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Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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2. Peruse with a broken heart and bleeding affections, the many kinds of those sins of the tongue, whereof (no doubt, at one time or other) we have been deeply guilty. Some number them in thirty particulars; as, Blasphemy, Murmuring Defence of sin, Swearing, Forswearing, Lying, Equivocating, Slandering, Flattering, Cursing, Railing, Brawling, Scoffing, Giving ill counsel, Sowing seeds of Discord amongst Neighbours, Double-tonguedness, Boasting, Discovering of secrets, Hasty or indiscreet, Threatening, Rash Promises and Vows, Idle words, Loquacity, or Immoderate talkativeness, Filthy talking, Scurrility, or foolish Jesting, Tale-telling, Raising of rumours, Sinful silence, ⟨p. 66⟩Rash censuring, Malicious informing, Whispering.
2. Peruse with a broken heart and bleeding affections, the many kindes of those sins of the tongue, whereof (no doubt, at one time or other) we have been deeply guilty. Some number them in thirty particulars; as, Blasphemy, Murmuring Defence of sin, Swearing, Forswearing, Lying, Equivocating, Slandering, Flattering, Cursing, Railing, Brawling, Scoffing, Giving ill counsel, Sowing seeds of Discord amongst Neighbors, Double-tonguedness, Boasting, Discovering of secrets, Hasty or indiscreet, Threatning, Rash Promises and Vows, Idle words, Loquacity, or Immoderate talkativeness, Filthy talking, Scurrility, or foolish Jesting, Tale-telling, Raising of rumors, Sinful silence, ⟨p. 66⟩Rash censuring, Malicious informing, Whispering.
3. Consider we the last Judgement, when men shall give account for every idle word; 1for by our words we must be justified, and by our words we must be condemned. Will it not be a fearful Bill, wherein must be written every word that we spoke all our life long? O let us tremble to think of it, and judge and condemn our selves, and seal up our lips with amazement, as if we were struck dumb.