Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Suppose he hath a pleurisy of security, consider first, I ¹Prov. 32. ease slayeth fools, its an ordinary thing whereby fools forget God. Secondly it brings sudden destruction as a pleurisy brings present death if a man be not let blood, Esa. 47. 11. Evil comes and he knows not the cause of it, mischief falls on him and he knows not how to put it off, desolation comes suddenly and he knows it not, labour therefore to be let blood speedily.

Suppose he hath a plurisie of security, consider first, I ¹Prov. 32. ease slayeth fooles, its an ordinary thing whereby fooles forget God. Secondly it brings sudden destruction as a plurisie brings present death if a man be not let blood, Esa. 47. 11. Evil comes and he knowes not the cause of it, mischief falls on him and he knowes not how to put it off, desolation comes suddenly and he knowes it not, labor therefore to be let blood speedily.

1. 1[…].〈…〉.

Lastly, suppose a man have an unfavoury breath of evil ¹speeches. First pray with David, Psal. 141. 3. Set a watch O Lord before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. Secondly as unsavoury breath comes from unsound lungs, So evil speeches come from an unsound heart; therefore preserve good things in thy heart, and the speeches that come from it will be good: For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh, What goods are in the workhouse are brought in the Shop.