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THE VII. REMEDY.
IT helpeth also very much for this pur∣pose, to be very diligent in taking a strait accoūt of our tongue: for this is a part of our body, wherewith we doe offend al∣mighty God more often, than with any o∣ther part: For the tongue is a very slippery member, which slippeth very quickly into many kindes of filthy cholericke, boasting, and vaine wordes: yea, and sometimes also into lying, swearing, cursing, slaundering, flattering, and such like. For which cause the wise man saieth, that in much commu∣nication there cannot want offence. And that death, and life are in the power of the tongue, and therefore it is a verie good counsaile, that whensoeuer thou shalt haue occasion to talke in such matters, and with such persons, as whereby thou haste cause to doubt of some perill, that may ensue thereof, eyther of wrangling, quarrelling, slaundering, bragging, lying, or of vaine glory, &c. thou doe first of all lift vp thy eyes vnto Almighty God, and commende thy selfe vnto him, and say with the Pro∣phet after this sort: Pone Donune custodiam o∣ri meo, & ostium circunstantiae labiis meis. That is to say. Appoint O Lord, a keeper vnto my mouth,