That ye walk worthy of the Lord, &c. strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering.-Col. i. 10, 11.

But now you also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, &c. put on meekness, long-suffering, forbearing one another. Col. iii. 8. 12, 13.

Be patient towards all men.— 1 Thess. v. 14.

But thou, O man of God, &c. follow after patience, meekness.-1 Tim. vi. 11. 2 Tim. iii. 10.

be sober, and hope to the end.1 Pet. i. 13.

The trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing, &c. Let every man be, &c. slow to wrath; for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God, &c. Receive with meekness the ingrafted word. James i. 3, 4. 19–21.

Who is a wise man? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, &c. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion, &c. But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, &c.—James iii. 13, 14. 16, 17.

Gird up the loins of your mind;

What glory is it, if when ye be buffetted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But if when ye do well, and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.-1 Pet. ii. 20.

The servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, &c. patient (or forbearing); in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God, &c.—2 Tim. ii. 24, 25.

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in patience.-Titus ii. 2.

Put them in mind, &c. to be no brawlers, gentle, shewing all meek--2 Pet. i. 6. ness unto all men.-Titus iii. 2.

Ye have need of patience, that after have done the will of God, ye ye might receive the promise.-Heb. x. 36.

Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus.-Heb. xii. 1-3.

Whose adorning, let it not be that outward, &c. but the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible; the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price, &c. He that will love life, &c. let him seek peace, and ensue it, &c. Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.1 Pet. iii. 3, 4. 10, 11. 15.

The end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore sober.-1 Pet. iv. 7.

Add, &c. to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience.

SECT. XIII. To take heed to our Lips,

that our Words be not rash, but true, seasonable, well ordered, and savoury.

THE angels said, they would not go
in with Lot; yet being pressed, did go
in.-Gen. xix. 1-3. 2 Kings ii. 16,17.

Ye shall not, &c. lie one to another.
Levit. xix. 11. 14.

How forcible are right words? But what doth your arguing reprove ?— Job vi. 25, 26.

Ye are forgers of lies, &c. O, that you would altogether hold your peace, and it should be your wisdom. Will you speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?-Job xiii. 4,5.7.

He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.-Job xvii. 5.

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.-Job xxvii. 4.

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he, &c. He said, I am young, and ye very old; wherefore I was afraid, and

durst not shew you my opinion.- and of his greatness, goodness, and Job xxxii. 4. 6.

memorable acts.-Ps.cxlv.5-7. 11, 12. Put away from thee a froward mouth and perverse lips put far from thee.-Prov. iv. 24.

I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not, &c. wherefore I abhor myself.―Job xlii. 3. 6.

These six things doth the law hate, &c. a lying tongue, &c. a false witness, that speaketh lies.-Prov. vi. 16, 17. 19.

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A prating fool shall fall mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, &c. In the lips of him that hath understanding, wisdom is found, &c. He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin; but he that refraineth his lips, is wise. The tongue of the just is as choice silver, &c. The lips of the righteous feed many, &c. The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom, &c. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable.-Prov. x. 10. 13.18-21.31, 32.

He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness, &c. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.— Prov. xii. 17. 22.

He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life but he that openeth wide his lips, shall have destruction, &c. A righteous man hateth lying.— Prov. xiii. 3. 5.

A soft answer turneth away wrath : but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness, &c. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit, &c. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, &c. A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth and a word spoken in due season, how good is it? The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.-Prov. xv. 1, 2. 4. 7. 23. 28.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings: and they love him that speaketh right, &c. The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learn

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They learn to be idle, &c. and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busybodies; speaking things which they ought not.-1 Tim. v. 13.

Doting about questions, and strifes of words; whereof cometh envy, strife, railing, &c. perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, &c.— 1 Tim. vi. 4,

5.

Charging them before the Lord, that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers, &c. Shun profane and vain babblings, for they will increase unto more ungodliness; and their word will eat as doth a canker, &c. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.-2 Tim. ii. 14. 16, 17. 23.

In all things shew thyself a pat tern, &c. Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed. Titus ii. 7. 8.

Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Ghost, and were both smitten dead.-Acts. v. 1-10.

Bless, and curse not.-Rom. xii. 14. In the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue, &c. It is a shame for women to speak in the church.-1 Cor. xiv.

19. 35.

Evil communications corrupt good manners.-1 Cor. xv. 33.

Wherefore putting away lying, speaking every man truth with his neighbour, &c. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good, to the use of edifying (or to edify profitable) that it may minister grace unto the hearers and grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, &c. Let all bitterness, &c. and clamour, and evil speaking be put away.-Eph. iv. 25. 29-31.

But fornication, &c. let it not be once named amongst you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient.-Eph. v. 3, 4.

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But now you also put off all these, &c. blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouths. Lie not one to another, &c.-Col. iii. 8, 9.

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Speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, &c.-Titus iii. 2.

Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, &c. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.— James i. 19. 26.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye -may know how ye ought to answer every man. Col. iv. 6.

Neither give heed to fables, &c. which minister questions, rather than godly edifying.1 Tim. i. 4.

If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, &c. The ships, though great, &c. yet are they turned about with a very small helm whithersoever the governor listeth: so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things, &c. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity so is the tongue amongst our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beast, &c. have been tamed of mankind; but the tongue can no man tame: it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father: and therewith curse we men, &c. Out of the same mouth pro