A69075:891
Christian religion
Christian religion: substantially, methodically[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitably treatisedChristian religion: substantially, methodicalli[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitablie treatised
London: printed by Felix Kingston for Thomas Man, 1611
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Our careful and heedy watch, as to avoid the profaning and abuse of the things aforesaid by our tongue; so to use them with all reverence and circumspection to such uses as they are appointed unto.
Our carefull and heedie watch, as to auoide the prophaning and abuse of the things aforesaid by our tongue; so to vse them with all reuerence and circumspection to such vses as they are appointed vnto.
Why was it needful to have a special commandment, for the use of the tongue in Gods service?
Why was it needfull to haue a speciall commandement, for the vse of the tongue in Gods seruice?
1Because it is an untamed evil, and unbridled; so that one whole Commandment is not employed amiss for the direction of it in the worship of God. And seeing in the second table, there is a commandment almost wholly employed about the restraint of ⟨p. 83⟩the abuse of our tongue to our neighbour; there is much more need of the restraint of it in Gods service.
1Because it is an vntamed euill, and vnbrideled; so that one whole Commandement is not employed amisse for the direction of it in the worship of God. And seeing in the second table, there is a commandement almost wholly imployed about the restraint of ⟨p. 83⟩the abuse of our tongue to our neighbour; there is much more need of the restraint of it in Gods seruice.