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These are those Hogs in a Garden, which root up the flowers of a mans good parts. But if there were no receiver, there would be no Thief: men would not so burden themselves with the coals of contumely, if they had no where to unload them. It were well for Mephibosheth, that Ziba dwelt a good way from Court. If Saul were deaf, or Doeg dumb; no matter which: for these are two Whelps of that Litter, that must go to hell: one hath the Devil in his ears, the other in his tongue. It is a good general rule of Saint Bernard to govern our tongues by.¹ Sint verba tua rara, vera, ponderosa: rara, contra multiloquium; vera, contra falsiloquium; ponderosa, contra vaniloquium. Let thy words be few, true, substantial: many words, false words, vain words, become not a Christians lips. Invectives against other men are ever evil, but then worse, when they be false▪ a man may sin, even in speaking the truth, when just circumstances forbid it; but he cannot but sin in lying; and there is no circumstance can clear him. Cor linguae foederat naturae sanctio, veluti in quodam certo connubio: ergo cum dissonent cor et locutio, sermo concipitur in adulterio. Nature hath knit the heart and the tongue together in the bands of marriage; that which the tongue brings forth, without (or contrary to) the heart, is the birth of adultery. Speak then the truth from thy heart, but wrong not thy brother with a needless truth. Thus Calumnies are stolen waters! Beware then you Diaboli, accusers of your Brethren, Dogs with arrows in your thighs, that are troubled with sore mouths, and Cankers in your teeth, you drink stolen waters, and minister them to others also; both Physician & Patient shall die for it.

These are those Hogges in a Garden, which roote vp the flowers of a mans good parts. But if there were no receiuer, there would be no Thiefe: men would not so burden themselues with the coales of contumely, if they had no where to vnloade them. It were well for Mephibosheth, that Ziba dwelt a good way from Court. If Saul were deafe, or Doeg dumbe; no matter which: for these are two Whelpes of that Littour, that must goe to hell: one hath the Deuill in his eares, the other in his tongue. It is a good generall rule of Saint Bernard to gouerne our tongues by.¹ Sint verba tua rara, vera, ponderosa: rara, contra multiloquium; vera, contra falsiloquium; ponderosa, contra vaniloquium. Let thy words bee few, true, substantiall: many words, false words, vaine words, become not a Christians lips. Inuectiues against other men are euer euill, but then worse, when they be false a man may sinne, euen in speaking the truth, when iust circumstances forbid it; but hee cannot but sinne in lying; and there is no circumstance can cleare him. Cor linguae foederat naturae sanctio, veluti in quodam certo connubio: ergo cum dissonent cor et locutio, sermo concipitur in adulterio. Nature hath knit the heart and the tongue together in the bands of marriage; that which the tongue brings forth, without (or contrary to) the heart, is the birth of adulterie. Speake then the truth from thy heart, but wrong not thy brother with a needlesse truth. Thus Calumnies are stollen waters! Beware then you Diaboli, accusers of your Brethren, Dogges with arrowes in your thighes, that are troubled with sore mouthes, and Cankers in your teeth, you drinke stollen waters, and minister them to others also; both Physitian & Patient shall die for it.