A direction for the government of the tongue according to Gods word

Here is condemned all heady and rash judgement,¹ whereby men make things either worse then they are, or else they take and turn all things to the worse part. Thus the devil dealt with Job, saying, Doeth Job fear God for naught, ²&c. but stretch out thine hand now and touch all that he hath, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face. Such was the dealing of Doeg with David. ³I saw the son of Ishai (saith he) when he came to Abimelech the son of Ahitub, who asked counsel of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and he gave him also the sword of Goliath the ⟨p. 42⟩Philistine. Here the back-biter concealeth the necessary circumstances, whereby Achimelech might have been excused, as that David asked bread being hungry, and that he told not Ahimelech that he was out of Sauls favour but he turneth all his speech to this end, to bring the Priest into suspicion with Saul.

Here is condemned all headie and rash judgement,¹ whereby men make things either worse then they are, or else they take and turne all things to the worse parte. Thus the deuill dealt with Iob, saying, Doeth Iob feare God for naught, ²&c. but stretch out thine hand now and touch all that he hath, to see if hee will not blaspheme thee to thy face. Such was the dealing of Doeg with David. ³I sawe the sonne of Ishai (saith he) when he came to Abimelech the sonne of Ahitub, who asked counsell of the Lorde for him, and gave him victuals, and he gave him also the sworde of Goliah the ⟨p. 42⟩Philistin. Here the backe-bither concealeth the necessarie circumstances, whereby Achimelech might have beene excused, as that David asked bread being hungrie, and that he told not Ahimelech that he was out of Saules favour but he turneth all his speech to this end, to bring the Priest into suspicion with Saul.