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lacerato_fw-la animâ—_n dixeris_fw-la malè_fw-la dixeris_fw-la whatsoever_o thou_o speak_v with_o a_o distruct_v mind_n thou_o speak_v evil_a belove_a there_o be_v a_o lord_n over_o we_o who_o have_v dominion_n of_o all_o our_o part_n if_o he_o open_v our_o eye_n we_o shall_v see_v clear_o if_o he_o open_v our_o earâ—s_n we_o shall_v hear_v quick_o if_o he_o open_v our_o lip_n we_o shall_v speak_v wise_o and_o sober_o this_o be_v our_o masterpiece_n to_o govern_v our_o tongue_n well_o to_o open_a and_o shut_v the_o door_n of_o our_o lip_n wise_o and_o seasonable_o he_o that_o keep_v his_o mouth_n keep_v his_o life_n but_o he_o â—_o that_o open_v wide_a his_o lip_n shall_v have_v destruction_n the_o wicked_a be_v snare_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o his_o lip_n 14_o but_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o good_a by_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o mouth_n who_o so_o keep_v his_o mouth_n and_o his_o tongue_n keep_v 23._o his_o soul_n from_o trouble_n we_o have_v no_o better_a way_n to_o decline_v the_o danger_n of_o the_o tongue_n to_o reap_v the_o good_a fruit_n of_o it_o then_z 1_o to_o pray_v as_o here_o domine_fw-la labia_fw-la lord_n open_z thou_o my_o lip_n or_o as_o david_n let_v the_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o the_o meditation_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v acceptable_a etc._n etc._n set_a a_o watch_n o_o lord_n before_o my_o mouth_n 2_o to_o resolve_v as_o david_n to_o take_v heed_n ne_fw-la peccemus_fw-la lingua_fw-la lest_o we_o offend_v in_o our_o tongue_n to_o keep_v our_o mouth_n bridle_v not_o to_o speak_v thy_o own_o word_n 1â—_n 3_o the_o promise_n subjoin_v set_v the_o tongue_n a_o work_n and_o give_v it_o matter_n of_o long_a and_o speech_n and_o my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o etc._n etc._n saint_n gregory_n observe_v the_o sequence_n of_o the_o text_n first_o