A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

Psal. 5.9. Where there is no faithfulness in the mouth, i. e. where flattery and glozings are, the inward part is wickednesses, destroying wickednesses: An open Sepulchre and a flattering tongue are inseparable. If the Glutton diggeth his own Grave with his Teeth, the designing Flatterer digs other mens with his Tongue: Psal. 12.1, 2, with the 5. ver. you find ruin attending on prevailing flattery; the Poor oppressed, the Needy sigh, when such unfaithful tongues are successful.

Psal. 5.9. Where there is no faithfulness in the mouth, i. e. where flattery and glozings are, the inward part is wickednesses, destroying wickednesses: An open Sepulcher and a flattering tongue are inseparable. If the Glutton diggeth his own Grave with his Teeth, the designing Flatterer digs other mens with his Tongue: Psal. 12.1, 2, with the 5. ver. you find ruine attending on prevailing flattery; the Poor opprest, the Needy sigh, when such unfaithful tongues are successful.

Prov. 5.3. Words that drop as an Honey-Comb, and Mouth softer than Oil: Which is an accurate description of the visible part of Flattery; but what is concealed from our eye is Bitterness and Wounds, ver. 4. And though this place speak of the Flattery of a strange woman, whose flattery in some cases may be more dangerous and deadly, yet the Flatteries of others, strange Sons, is dangerous and destructive also; Psal. 55.21. The words of such are smoother than Butter, ¹but war is in their Heart: softer than Oil, yet drawn Swords: Wherewith others are first slain, and which doth first or last enter their own bowels. God doth in his own season send forth commissioned Officers to destroy an hypocritical Nation, as