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A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…
A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1676
Sermon 6 › Rules drawn from the Negative part of this model.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Ad Gehennam, they edify one another to hell. You that pretend to be the Lords people be more jealous for the Lords day and honour. The Lord takes pleasure in his people. Oh let the Saints be joyful in glory. 1Let your speech be always seasoned with salt, especially on Gods day, that you may season your children and servants, which otherwise will be corrupted by such rotten communication.
Ad Gehennam, they edifie one another to hell. You that pretend to be the Lords people be more jealous for the Lords day and honour. The Lord takes pleasure in his people. Oh let the Saints be joyful in glory. 1Let your speech be always seasoned with salt, especially on Gods day, that you may season your children and servants, which otherwise will be corrupted by such rotten communication.
O let your prayer be all times, (but especially on the Sabbath day) that o holy David; set a watch O Lord before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips: the sabbath is Gods glory, let your tongues be so too.
The like caution we ought to use about our thoughts (by the rule of proportion) they being the language of our hearts, 1and as audible in the ears of God as our words are to mens; yea whereas men understand our hearts by our words, God understand our words by our hearts.