3:1 Mt 23:8
3:2 Eccl 14:1,5,16
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Against proud Masters and authors of Sects. 5 Of the manifold sins of the unbridled tongue. 13 The difference between proud, contentious, and worldly wisdom, and that wisdom which is heavenly, peace able, modest, and so forth.
1 YOU *be not many masters my brethren, knowing that you receive the greater Judgement,
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For in many things we offend all. *If any man offend not in word: this
is a perfect man. He is able also with bridle to turn about the whole
body.
3 And if we put bits into the mouths of horses that they may obey us, we turn about all their body also.
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And behold, the ships, whereas they be great, and are driven of strong
winds: yet are they turned about with a little stern wherever the
violence of the director will.
5 So the tongue also is certainly a little member, and vaunts great things. Behold how much fire what a great wood it kindles?
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And the tongue, is fire, a whole world of iniquity. The tongue is set
among our members, which defiles the whole body, and inflames the wheel
of our nativity, inflamed of hell.
7 For all nature of beasts and fowls and serpents and of the rest is tamed and has been tamed by the nature of man.
8 But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison.
9 By it we bless God and the Father: and by it we curse men which are made after the similitude of God.
10 Out of the self same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. These things must not be so done my brethren.
11 Does the fountain give forth out of one hole sweet and sour water?
12 Can, my brethren, the fig tree yield grapes: or the vine, figs? So neither can the salt water yield sweet.
13 Who is wise and has knowledge among you? Let him show by good conversation his working in mildness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contentions in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth.
15 For this is not wisdom descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where zeal and contention is: there is inconstancy, and every perverse work.
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But the wisdom that is from above, first certainly is chaste: then
peaceable, modest, susceptible, consenting to the good, full of mercy
and good fruits, not judging, without simulation.
18 And the finite of justice, in peace is sowed, to them that make peace.
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3:15 wisdom descending: The difference between the human wisdom, especially of heretics: and the wisdom of the Catholic Church and her children.
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