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4. The Tongue is bridled, lest discontent plash over. As Aaron held his Peace, Lev. 10. 3. It was a sad stroke, but it was the Lord. He kept his Tongue from murmuring against God. If there be a Fire kindled in our Bosoms, we should not let the Sparks fly abroad. Murmuring is a taxing of God, as if he dealt hardly and unjustly with us; and if it vents it self, it is more to his dishonour. Job 40. 4, 5. Behold I am vile, what shall I answer thee? I will lay my Hand upon my Mouth. Once I have spoken, but I will not answer: […] twice, but I will proceed no further. Job was resolute enough before to fill his Mouth with Arguments; if once he could meet with God, he would reason the case with him, but presently is damped at God's appearance; and when his Passions were a little calmed, he renounceth his former bold resolutions, and would no ⟨p. 286⟩longer give vent to his Distemper, and is resolved to be silent before God, and to give over his plea, and bury all his discontented thoughts in his own Bosom. As if he had said, Once in my Foolish Passion I was complaining of thee, and desirous to dispute with thee: It is time to give over that debate, and humbly to submit.

4. The Tongue is bridled, lest discontent plash over. As Aaron held his Peace, Lev. 10. 3. It was a sad stroak, but it was the Lord. He kept his Tongue from murmuring against God. If there be a Fire kindled in our Bosoms, we should not let the Sparks fly abroad. Murmuring is a taxing of God, as if he dealt hardly and unjustly with us; and if it vents it self, it is more to his dishonour. Job 40. 4, 5. Behold I am vile, what shall I answer thee? I will lay my Hand upon my Mouth. Once I have spoken, but I will not answer: 〈…〉 twice, but I will proceed no further. Iob was resolute enough before to fill his Mouth with Arguments; if once he could meet with God, he would reason the case with him, but presently is damped at God's appearance; and when his Passions were a little calmed, he renounceth his former bold resolutions, and would no