A Bridle for the tongue: or, The trial and condemnation of Whispering-Backbiter. Being a profitable and pleasant discourse, designed as an essay to detect the sin of detraction, an evil too common in this age.
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A Bridle for the Tongue: OR, THE Trial and Condemnation OF WHISPERING-BACKBITER.

Being a profitable and pleasant Discourse, designed as an ESSAY to detect the Sin of Detraction, an Evil too common in this Age.

If any Man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his Tongue,—this Man's Religion is vain:
James 1. 26.
landerous and malicious words discover the Evil of the Heart.
Aristotle.
have opened my Mouth in a Parable:
Psal. 78. 2
And used Similitudes;
Hosea 12. 10.

LONDON; Printed for the Author, and sold by M. Fabian at Mercers-Chappel in Cheapside 1700.