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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
THE Young Man's Guide. › Chapter 19: Of the well▪ ordering and governing our Words.
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II. AS thy thoughts must be well ordered and governed, so likewise thy words, which is of special importance for preservation both of our outward and inward peace; and wherein consisteth much of the truth and reality of our Religion. For if a man seem to be Religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but breaketh out into bitter and reviling speeches, that mans Religion is vain, or to no purpose, Jam. 1. 26. Though his Profession be glorious, yet it will little advantage his Soul. Therefore Solomon adviseth, next to the keeping our hearts, to keep our tongues, Prov. 4. 23, 24. we ought to be the more careful of our tongues.
II. AS thy thoughts must be well ordered and governed, so likewise thy words, which is of special importance for preservation both of our outward and inward peace; and wherein consisteth much of the truth and reality of our Religion. For if a man seem to be Religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but breaketh out into bitter and reviling speeches, that mans Religion is vain, or to no purpose, Iam. 1. 26. Though his Profession be glorious, yet it will little advantage his Soul. Therefore Solomon adviseth, next to the keeping our hearts, to keep our tongues, Prov. 4. 23, 24. we ought to be the more careful of our tongues.
1. Because we are very prone to offend therein; corrupt speaking being the ordinary issue of our corrupt nature.
2. Christ hath delivered it as a certain truth, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they must give account in the day of Judgment. And that by our words we shall be justified, and by our words we shall be condemned,