_o confer_v with_o god_n to_o stand_v proud_o on_o his_o own_o good_a deed_n and_o never_o acknowledge_v the_o horror_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n fol._n 129_o no_o accounr_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o murmur_n of_o detractor_n because_o their_o praise_n be_v rather_o dispraise_n fol._n 143_o no_o dissimilitude_n between_o the_o devil_n and_o detractor_n fol._n 144_o necessary_a be_v bitter_a enemy_n for_o our_o uprightness_n in_o life_n as_o kind_a friend_n for_o the_o one_o part_n will_v always_o most_o be_v fear_v ibid._n nothing_o in_o the_o world_n be_v more_o precious_a than_o true_a honour_n fol._n 155_o no_o great_a labour_n be_v there_o then_o to_o traffic_v with_o bad_a man_n and_o no_o great_a comfort_n then_o to_o deal_v with_o good_a man_n fol._n 156_o nolite_fw-la fieri_fw-la sicut_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la tristes_fw-la what_o be_v signify_v thereby_o and_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o better_o to_o nolite_fw-la facere_fw-la sicut_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la fol._n 177_o no_o pain_n be_v to_o be_v spare_v in_o labour_v for_o the_o conquest_n of_o heaven_n glory_n not_o so_o much_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o matter_n itself_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o love_n to_o praise_v and_o glorify_v god_n fol._n 187_o no_o cause_n at_o all_o be_v there_o to_o move_v a_o man_n to_o blaspheme_v god_n and_o therefore_o blasphemy_n be_v the_o deadly_a sin_n fol._n 206_o no_o punishment_n last_v long_o then_o that_o allot_v to_o the_o blasphemer_n and_o sometime_o it_o begin_v here_o in_o this_o life_n fol._n 208_o no_o beast_n abuse_v god_n but_o ingrateful_a man_n only_o fol._n 212_o no_o benefit_n be_v true_o know_v but_o by_o the_o loss_n thereof_o fol._n 217_o no_o member_n of_o man_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v bridle_v and_o more_o apt_a to_o sin_n than_o the_o tongue_n be_v fol._n 219_o necessity_n require_v it_o that_o he_o who_o be_v bear_v deaf_a shall_v be_v dumb_a also_o fol._n 227_o no_o eloquence_n at_o all_o without_o wisdom_n fol._n 233_o no_o wise_a man_n hart_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o injury_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n fol._n 257_o no_o man_n near_o to_o god_n than_o the_o innocent_a man_n ibid._n none_o dare_v to_o reprove_v prince_n error_n do_v cause_n the_o great_a evil_a 259_o noah_n name_n what_o be_v signify_v thereby_o fol._n 270_o number_n of_o brotherly_a correction_n fol._n 278_o o_o of_o all_o man_n the_o young_a man_n ought_v to_o speak_v least_o and_o shall_v not_o speak_v at_o all_o except_o he_o be_v thereto_o require_v fol._n 12_o omulus_n the_o philosopher_n high_o commend_v silence_n fol._n 25_o observation_n be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o speak_v little_a and_o hear_v approve_v by_o a_o excellent_a example_n fol._n 29_o orator_n of_o the_o abderite_n scorn_v by_o agis_n king_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n for_o his_o tedious_a discourse_v fol._n 32_o ovid_n say_v what_o labour_n be_v less_o than_o to_o hold_v our_o peace_n fol._n 33_o ovid_n also_o say_v it_o be_v a_o great_a virtue_n to_o know_v how_o to_o be_v silent_a fol._n 41_o observation_n for_o a_o perfect_a orator_n fol._n 61_o orpheus_n and_o his_o history_n fol._n 68_o orator_n of_o the_o church_n have_v no_o need_n of_o vain_a and_o rhetorical_a ornament_n in_o their_o speak_n fol._n 75_o ornament_n curious_a and_o fine_a in_o god_n affair_n have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o much_o evil_n to_o hearer_n fol._n 76_o odour_n only_o maintain_v the_o life_n of_o some_o people_n in_o india_n fol._n 135_o observation_n for_o the_o receipt_n of_o thing_n wherein_o aristotle_n opinion_n be_v hold_v vnumquodque_fw-la recipitur_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la recipientis_fw-la fol._n 138_o orator_n ought_v to_o be_v good_a imitator_n because_o imitation_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o oratory_n fol._n 170_o our_o work_n can_v be_v good_a if_o they_o want_v the_o true_a intention_n ibid._n order_n observe_v by_o insensible_a creature_n for_o help_v one_o another_o f._n 263_o p_o proverb_n ancient_a that_o deed_n be_v man_n and_o word_n woman_n fol._n 2_o proverb_n the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n platoâ—aid_v â—aid_z that_o man_n be_v soon_o approve_v by_o their_o sound_n like_v unto_o glass_n or_o vessel_n fol._n 6_o pythagoras_n make_v such_o reckon_n of_o silence_n as_o he_o hold_v fishesin_n great_a veneration_n because_o they_o be_v silent_a creature_n ibid._n pythagoras_n teach_v his_o scholar_n silence_n as_o their_o first_o lesson_n fol._n 7_o periander_n the_o philosopher_n say_v hear_v much_o and_o speak_v little_a fol._n 20_o pittacus_n the_o mitylenian_a commend_v silence_n great_o fol._n 12_o prate_a and_o babble_v how_o pernicious_a it_o be_v fol_n 13_o parent_n first_o precept_n to_o their_o child_n aught_o to_o be_v instruction_n how_o to_o speak_v honest_o and_o virtuous_o and_o the_o same_o be_v confirm_v by_o many_o worthy_a example_n ibid._n parent_n that_o take_v care_n to_o leave_v their_o child_n great_a riches_n &_o no_o virtuous_a
understanding_n john_n 1._o 14._o john_n 8._o 38._o 38._o silentium_fw-la a_o venerable_a explication_n of_o the_o lngly_a prophet_n word_n a_o excellent_a answer_n well_o worthy_a the_o note_n psal_n 115._o 2._o psal_n 5._o 6._o god_n be_v only_a truth_n and_o all_o man_n liar_n how_o understand_v rom._n 3._o 4._o though_o all_o man_n be_v liar_n as_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n yet_o truth_n make_v they_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o so_o no_o liar_n psal_n 61._o 9_o psal_n 52._o 1._o 2._o how_o god_n give_v power_n unto_o man_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n &_o be_v no_o liar_n john_n 1._o 12._o psal_n 81._o 6._o rom._n 3._o 4._o venerable_a bede_n his_o word_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n a_o question_n of_o very_o great_a import_n concern_v those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v term_v the_o son_n of_o god_n only_o the_o former_a demand_n learned_o answer_v psal_n 43._o 3._o simile_n and_o the_o allusion_n thereof_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o other_o say_v of_o david_n omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la mendax_fw-la the_o difference_n between_o the_o truth_n &_o a_o lie_n psal_n 5._o 6._o psal_n 38._o 8._o how_o to_o consider_v man_n as_o he_o be_v of_o himself_o and_o as_o he_o be_v of_o god_n marcilius_n ficinus_fw-la upon_o plato_n of_o man_n knowledge_n &_o how_o far_o it_o extend_v the_o opinion_n of_o a_o learned_a father_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o truth_n by_o thing_n that_o be_v or_o be_v not_o the_o truth_n be_v soon_o discern_v simile_n of_o the_o air_n and_o our_o understanding_n psal_n 33._o 3._o how_o any_o thing_n be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v true_a man_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n become_v nothing_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n the_o best_a schoelemaster_n in_o speak_v math._n 10._o 20._o example_n of_o s._n stephen_n speak_v to_o many_o nation_n act._n 6._o 10._o s._n stephen_n speak_v nothing_o of_o himself_o but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v by_o he_o mat._n 10._o 20._o example_n of_o caiphas_n the_o high_a priest_n john_n 18._o 14._o caiphas_n speak_v as_o balaams_n ass_n do_v example_n of_o balaam_n numb_a 24._o 17._o of_o the_o man_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n eccle._n 15._o 5._o psal_n 41._o 10._o luke_n 21._o 15._o when_o we_o tell_v a_o lie_n we_o break_v silence_n as_o 〈◊〉_d caiphas_n do_v mat._n 26._o 65._o 66._o man_n be_v like_o a_o infant_n that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o speak_v silence_n break_v and_o yet_o not_o break_v by_o speak_v who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o break_v silence_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n isaiah_n 14._o 13._o 14._o lucifer_n reward_n for_o his_o proud_a breach_n of_o silence_n isaiah_n 14._o 15._o apoc._n 12._o 9_o gen._n 3._o 2._o 3._o how_o our_o mother_n euc_n become_v the_o second_o breaker_n of_o silence_n silence_n in_o she_o have_v be_v much_o better_a of_o one_o commandment_n she_o make_v two_o she_o break_v not_o silence_n till_o she_o speak_v of_o herself_o the_o woman_n know_v not_o with_o who_o she_o talk_v apoc._n 12._o 10._o the_o devil_n have_v too_o long_o a_o tongue_n apoc._n 12._o 7._o isaiah_n 14._o 14._o apoc._n 12._o 7._o the_o woman_n covetous_a of_o honour_n how_o the_o woman_n may_v have_v answer_v the_o serpent_n king_n david_n lesson_n for_o custody_n of_o the_o tongue_n psal_n 38._o 1._o 2._o a_o application_n to_o the_o prophet_n word_n psal_n 38._o 3._o his_o demand_n concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o prophet_n speech_n a_o answer_n to_o the_o demand_n by_o a_o familiar_a simile_n the_o four_o sundry_a way_n of_o passage_n for_o the_o tongue_n in_o speak_v 1._o the_o way_n of_o the_o understanding_n &_o how_o to_o purge_v it_o psal_n 119._o 86._o of_o the_o bless_a and_o celestial_a spirit_n &_o how_o they_o err_v not_o psal_n 76._o 4._o 5._o when_o the_o intellectual_a way_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o truth_n the_o tongue_n err_v gen._n 3._o 4._o cain_n the_o first_o heretic_n 2._o the_o way_n of_o the_o will_n and_o how_o to_o cleanse_v it_o very_o pertinent_a example_n the_o way_n of_o the_o will_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o guard_n of_o reason_n simile_n and_o the_o allusion_n thereof_o the_o necessity_n of_o reason_n the_o reason_n why_o god_n at_o the_o first_o give_v man_n free_a will_n with_o a_o excellent_a comparison_n worth_a the_o observance_n allusion_n of_o the_o comparison_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o difference_n in_o god_n ephes_n 2._o 11._o 3._o the_o way_n of_o the_o power_n concupiscible_a or_o lust_a and_o purgation_n thereto_o belong_v 4._o the_o way_n of_o the_o power_n inascible_a of_o grief_n or_o anguish_n and_o the_o good_a guardance_n thereof_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o fool_n prover._n 15._o 2._o the_o mouth_n of_o angry_a man_n like_v unto_o a_o pot_n boil_v on_o the_o fire_n allusion_n of_o the_o comparison_n to_o the_o angry_a man_n cato_n his_o say_n of_o the_o angry_a man_n eccle._n 27._o two_o singular_a simile_n allusion_n of_o the_o simile_n to_o the_o hart_n of_o man_n the_o difference_n in_o god_n exod._n 34._o 6._o the_o excuse_n of_o some_o kind_n of_o angry_a man_n sentence_n one_o small_a wound_n as_o sufficient_a to_o take_v away_o life_n as_o many_o together_o simile_n a_o singular_a exposition_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n simile_n and_o allusion_n marcilius_n ficinus_fw-la of_o two_o kind_n of_o fury_n and_o folly_n seneca_n his_o judgement_n of_o anger_n seneca_n his_o answer_n to_o such_o as_o can_v do_v no_o valiant_a act_n but_o in_o anger_n aristotle_n concern_v anger_n psal_n 4._o 5._o seneca_n yoâ—_n further_o concern_v anger_n of_o drunkenness_n seneca_n will_v not_o smite_v his_o servant_n in_o anger_n example_n of_o diogenes_n his_o answer_n to_o one_o that_o do_v spit_v in_o his_o face_n example_n of_o cato_n upon_o the_o abuse_n of_o lentulus_n to_o he_o a_o worthy_a comparison_n with_o the_o allusion_n thereof_o example_n of_o josuah_n his_o take_v the_o city_n of_o hai._n josu_fw-la 8._o example_n of_o david_n flight_n from_o absalon_n and_o shemei_n psal_n 3._o 3._o 7._o 8._o david_n carriage_n of_o himself_o in_o his_o anger_n psal_n 76._o 4._o example_n of_o hannibal_n and_o of_o another_o tyrant_n record_v by_o seneca_n psal_n 38._o 2._o for_o many_o way_n of_o offend_v there_o ought_v to_o be_v as_o many_o of_o prevent_v simile_n of_o many_o place_n sort_v to_o one_o meeting_n with_o the_o allusion_n of_o eustochia_n eubillia_n and_o sinesi_n in_o their_o several_a power_n for_o instruction_n of_o speech_n example_n of_o a_o skilful_a master_n in_o rhetoric_n the_o devil_n continual_o watch_v all_o our_o say_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n simile_n example_n of_o the_o just_a man_n hear_v we_o and_o his_o interpretation_n of_o our_o speech_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o wicked_a man_n his_o disciple_n and_o their_o interpretation_n of_o our_o word_n how_o needful_a a_o good_a watchman_n be_v for_o the_o mouth_n psal_n 33._o 12._o 13._o a_o man_n be_v not_o so_o good_a but_o something_o may_v be_v defective_a in_o he_o 2._o reg._n 22._o 37._o example_n of_o king_n achab_n be_v wound_v from_o a_o unknown_a hand_n a_o notable_a allusion_n of_o the_o former_a place_n psal_n 64._o 3._o 4._o the_o evil_a intend_a to_o other_o reâ—ods_n backward_o on_o the_o wicked_a proverb_n psal_n 64._o 8._o 2._o chron._n 32._o 15._o 16._o 17._o example_n of_o king_n senacherib_n in_o his_o proud_a intent_n against_o ezechias_n and_o basphemous_a speech_n against_o god_n god_n just_a revenge_n on_o the_o pride_n and_o blasphemy_n of_o senachersb_n isaiah_n 37._o 36._o 37._o 38._o senacherib_n murder_v in_o the_o temple_n by_o his_o own_o son_n senacherib_n overthrow_v by_o his_o own_o lavish_a tongue_n example_n of_o the_o young_a amalekite_n who_o have_v slay_v king_n saul_n by_o his_o own_o report_n 2._o sam._n 2._o 16._o the_o author_n interpretation_n of_o king_n david_n speech_n to_o the_o amalekite_n for_o belie_v himself_o sentence_n proner_n 19_o 16._o plutarch_n his_o example_n of_o the_o lydian_n against_o infamy_n the_o five_o property_n which_o the_o tongue_n itself_o have_v and_o their_o allusion_n to_o our_o speech_n 1._o our_o speech_n ought_v to_o be_v soft_a and_o please_a a_o sententious_a proverb_n prou._n 15._o 1._o simile_n and_o the_o allusion_n thereof_o proverb_n 15._o 1._o eccle._n 6._o 5._o example_n of_o absalon_n please_a word_n example_n of_o the_o two_o great_a orator_n cicero_n and_o demosthenes_n the_o word_n of_o apollonius_n to_o cicero_n example_n of_o xenocrates_n &_o palaemon_n example_n of_o cato_n censorius_n example_n of_o aegesias_n plato_n scholar_n example_n of_o amphron_n the_o son_n of_o love_n example_n of_o arion_n of_o lesbos_n example_n of_o alpheus_n and_o of_o orpheus_n allusion_n to_o the_o sweetness_n of_o their_o speech_n example_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o martyr_n a_o excellent_a history_n of_o m._n jordanus_n a_o
praise_n of_o a_o flatterer_n tongue_n comparison_n of_o ape_n parrot_n and_o parochitoe_n voice_n comparison_n of_o water_n the_o flatterer_n tongue_n rob_v a_o man_n of_o the_o truth_n comparison_n of_o dumb_a dog_n isaiah_n 56._o 10._o seneca_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la libre_fw-la seneca_n in_o epist_n 2._o comparison_n of_o cook_n bion_n his_o answer_n of_o the_o most_o dangerous_a beast_n the_o flatterer_n tongue_n exceed_v the_o cruelty_n of_o wild_a beast_n comparison_n of_o the_o flatterer_n to_o a_o look_a glass_n when_o a_o man_n see_v himself_o in_o it_o psal_n 12._o 1._o 2._o the_o flatterer_n apt_o compare_v to_o a_o hailot_n in_o her_o behaviour_n two_o excellent_a simile_n comparison_n of_o our_o breath_n according_a as_o the_o mouth_n be_v close_v or_o oepn_v so_o in_o flatterer_n as_o the_o purse_n be_v shut_v or_o open_v psal_n 13._o 5._o the_o wise_a man_n counsel_n not_o to_o judge_v wine_n by_o the_o pleasantness_n or_o sweetness_n prou._n 23._o 31._o 32._o 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