Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

All Professors! and especially you of London! set a watch before the door of your lips; and let your words be like the words of Christ Jesus. Your lying and corrupt communication; your slanderous and backbiting words; your passionate and angry speeches and revilings; are these like Christs language? An unbridled tongue, though it utters many a falsehood; yet it speaks one certain truth, that your Religion is but vain, Jam. 1.26. Let Conscience be tender; and purpose with the Psalmist, that your mouths shall not transgress. Let the word of Christ be more in your Hearts; for out of the abundance of the Heart the mouth speaks. Let your speech be always with Grace, Col 4.6. Discourse as those who do believe, you are debtors of edifying words one to another; that idle words are heard by him that is in Heaven; and an account must be given of them in the day of judgement.

All Professours! and especially you of London! set a watch before the door of your lips; and let your words be like the words of Christ Jesus. Your lying and corrupt communication; your slanderous and backbiting words; your passionate and angry speeches and revilings; are these like Christs language? An unbridled tongue, though it utters many a falshood; yet it speaks one certain truth, that your Religion is but vain, Jam. 1.26. Let Conscience be tender; and purpose with the Psalmist, that your mouths shall not transgress. Let the word of Christ be more in your Hearts; for out of the abundance of the Heart the mouth speaks. Let your speech be always with Grace, Col 4.6. Discourse as those who do believe, you are debtors of edifying words one to another; that idle words are heard by him that is in Heaven; and an account must be given of them in the day of judgement.

7. Christ is to be followed in his manner of performing holy duties: never was He negligent in an Ordinance. His cries were strong, his tears many, Heb 5.7. and how does he wrestle with his Heavenly Father!