An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

It is our duty to be watchful over our words. How long wilt thou speak thus? We must observe our own words, and know what we speak. We should stop our own mouths, and put our selves to silence, when the tongue grows unruly. It were very happy that some had power as well as authority over their own mouths, and knew how to put that bridle (spoken of in the Psalm) upon their own lips. It is better for a man to stop his own mouth by prudence, then that another should stop it by reproof.

It is our dutie to be watchfull over our words. How long wilt thou speak thus? We must observe our own words, and know what we speak. We should stop our own mouths, and put our selves to silence, when the tongue grows unruly. It were very happy that some had power as well as authority over their own mouths, and knew how to put that bridle (spoken of in the Psalm) upon their own lips. It is better for a man to stop his own mouth by prudence, then that another should stop it by reproof.

Thirdly, Taking Bildad's supposition still, that Job was in the wrong. Note,

Thirdly, Taking Bildads supposition still, that Job was in the wrong. Note,

It is our duty to give check to fruitless and frothy speeches, much more to blasphemous and wicked speeches. Bildad thought it high time to silence Job, seeing Job would not silence himself. The Apostle represents to Titus the tongue-folly of the Cretans, There are many unruly and vain talkers among you, especially they of the circumcision; and what must be done with these, who cared so little what they said? He is counselled how to deal with them in the next words, Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, &c. It is a sin in the hearer to let another speak sinfully ⟨p. 6⟩