The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…

The second follows by speech, and that first without an oath, and that by speaking unreverently of Gods word, titles, attributes, or works, without due regard and estimation of the thing one speaks. First of the word, in speaking of it idly, curiously, vainly, to pick out needless questions, and to show ones wit in learning, in discoursing and amplifying matters, or in objecting against the truth (whether one think not so, yet it is an abuse of the word) I say by this vain putting up objections, in ostentation of their nimble wit, and ripe head, that they can put down the ministers, as many proud, foolish, vain fantastical, mad-headed youths will brag, that they can hold argument with the best preachers, and set them down, & put them to a non plus, even out of the scripture. This vain and fruitless jangling is a great abuse of the scripture which is one excellent part of gods name, by which he will bring us to the knowledge of himself, when one hath no care to make the end of his speech the glory of God, for high talk becomes not a fool, it is an unseemly & absurd thing to hear a profane wicked beast, be prating & discoursing of Gods word, that doth not account of it as he should, why should he have it in his mouth, that hath it not in his hart. First let him get the law of God, written in his own hart, and then let him open his mouth in wisdom, and instruct others, as God saith ⟨p. 47⟩in Deut. 6. 6. Let these words be in thine hart, and thou shalt rehearse them continually. First then let one labour to have the use of Gods word in himself, and to make it his own, and lay it up in his hart, and then he may with fruit and comfort bring it forth and confer of it to others, else if one be an idle talker, and a foolish vain disputer of that which he never had any experience and working in himself, the more he speaks the worse it is, the more he dishonoureth God, abuseth the word, and hurteth his own soul. First then Gods name is taken in vain, by the abuse of his word, in curious & fruitless prating of it.

The second followes by speach, and that first without an oath, and that by speaking vnreuerently of Gods word, titles, attributes, or workes, without due regard and estimation of the thing one speakes. First of the word, in speaking of it idly, curiouslie, vainely, to pick out needelesse questions, and to shew ones wit in learning, in discoursing and amplyfieng matters, or in objecting against the truth (whether one thinke not so, yet it is an abuse of the word) I say by this vaine putting vp objections, in ostentation of their nimble wit, and ripe head, that they can put downe the ministers, as many proud, foolish, vaine fantasticall, mad-headed youths will brag, that they can holde argument with the best preachers, and set them downe, & put them to a non plus, euen out of the scripture. This vaine and fruitlesse jangling is a great abuse of the scripture which is one excellent part of gods name, by which he will bring vs to the knowledge of himselfe, when one hath no care to make the end of his speech the glory of God, for high talke becomes not a foole, it is an vnseemely & absurd thing to heare a prophane wicked beast, be prating & discoursing of Gods word, that doth not account of it as hee should, why should he haue it in his mouth, that hath it not in his hart. First let him get the law of God, written in his owne hart, and then let him open his mouth in wisedome, and instruct others, as God saith