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<p>Note, 1. A guard upon the lips is a guard to the soul. He that is cautious, that thinks twice before he speaks once, that, if he have <i>thought evil, lays his hand upon his mouth</i> to suppress it, that keeps a strong bridle on his tongue and a strict hand on that bridle, he <i>keeps his soul</i> from a great deal both of guilt and grief and saves himself the trouble of many bitter reflections on himself and reflections of others upon him. 2. There is many a one ruined by an ungoverned tongue: <i>He that opens widely his lips</i>, to let our <i>quod in buccam venerit—whatever comes uppermost</i>, that loves to bawl, and bluster, and make a noise, and affects such a liberty of speech as bids defiance both to God and man, he <i>shall have destruction</i>. it will be the destruction of his reputation, his interest, his comfort, and his soul for ever, <a class="bibleref" title="Jas.3.6" href="/passage/?search=Jas.3.6">Jas. 3:6</a>.</p>
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