Secondly, to them selves. They bring much hurt to them selves, that accustom them selves to ill language in any of these kinds. For, they make them selves guilty of a world of wickedness. James, 3.9. First, they wrong the law of God. For he that judgeth his brother, condemneth the law: Jam. ⟨p. 42⟩4.9. Secondly, they transgress against the lawgiver, whose proper office is to judge the ways of all men. James, 4.10. Thirdly, they discover also their own folly and weakness. For, it is a mans honour to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling: Prou. 20.3. Fourthly, they shame the profession of Religion. For, this is thank worthy, if a man suffer evil for well doing. 1. Pet. 2.19. But what a shame is it, when thou sufferest as a busy body in other mens matters: 1. Pet. 4.15. Fifthly, besides it is certain, Evil words corrupt good manners: thou losest so much of thy honesty, and piety, as thou admittest of evil in thy tongue: 1. Cor. 15.33. And if you bite and devour one another, take heed you be not consumed one of another: Gal. 5.15. And if thou judge, thou shalt be judged. He that is given much to censuring, seldom or never scapes great censures him self: Math. 7. Sixthly, Besides, also, these courses will increase unto greater condemnation: God may be provoked to take thee in hand, and thou mayest be in danger to be plagued for it for ever in Hell, Jam. 3.1. Seventhly, and if this evil vice grow in thee, thou art fit to be cast out of the Communion of Saints: men are charged to avoid thee, and not to eat with thee, 1. Cor. 5.11. And though that censure be not executed by the Church always, yet God many times makes such persons so loathsome, that every body avoids them as much as they can. Eighthly, further, this very effect here mentioned should persuade much with us. It is a sin that greatly hindereth the profit of the ⟨p. 43⟩word: bitter-tongued persons never grow much in religion. For, it is required, that we should receive the word with meekness, and lay aside all superfluity of maliciousness; such as this evil speaking in these kinds is, Jam. 1.21. Lastly, as men love cursing, so it shall come unto them: and as they love not blessing, so it shall be far from them, Psal. 109.17.
Secondly, to them selues. They bring much hurt to them selues, that accustome them selues to ill language in any of these kindes. For, they make them selues guilty of a world of wickednes. Iames, 3.9. First, they wrong the law of God. For he that iudgeth his brother, condemneth the law: Iam. ⟨p. 42⟩4.9. Secondly, they transgresse against the lawgiuer, whose proper office is to iudge the waies of all men. Iames, 4.10. Thirdly, they discouer also their owne folly and weaknes. For, it is a mans honor to cease from strife, but euery foole will bee meddling: Prou. 20.3. Fourthly, they shame the profession of Religion. For, this is thank worthy, if a man suffer euill for well doing. 1. Pet. 2.19. But what a shame is it, when thou suffrest as a busy body in other mens matters: 1. Pet. 4.15. Fiftly, besides it is certaine, Euil wordes corrupt good manners: thou losest so much of thy honesty, and piety, as thou admittest of euill in thy tongue: 1. Cor. 15.33. And if you bite and deuoure one another, take heed you bee not consumed one of another: Gal. 5.15. And if thou iudge, thou shalt bee iudged. Hee that is giuen much to censuring, seldome or neuer scapes great censures him selfe: Math. 7. Sixtly, Besides, also, these courses will encrease vnto greater condemnation: God may bee prouoked to take thee in hand, and thou maiest be in danger to be plagued for it for euer in Hell, Iam. 3.1. Seuenthly, and if this euill vice growe in thee, thou art fit to be cast out of the Communion of Saints: men are charged to auoid thee, and not to eat with thee, 1. Cor. 5.11. And though that censure be not executed by the Church alwaies, yet God many times makes such persons so lothsome, that euery body auoids them as much as they can. Eightthly, further, this very effect heer mentioned should perswade much with vs. It is a sinne that greatly hindereth the profit of the
