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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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2. Another kind of evil speaking, which the Apostle mentioneth, is foolish talking; whereby he meaneth vain and unprofitable discourses of whatsoever cometh into mens heads, which tend to no good purpose, but are used only to pass away time. Many, I know, are apt to think, that vain and idle words are not to be reckoned of: But let such remember, that God registereth them all, and will bring them one day to a reckoning for the same, before his Judgment-seat.
2. Another kind of evil speaking, which the Apostle mentioneth, is foolish talking; whereby he meaneth vain and unprofitable discourses of whatsoever cometh into mens heads, which tend to no good purpose, but are used only to pass away time. Many, I know, are apt to think, that vain and idle words are not to be reckoned of: But let such remember, that God registreth them all, and will bring them one day to a reckoning for the same, before his Judgment-seat.
O Young Man, how doth it then concern thee to be watchful over thy words, and speeches? Oh think not vain and unprofitable discourses to be so light as not to be regarded. Consider to what end God made thy Tongue; namely, to glorify him, and edify thy Brother. Consider also what a precious thing time is, ⟨p. 111⟩(which we ought by all means to redeem) and thou shalt find, that to pervert the right end of the Tongue by ▪babbling foolish things, and to misspend so much precious time thereby, is no light or small sin.
O Young Man, how doth it then concern thee to be watchful over thy words, and speeches? Oh think not vain and unprofitable discourses to be so light as not to be regarded. Consider to what end God made thy Tongue; namely, to glorifie him, and edifie thy Brother. Consider also what a precious thing time is, ⟨p. 111⟩(which we ought by all means to redeem) and thou shalt find, that to pervert the right end of the Tongue by babling foolish things, and to mispend so much precious time thereby, is no light or small sin.