An Expojitlon, ~ifhN«es 0b ftrv. g, 7. That tenewed men foould be flow to Wrath : Youmufi un... 0erfiand rrhis with the f.a:me reference rhat youdo the otherdaufes and fo it impliech, that the Word mutl: not be received, or dei/. tJef'ed, with a wrathful heart; it concemeth both He11te.rs and Te.aohcrs. 1. The ·r eachers : Theymaft be flow to wrath in delivering . the Word. 1. ,Let ,not .the Word bcquey DpOil privatt ang~r : JPirittt-.'11 We-aponJmufi not beufed.~n your own caufe; you have . not a power to cafi out of Ctrnll: at your PWOpleafure ; Tihe Vvord i;s not com~itte~ to you for the advancing of your efteem and interefis, but Chrifis; The Ap.otl:le had v-engeance i;z .a rtadi– nefl, z Cor. 10. 6. but 'cwas for difobedience to ChrJft, not fat dif-refjeft 'to his own perfon: Men that·quarrel for etl:eem, bring a jutl: reproach and fcandai upon their Minifiry. 2.. Do not eafily ·deliver yonr felves up to the f wayofyour own paffions and anger; People will eafily difiinguil.b between this mock-thunder, anddi– .vine Threatenings j paffionate out-cryes do onely fright the ealie . and over-credulous S~uls, and that onely for the prefent.; proofS and infinuations do a gr"e.at deal more good ; snow that falleth r oft, foa"k.§th deep: In the tempefr ChriH 11epc; when paffion is up, truezeal is ufually af1eep. 2. The P~ople: le teacheth"them parience.ander the Word; do not rife ap in.arms ag.ainll: a juft reproof; ~cis natural to us, but be flow to it, do nGt yeeld to yourl[l}ature: 'David faid, I hllve[in– 'lledng~iHjl the Loy,d, 2 ~am. rz, 13: when N~t,h~m f~t hom~his ~8: Wlth all the;aggravattons~ Atld ' ,IllS an accufatton-agau~fi aKmg; 2 Chron. 36. 12. He humbled not himfelf before Jeremi-dlh the P_rophet, JP~.a-kjng f:r.om the mouth of the .Lord: Mark; ~tis not fatd, before the Lord, but before jerermah: God 'WllS angry withagreat King for not humbling lilimfelfbefore apoor P~(J.phet. Anger doth b.ut bewruy ffUr{()"Wn guilt : rQnewas reporte-d to bavt uttered fomething againfl: the honour of Tib.erim; the crafty Tp– um did themorefirongly beleeve it, becaufe~t was the jufr report · * TtlCitm, · of his ownguik, quia ver..a era1tt diEia credeb~tntHr, faith the H.iftorian ; So, many t·hink we aim -at them, intend to difgrJCe them, beca.ufe indeed there is ·acaufe) :ami {o &rm.at theWord; uf:ua.!lym?Jne:ilre angt:) -at a rtJp.r:o.of but Phoj.e tha"t moft_ Jeflr<ve ;,} and wfien conviction,which lhouldhum:bk, ,cloth but irritAte, "~1s ~ Afl. 2!37· an ill 6gn-: . tho~ tchatwere'*·prirk,.ed'~Jtthe -he~~: were ~betcer
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