10. Let us then guard our hearts, let us
guard our mouths. Both have been written about. In this
place we are bidden to take heed to our mouth; in another place thou
art told: “Keep thy heart with all
diligence.” Prov. iv. 23. If David took
heed, wilt thou not
take heed? If Isaiah had unclean
lips—who said: “Woe is me, for I am undone, for I am
a man, and have unclean lips” Isa. vi. 5.—if a
prophet of the Lord had unclean lips, how shall we have them
clean?