Serm. i 6. and in what not ? 393 overcome and lofe thy right ; by no means feeking revenge or right- ing thy fell, but ufe Moderation in committing thy carsfe to him that judgeth righteoufly. 3.We mutt moderate our whole carriage and converfation towards others according to the rules of Modefily and fobriety,Prov.25.6. Avoid all oc- cations of giving jufl offence to others. Seek peace and purfue it, but ly occaíons of quarrelling and firife, left the wrath both of God and man purfue thee. Confider that not only hatred and wrath, but vari. ance,emulations,and flrife are reckoned aniongfl the works of the flefh, which they that do 'hall not inherit the Kingdom of God : whiles peace, long -f uffering, gentlenefs, and meeknefs (fruits of the Spirit) fhall,Gal. 5.20. 23. Let not thy immodeft looks efface others modefly, nor thy geflures offend their gravity. For Sr flmbrofe extends this Mode- Of1lc. I.r.ar8. ration to geflures, gate, and bodily motions , fpeaking allo his own experience herein, how he refufed to admit one into Orders meetly for h°cimmodefty in thefe. Let not then any taunting ¡efts, bitter far - cafms, or any other words,or inimical geflures, foolifh wagers,recrea- tions or the like,become fnares to entrap thy peace with others. Fi- nally, brethren, whatfoever things are , whatfoever things are bone(t ( or grave and venerable 011414) whatfoever things are juft, whatfoever things are pure, whatfoever things are lovely, whatfoever things are of good report ; if there be any virtue, if there be any praife, think, on theft things, fpeak thefe things, do thefe things; and the God of Peace (ball be with you, Philip. 4.8, 9. z. Paffively. Thus we are confidered in our fuffering from others; wherein as we mull cordially forgive them all, March. 6.15. So in our carriage we muff moderate our Spirits, paffions, fpeeches,acions, and punifhing thereof, towards thofe that arc the offenders. t. We muff moderate osorSpirits by an equal bearing with the weaknefes and natural infirmities of others.Fle that bath no rule over his own Spirit, is like a City that is broken down,and without walls,Prov.z3.28.i.e. foon overcome. We mutt confider their years, as the fervor of youth, teachinefs of old age ; their temper, fome are more dull and flegma- tick,others more melancholly and fufpicious, forne more cholerick and boyfleroufly pafiiionate,others more agil quick and fprightly ; their e- ducation,fome are with fludy morofe, others according to thofe they converfe with,more rude,or complemental and courtly; according to which,and their prefent condition, we fhould give due grains of al- Iowatsce,in our fpeeches and converfation towards them, and retain our equality of rnigd, as the Orator laid, tranquillu,r animus mean , qui` agrri>
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