Chap. 5. Showing the First Special Character of the Godly: Speaking of God

2. HAving done with the Character of the Godly in General, I proceed next to their Special Characters. 1▪They spoke often one to another. When the Wicked said, It is Vain to serve God, then they that feared the Lord spoke often one to another. The meaning of this word, they spoke often, is, they did discourse Religiously together, their Tongues were Divinely tuned by the Holy Ghost.

Christians when they meet together should use holy Conference. This is not only an advice, but a charge, Deu. 6:6. These words shall be in your Heart, and you shalt talk of them when you sittest in your House, and when you walks by the way, and when you lyest down, and when you risest up. Indeed where there is Gratia infusa, it will be effusa; Grace changeth the Language, and makes it Spiritual. When the Holy Ghost came upon the Apostles, they spoke with other Tongues, Act. 2:4. Grace makes Christians speak with Other Tongues. A good Christian has not only the Law of God in his Heart, Psalm 37:31. but in his Tongue, verse 30. The body is the Temple of God, 1 Corinthians 6:19. The Tongue is the Organ in this Temple, which sounds in Holy discourse, Proverbs 10:20. The tongue of the Iust is as Choice Silver. He drops Silver sentences, enriching others with Knowledge, Matthew 12:35. A Good man out of the Good treasure of his Heart brings forth good things. In his heart is a Treasure of Goodness, and this is not like a bag of Mony Sealed, but he brings something out of the Treasure within to the enriching of others. Grace is of the Nature of fire, which will not be pent up: like new Wine it will have Vent. There is a principle within constrains to holy Conference, Job 32:18. The Spirit within me constraineth me.