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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

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 LONDON Printed by G. P. for Iohn Budge and are to bee sold at his Shop in Pauls Church-yard at the Signe of the greene Dragon 1619. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL Sir GABRIEL DOVSE Knight and the right vertuous and worthy Lady the Lady IOANE his wife Increase of Grace and all true Happinesse Right Worshipfull THIS petty Pamphlet for so I may better stile it then a Treatise being so bold against the abuses of the tongue cannot but expect the criticall censure of many a Tongue The Malicious tongue wil defame it the Scorners Tongue deride it the Slanderous Tongue back-bite it the Censorious Tongue will whip it the Curious toung will hang draw quarter it Therefore it needeth a protecting Patronage to giue some coūtenance vnto it against those oppressions which it is likely to incurre by cōming vnder the Presse And what fitter Patronage could it find then your two names both which for the Tongue the one in witty speech the other in discreet silence not my self alone but diuers others also haue held in admiration Besides that the neere affinity wherewith of late by marriage I am linked vnto your Family and the many fauours vpon the same by you both vouchsafed vnto mee do require this as a testimonie of my gratefull remembrance of the same I haue therefore presumed to Dedicate vnto you both a as monumēt of my duty which I owe vnto you both this poore present humbly desiring a fauourable acceptance Though it enrich not your coffers yet it may your conscience for herein you shall finde although vnpolished both an Antidote against a bad Tongue and an Amulet for a good Tongue how we may bridle our owne how wee may tame others Toungs In many things wee sin all And many times wee all sinne with this little member our vnruly Tongue And what man liueth but is wronged by the tongue Happy is that man who can auoide the strife of Tongues happier he that can set a watch before his owne tongue A patterne for both these is here proposed God blesse it both to you both and to all that reade it And so humbly crauing pardō for this my boldnes I cōmend you both to the Lord and to the Word of his Grace who is able to perfect that good worke which he hath begun in you Your Worships in all Christian duties to be commanded G. W. The Contents of the Treatise CHAP. I. THe Tongues 1. Vse 2. the Excellency in the Creation 3. Misery by Deprauation 4. The Abuses of it 5. The proceeding against it CHAP. II. The Tongue 1. Arraigned 2. Indicted of 1. High Treason 2. Pettie Treason 3. Fellonie 4. Murther 5. Breach of the Peace CHAP. III. The transgression of the Tongue against all the ten Commandements CHAP. IIII. The Hue and Cry sent forth against a naughty Tongue a description of it 1. From the Haunt of it 2. From the Habit therof 3. From the Companions CHAP. V. The Examination of an vnruly Tongue 2. His Plea for himselfe 3. The Confutation of the Plea CHAP. VI. A deliberation for the punishment of an euill tongue How impossible it is to auoide it How hard to endure it How insufficient humane punishments are to tame it CHAP. VII The Magistrates office for the punishment of an euill tongue The politike lawes of Nations for the punishment thereof CHAP. VIII The iudgements of God against an euill tongue 1. In this life 2. In the life to come CHAP. IX The Doome or Sentence denounced against an euill tongue CHAP. X. The binding of the tongue to the good behauiour Rules and Directions for the same CHAP. XI How we are to put off an euill tongue when in our hearing it wrongeth others CHAP. XII How we are to endure the stroke of an euill tongue when it concerneth our selues CHAP. XIII A Conclusion of the whole Treatise THE ARAIGNMENT OF AN VNRVLY TONGVE CHAP. I. The Tongues 1. Vse 2. Creation 3. Deprauation 4. Abuse 5. The proceeding against it AMong all the members of Mans bodie there is none of greater vse none more subiect to abuse then the Tongue The Tong Iam. 3.5 It is but a little member yet a great stirrer in mortal affaires of which it may bee said as sometimes it was of Origen Where it is well Vbi bene Nemo melius Vbi male Nemo peius there none is better where euill nothing worse It is a Fountaine whence waters flow both sweet and bitter Iam. 3.16 11 10 8 6. It is a Forge both of Blessing and Cursing It is a Shop both of precious Balme and deadly Poyson It is the Trouchman both of Truth and Error Fire and Water are enclosed in it Life and Death are in the power of it Pro. 18.21 It is a necessarie good but an Vnruly euill very profitable but exceeding hurtfull wee cannot well want it nor want woe because of it If Man had beene created only for GOD The vse of it hee should not haue needed a tongue for the Lord knoweth the Minds meaning without the tongues narration If he had been made for himselfe alone the motions of his mind had been sufficient for himselfe without a tongue to be his Informer but God made Man a sociable liuing creature one Man to be a comfort vnto the other and therefore he had need of such an Organ as the tongue to be his intelligencer and Interpreter without a tongue we should haue beene all Mutes the pallate would haue wanted a taster the Mind a speaker and Man the World of the World 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 would haue stood in the World but as a Cipher Therefore the great Creator whose workes are all perfect The Creation of it in the Creation did create this necessarie member and placed it within the head the principal watch-towre of the Body And within this Body of our Body hath apointed it a threefold Office to be Taster Interpreter Mat. 19.8 Iam. 1.17 and Controwler God as he is absolutely good and the fountaine of all goodnesse in the Creation made all things good Gen. 1.27 and Man most good and the tongue of Man for a speciall good He saweuery thing that Hee had made and behold it was good very good Zanc. de oper Dei Lib. 2. The tongue was then a goodly member full of grace full of goodnesse A member wherein Man did most resemble Angels exercise and Gods Image A sweet Organ or Organon of delightfull speech 1. Pet. 3.4 a glorious Trumpet to soūd Psal 45.1 out the praises of the Creator a faithfull Interpreter of the hidden Man a faire Secretarie of a

his rash proceedings in speech against the Lady Iane Ibid. pag. 1912. we read that he was stricken with madnesse and a little before his death had none other word but her name in his mouth The like fearefull iudgemēt we read to haue befallen one William Fenning in Q. Maries dayes Jbid. 1907. who for greedinesse to gaine the goods of one Iohn Cooper had slanderously accused him of traitrous words by him spoken against his Prince by which the poore innocent man was condemned to death as in cases of treason but the iudgement of God shortly seased vpon his false accuser striking him euen whiles hee was well lusty with a sudden disease in his belly so that his bowels gushed out Infinite are the like examples of Gods dreadfull iudgements vpon euill tongues euen in this life But if any wretched toung shall set light by these because they do not befall al them who offend in this kind yet let them feare and tremble at those fearefull finall torments which GOD hath prepared for these offensiue Tongues after this life from which it is impossible for any of them to escape without repentance For as God hath Arrowes heere to wound an euill Tongue Gods iudgements after this life vpon an euill toung So hath he Coales hereafter to burne an euill tongue The Arrowes indeed are sharpe for they are the Arrowes of the Mighty But the Coales are more terrible for they be Iuniper coales of long continuance of perpetuity These coales are the fire of Hell the assured portion of a wicked Tongue for so S. Iam. 3.6 Iames saith that it is set on fire of hell and therefore it shall to the fire in Hell It is the verdict of our Sauiour that the railing tongue is in danger of Hell fire Mat. 5.22 Math. 5.22 Psal 9.17 So saith the Psalmist They shall bee turned into hell So the Apostle Paul 2. 2. Thess 1.9 Thess 1.9 They shall bee punished with euerlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord. And of them the Apostle Iude testifieth Iude 13. 15. That to these raging waues foming out their owne shame is reserued the blacknesse of darkenesse for euer And againe The Lord will come with ten thousand of his Saints to execute iudgement vpon them and to punish them not onely for their vngodly words but also for their hard and hatefull speeches And it is well worth the noting that the Rich man in Hell-torments complained most of the torments of his Tongue Father Abraham Luk. 16.24 haue mercy vpon me and send Lazarus that hee may dip the tip of his finger in water and coole my tongue for I am tormented in the flame as if hell flame were most fierce against an euill Tongue and that most sure to endure the same Now The bitter paines of Hell as there is no coale so hote and raging as the Iuniper coale for so S. Ierome testifieth Hieron ad Fabiol Plin. nat hist lib. 8. and Pliny alledgeth a naturall reason of it viz. the gummie matter of that wood more then in any other tree so to prosecute the same Metaphor Par nulla figura Gehennae Mat. 13.42 Reu. 21.8 Heb. 10.27 Math. 3.12 There is no paines like to the paines of hell This fire is a furnace of fire a lake of brimstone a deuouring fire an vnquenchable fire The furnace whereinto the three children were cast Dan. 3.19 being made seuen times hotter then it was wont to be was exceeding violent But how much more infinitely shall this furnace of hell fry whose fire is infinitely hotter then that was O! Who is able to dwell with this deuouring fire Who can endure the fiery rage of these Coales They are coales of Iuniper Yet dwell in it they must who are doomed to it The perpetuity of those paines and so must an euill tongue As there is no escaping of it so no comming out of it Iuniper coales as Pliny writeth do keepe in fire for a long continuance yea Plin. vt supra some maintaine Libri Sufflatorii vt citatur a M●iero in Psal 120. that the coales made of Iuniper wood being couered with ashes keepe in fire for a whole yeare together But what is this to the perpetuity of the paines of hell There the Worme dieth not Mark 9.44 and the fire neuer goeth out the fire shall neuer be quenched Luk. 3.17 Reu. 20.10 they shall be tormented day and night for euer and euer This is the portion and the endlesse affliction of an euill Tongue CHAP. IX Sentence of condemnation denounced against the naughty tongue HAuing thus heard the vnruly tongue Indicted A transition to the doome of a false tongue Arraigned Conuicted and Condemned what now remaineth but that we apply it to the terrour of those who offend herein and for our direction both in the vse and against the abuse of the Tongue Sentence denounced against it And here first the cōsideratiō of the premises may strike a terrour into the hearts of those who are guilty of the crimes of an euill Tongue Lyers Swearers Railers Backbiters Slanderers filthy Speakers and all the rest of that rabble of wicked-tongued creatures Alas in what a fearefull estate are they How odious in the sight of God How iniurious vnto men What a scorne to the Angels How obsequious to the diuels And how liable are they vnto the dreadful curses of almighty God both in the life present and that which is to come Thou lying tongue The lying Tongue which like a false clocke dost runne too fast and either for pleasure or for profit dost coine vntruth consider what wrong thou dost and into what misery thou dost thrust thy selfe Thou peruertest the vse of speech thou abusest the sense of hearing thou dissoluest as much as in thee lyeth humane Societies thou bearest the image of the diuell thou art worse then a Thiefe for thus the Wise man speaketh Eccles 1.20 23 24 25. A lye is a wicked shame in a man yet it is oft in the mouth of the vnwise A thiefe is better then a man accustomed to lying but they both shal haue destruction to their heritage the condition of liers are vnhonest Pro. 6.17 and their shame is euer with them A lying Tongue is one of those sixthings which God doth hate Pro. 12.22 and lying lips are abomination to the Lord. Pro. 19.5 A false witnesse shall not bee vnpunished and he that speaketh lies shall not escape the tongue that loueth or maketh lies Reu. 22.15 Reu. 21.8 shall be excluded out of the heauenly Ierusalem and shall haue his part in the Lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death And as for thee thou Swearing tongue which art swollen with oathes as a Toade with venime Mal. 3.5 The Lord will come as a swift witnesse against thee And there is a Flying booke of curse and vengeance