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A91733 Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne. Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice. 1656 (1656) Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861 220,132 401

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anger_n and_o of_o great_a mercy_n thy_o saint_n shall_v talk_v of_o thy_o power_n 11._o verse_n 11._o my_o tongue_n shall_v talk_v of_o thy_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n long_o say_v david_n psal_n 71.24_o speak_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o you_o sit_v in_o your_o house_n and_o when_o you_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n when_o you_o lie_v down_o and_o when_o you_o rise_v up_o 6.6.7_o up_o deut._n 6.6.7_o david_n resolve_v it_o 119.172_o it_o psal_n 119.172_o my_o tongue_n shall_v speak_v of_o thy_o word_n god_n command_v joshuah_n that_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n 1.8_o mouth_n josh_n 1.8_o you_o ought_v to_o keep_v your_o bibles_n not_o only_o in_o your_o house_n hand_n or_o heart_n but_o in_o your_o mouth_n also_o to_o speak_v thereof_o god_n word_n will_v furnish_v you_o full_o with_o matter_n of_o good_a discourse_n upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o this_o end_n hide_v god_n word_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v fit_v in_o your_o lip_n and_o you_o shall_v never_o want_v good_a subject_n to_o speak_v of_o nor_o direction_n to_o speak_v aright_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o righteous_a speak_v wisdom_n and_o his_o tongue_n talk_v of_o judgement_n why_o so_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n therefore_o none_o of_o his_o go_n or_o saying_n shall_v slide_v 31._o psa_fw-la 37.30_o 31._o speak_v of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n both_o creational_a and_o providential_a as_o david_n do_v 145.5_o do_v psal_n 145.5_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n man_n shall_v speak_v of_o the_o might_n of_o thy_o terrible_a act_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n which_o be_v over_o all_o 6.12_o verse_n 6.12_o and_o everlasting_a and_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o speak_v of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o benefit_n a_o large_a subject_n able_a to_o fill_v the_o heart_n and_o mouth_n of_o all_o man_n my_o heart_n be_v indite_v a_o good_a subject_n say_v david_n 45.1_o david_n psal_n 45.1_o i_o 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say_v 13.7_o say_v rom._n 13.7_o paul_n that_o be_v in_o word_n as_o well_o as_o in_o deed_n by_o deny_v pity_n and_o relief_n to_o other_o 4_o tongue-slander_n by_o raise_v or_o spread_v false_a report_n of_o other_o as_o many_o do_v of_o 20.10_o of_o jer._n 20.10_o jeremiah_n who_o say_v report_n and_o we_o will_v report_v it_o by_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o other_o by_o judge_v hardly_o of_o other_o man_n 1_o saying_n and_o do_n as_o eli_n do_v of_o hannah_n move_v her_o lip_n when_o she_o pray_v in_o her_o heart_n only_o eli_n say_v to_o she_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v drink_v put_v away_o thy_o wine_n from_o 14._o from_o 1_o sam._n 1.13_o 14._o thou_o and_o as_o they_o do_v of_o the_o apostle_n speak_v diverse_a language_n who_o mock_v say_v these_o man_n be_v full_a of_o new_a 2.13_o new_a act._n 2.13_o wine_n 2_o of_o other_o man_n person_n as_o job_n friend_n condemn_v he_o for_o unrighteous_a because_o he_o be_v so_o great_o afflict_v and_o the_o barbarian_n do_v paul_n for_o a_o murderer_n when_o the_o viper_n come_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o fasten_v on_o his_o hand_n act._n 28.4_o thus_o god_n have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n in_o his_o law_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n require_v thou_o to_o speak_v and_o what_o he_o forbid_v thou_o to_o say_v speak_v good_a and_o not_o evil_a two_o 4.29_o profitableness_n of_o speech_n eph._n 4.29_o let_v your_o speech_n be_v profitable_a and_o useful_a not_o vain_a and_o idle_a let_v no_o corrupt_a communication_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n say_v paul_n but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o the_o use_n of_o edify_v or_o to_o edify_v profitable_o that_o it_o may_v minister_v grace_n to_o the_o hearer_n and_o in_o eph._n 5.3_o 4._o neither_o filthiness_n nor_o foolish_a talk_n nor_o jesting_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a but_o rather_o give_v of_o thanks_o our_o speech_n shall_v be_v profitable_a for_o four_o reason_n reas_n 1._o because_o vain_a speech_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n often_o use_v to_o signify_v reproof_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o import_v a_o convict_a another_o of_o his_o fault_n by_o evident_a argument_n and_o reason_n so_o as_o nothing_o can_v be_v pretend_v or_o allege_v for_o it_o the_o three_o rule_n rule_n rule_n rule_n a_o reproof_n shall_v be_v form_v in_o scripture_n term_n or_o found_v on_o some_o plain_a text_n of_o scripture_n so_o as_o the_o party_n admonish_v may_v see_v himself_o reprove_v rather_o by_o god_n than_o by_o we_o 2.5_o zeph._n 2.5_o and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v against_o he_o 3.16_o 2_o tim._n 3.16_o all_o scripture_n be_v give_v by_o inspiration_n of_o god_n say_v paul_n and_o be_v profitable_a for_o doctrine_n and_o for_o reproof_n god_n word_n be_v a_o light_n to_o make_v manifest_a man_n sin_n and_o the_o filthiness_n of_o they_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v reprove_v be_v make_v manifest_a by_o the_o light_n 5.13_o ephes_n 5.13_o for_o whatsoever_o do_v 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