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A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…
A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the mediator to believers, and his direful wrath against impenitent sinners containing the substance of near forty sermons upon several subjects / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by the author, 1694
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.
1. It appears sometimes by their light, frothy and airy talk and discourse: They may sometimes seem serious, but if watched, they will be discovered, their Tongues will betray them, by their foolish and vain words, and communication: They setting no watch before the door of their lips, and bridle not their Tongues, therefore their Religion is vain; as the Apostle James shows: They are full of vain 1words and foolish talk; The words of the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself: They are offensive to others, and pernicious to themselves: A fool also is full of Words; either a Talkative, or else full of vain Boasts, magnifying and admiring 2himself, and lessening the worth and worthiness of others: His vain and light Tongue discovers a vain, carnal, proud and empty heart, some unprofitable matter in discourse or another you shall observe these people will be full of: May be talk and prate of this Man, or that Woman, to pick up one thing ⟨p. 21⟩or another to their reproach, (who are gracious persons) and instead of discoursing of a Sermon they have heard, or telling their Experiences, may be they will tell you what Garbs, Clothes and Dresses, such and such People had on, or else they talk of their earthly and worldly Affairs, or some Idle Jests, Stories, or foolish Talk; but little of God be sure is in their mouths, when they are out of the sight and hearing of sober and pious Christians: Indeed as our Saviour intimates, how can they being evil, speak of good things? there is much vanity in their unsanctified Hearts, and their Tongues discover it;3 For out of the abundance of the Heart the mouth speaketh; a good man out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.4
1. It appears sometimes by their light, frothy and airy talk and discourse: They may sometimes seem serious, but if watch'd, they will be discover'd, their Tongues will betray them, by their foolish and vain words, and communication: They setting no watch before the door of their lips, and bridle not their Tongues, therefore their Religion is vain; as the Apostle James shews: They are full of vain