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A14853	The araignement of an vnruly tongue Wherein the faults of an euill tongue are opened, the danger discouered, the remedies prescribed, for the taming of a bad tongue, the right ordering of the tongue, and the pacifying of a troubled minde against the wrongs of an euill tongue. By George Web, preacher of Gods word at Stepleashton in Wiltshire.	Webbe, George, 1581-1642.	1619 (1619)	STC 25156; ESTC S102125	41,207	214

the Pillory for a Cheator A Cheator Psal 52.2 It deuiseth mischiefe and worketh deceite In a word that wee draw not this indictment too much beyond the ordinarie length It is both a common Barreter A cōmon Barreter Pro. 6.19 An incorrigible member Psal 12.4 Sowing discord among brethren And an incorrigible member A Tongue that speaketh proud things saying With our tongues wee will preuaile our lips are our owne who is Lord ouer vs CHAP. III. The transgression of the tongue against all the ten Commandements WE shal not need production of witnesses for confirmation of the premises The Tongues transgression of all the Commandements the crimes obiected are so common the misdemeanors so notorious that they cannot bee denied If now the Tongue shall goe about to trauerse this Indictment and stand to the triall of the Law we may as easily conuict it by the very letter of the Law for if we examine it by the Law of Lawes the Law of God we shall finde it guiltie of the breach of euery Statute in the Law and if wee goe through the whole Decalogue we shall euidently perceiue that there is none of al the ten Commandements but is many wayes transgressed by the Tongue Against the 1. Against the first Commandement Commandement the Tongue is a transgressor not onely in becomming it selfe an Idoll for many a mans Tongue is his God whiles he doth more glorie in it and is more confident on it then in God but also in being the common teacher and maintainer of Idolatry Atheisme Psal 14.1 and impietie Psal 115.4 Rom. 1.15 Psal 94.7 How many a time hath the Tongue denied God how often hath it called vpon a false god who but the Tongue is a blasphemer against God what Errors or Heresies haue there euer been but hath beene set abroach by the Tongue how often hath it tempted God how often hath it dishonoured him by distrustfull speeches how often hath it disgraced him with disdainefull speeches It is the complaint of GOD himselfe against it Mal. 3.13 Your words haue beene stout against mee Malach. 3.13 And Iob setteth out this disdainefull dialect of the Tongue in this manner They say vnto God Iob. 22.14 15 Depart from vs we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes who is the Aimighty that wee should serue him and what profite should wee haue if we should pray vnto him Against the second Cōmandement the Tongue offendeth Against the 2. Cōmandement by being the ordinary factor for Superstition and Will-worship What pleadeth for Baal 1. King 18.21 but the Tongue What a crying did it keepe for the losse of an Ephod Teraphim and a molten Image taken away by the Danites Iudg. 18.23 from one Micha a man of Mount Ephraim What an Hubbub did the tongue make at Ephesus in defence of Diana and her Idolatrous seruice Act. 19.24 28 32 34. It made saith the Text such a confused noise that some cryed one thing some another and at last there was a clamour with one voyce about the space of two houres crying out Great is Diana of the Ephesians Neither hath the Tongue as yet lost its old wont but is still a pertinacious corrupter of Gods true worship Deu. 12.32 Col. 2.23 a maintainer of false worship a binder of men to rash vowes Eccl. 5.4 Math. 15.7 and a dissembling hypocrite in daring to passe into Gods presence many times without the priuity of the heart Against the third Commandement the Tongue offendeth Against the third Commanlement Exod. 20.5 by taking the name of God in vaine for how often hath it vsed the sacred name of God without a reuerent respect vnto Deu. 28 58 to it vpon the least toy and trifle which doth occur Deu. 32.32 How vainly and idly hath it often tattled of the great and waighty affaires of Religion How many scurrill iests hath it forged vpon the sacred Scripture phrase Esay 66.2 How forgetfull hath it beene to giue vnto God his due deserued praise Phil. 4.6 How slightly hath it made mention of Gods wondrous workes Zach. 5.4 Math. 5.33 Esay 48.1 Leu. 24.16 To omit the fearefull sinne of swearing forswearing carelesse swearing common swearing cursing and banning wherein who so notorious a delinquent as is the Tongue Against the fourth commandement the Tongue offendeth Against the fourth Commandement Psal 119.13 Eccles 5.1 sometimes by silence when it should speak to the praise of God sometimes by speech by rash vttering of prayers or prayses vnto God How often hath it affoorded a lip-seruice vnto God Isay 1.14 15. hauing God in the mouth when hee was not thought vpon in the heart A silly Tongue that thinketh it can deceiue God with smooth words crying The Temple of the Lord Ier. 7.4 8. the Temple of the Lord as if all Religion did but consist in words Whereas the Prophet Ieremy telleth the Tongue that in such a case it doth but deceiue Trusting in lying words that cannot profite And if that bee the true sanctifying of the Sabbath which is described vnto vs by the Prophet Esaiah Esay 58.13 To turne away our foot from the Sabbath from doing our owne pleasure vpon Gods holy day to call the Sabbath a delight not doing our owne waies nor seeking our owne pleasure nor speaking our own words Then how guilty must the Tongue needs be of Sabbath profanation which vpon that day doth commonly vtter more words of her owne then of God and is more voluble in words of course then in words of grace Col. 3.16 And as the tongue is thus guilty of the breach of the commandements of the first Table Against the fifth Commandement so likewise of the second Against the fift Commandement it offendeth by want of reuerence in proud disdainefull and reproachfull speaking vnto or of our Superiours Equals Inferiours Thus there are Tongues fit for Eagles meate and to bee food for Rauens which mocke the father Pro. 30.17 and despise the instruction of the mother So there are tongues of Parents Col. 3.21 which prouoke their children vnto anger Husbands tongues which are too bitter against their wiues Ver. 19. Wiues tongues too sharp against their Husbands Tongues of Inferiours Exod. 4.25 Num. 16.3 Ephe. 6.9 too maundy against their Superiours Tongues of Superiours too insulting ouer their Inferiours To omit the many vnreuerent and vnseemely speeches which fal out many times among Equals Against the sixth Commandement the Tongue offendeth Against the sixt Commandement by chiding brawling quarrelling skolding reproaching railing and bitter speaking Math. 5.22 Eph. 4.31 Ier. 18.18 For there is a murther of the Tongue as well as a murther of the Hands there is a smiting with the tongue as well as with the hand Pro. 12.18 There is a Tongue saith Salomon that speaketh words like the pricking of a sword Nay an euill Tongue doth wound deeper then

not to affirme that Talebearers and Talehearers are guilty alike Bernard de inter Dom. Jdem de confid lib. 2. in fine And the same Author is very vehement in this point Whether saith he a Tale-bearer or a Tale-receiuer bee more dangerous and damnable it is hard to iudge for the Talebearer hath the Diuell in his tongue and the Talehearer hath the Diuelin his eare Now that wee may the better keepe off the slanderer Remedies against the bringing of euil reports vnto vs. and Talebearer and so keepe our selues from beeing accessary to their sinnes by receiuing their euill reports there are three principall remedies to be obserued of vs and to be opposed against them who shall goe about to trouble our eares with false reports The first is a deafe eare A deafe eare we must not afford an euill Tongue so much as the hearing Eccles 7.21 Eccl. 7.21 Giue no eare neither take heede to their words A notable example to this purpose we haue in Gedaliab the sonne of Ahikam Ierem. 40. Ier. 40.14 15 16. vnto whome when Iohanan the sonne of Kareah had told in secret a conspiracy of Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah that hee was hired by BAALIS King of the Ammonites to slay him and oftentimes related this report vnto him and that with great vehemency Wherefore should he slay thee and so the Iewes which are gathered vnto thee shall bee scattered and the remnant in Iudah perish Although the report indeede was true as afterward it proued and Iohanan spake in good will and with an honest minde yet Gedaliah good man not suspecting any such attempt hoping the best and Ioth to entertaine any hard conceit against Ishmael would by no meanes giue eare to this report but sharpely reproued Iohanan and forbad him to speak any more of it Thou shalt not doe this thing saith he for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael A notable example for our imitation although not for improuident simplicity yet against ouer-rash credulity that we stop our eares against such encharmers and shut them against the reports of an euill tongue The second remedy against the receit of an euill Tongue A frowuing look is a Frowning looke for so saith Salomon Pro. Pro. 25.23 25.23 As the North winde driueth away raine so doth an angry countenance the slandering tongue When the skie is full of clouds and in all likelyhood ready to powre down their raine vpon the earth if the winde change into the North that Northerne winde will scatter abroad the clouds and stop them from breaking forth into a Tempest and therefore it is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the clearer of the skie Euen so when a tale-bearer Hesiod or slanderer doth come vnto vs with a cloud of many idle words which he desireth to powre in as rain into our eares a frowning countenance and an angry look will put them off To all euill-tongued creatures therefore we should shew our selues sterne as vnwilling to defile our eares with their pollution For as Hierome well obserueth if with a silent countenance wee giue eare vnto the Tale-bearer Hieron ad Fab. we shall encourage him to slander but if wee heare him not with some shew of delight hee will learne not willingly to speake that which hee shall perceiue is not willingly heard The third Remedy against the reports of an euill tongue A sharpe reproofe is a sharpe reproofe It is the Apostles rule Ephe. 5.11 that we should haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull works of darkenesse but rather reproue them As our Sauiour sharply reproued Peter for his flatterie bidding him Mat. 16.25 Auant Sathan for hee was an offence vnto him So should we giue a sharpe check to a slanderous Tongue bidding it Auant Sathan for it is an offence vnto vs. If we cannot by countenance put the slanderer to silence we must by speech curbe his wicked tongue and not that alone but if they will not desist wee are to complaine of them and if all this will not serue wee must endeuour according to our place and power that reall punishments be inflicted on them Psal 101.5 according to that of Dauid Psalm 101.5 Him that priuily slandereth his neighbour I will destroy And thus much briefly for our direction against the hearing of an euill Tongue when before vs it is readie to traduce others Now we are in the next place to consider how wee are to demeane our selues in case of euill reports against our selues CHAP. XII How to endure the stroke of an euill Tongue when it concerneth our selues EVery one is a better Physicion to another then to himselfe The difficulty of enduring an euill report against our selues wee can better endure the sight of other mens wounds then feele them in our owne bodies It is hard to carry our selues vpright in the hearing of euill reports against others more hard to endure them when they light vpon our selues yet both these are to bee learned and this latter the sooner that wee may the better performe the former A good man must endeuour to endure an euill Tongue The duety for it and to carry himselfe like a Christian in the bearing of the same For thus the Apostle doth admonish vs 2. Cor. 6.4.5 6 7 8. 2. Cor. 6. In all things approue your selues as the seruants of God in much patience in afflictions in necessities in distresses in stripes in imprisonments in tumults inlabours in watchings in fastings by purenesse by knowledge by long suffering by kindnesse by loue vnfeigned by the word of truth by the power of God by the armour of righteousnesse on the right hand and on the left by honour and dishonour by euill report and good report An excellent lesson for our imitation yet hard to bee learned by reason of our inbred corruption And therefore that we may the sooner bee brought to the practice of it these foure vertues are necessarily required first Patience secondly Experience thirdly Meditation fourthly Prouidence Patience is a principall Antidote against an euill tongue Patience for so our blessed Sauiour doth aduise vs Math. Mat. 21.19 21.19 In patience possesse your soules And the Apostle Iames Bee yee patient vnto the comming of the Lord Iam. 5.7 Iam. 5.7 There is no such salue against the wound of a skolding tongue a railing tongue a slanderous tongue or any other kinde of wicked tongues as Patience Hee that is patient saith Salomon is a man of great vnderstanding Pro. 14.29 And againe Hee that is slow to anger Pro. 16.32 is better then the mighty and hee that ruleth his owne spirit is better then he that conquereth a Citie This Patience is like vnto the Tree which Moses cast into Marahs Spring Ex. 25.25 and it seasoned the bitternesse of the waters It is like Ionathans Armour-bearer 1. Sam. 14. which helped him to vanquish all his enemies That Patience is an excellent vertue