comfortable rvalkifng withGod. 99 3. Habituate thy heart , and keepeit exercifed and feafo 'ned withconfiderations: z. Not. onely of. melancholy , a ferall paffron, and otherbodily ditlempers, which it natural- lybreeds ;by furring choler, heatingtheblond, and the vita,Il fpirits ; but alto, even ofdie brutifh deformities and ugly ä il- diflortions with which this rage disfigures thofe which are f;xTtw, tranfported with it; as the fierinef e of theeies, infiamation Ora rumen ira, of the face, furieufiieffe of the looker extraordinary anon `''greet`nnt fan" > > 1, g gninevenæ, of the heart , beating of the pulfe, fwelling of the veines, Lumina G®rgo- neo fæetùsibne ftammering ofthe tongue,gnafhingofthe teeth, avery harsh micane. and hateful! intentionofthe voyce, & many other extreme- ly impotent andunmanlybehaviours. Hence it was, that an- gry men were anciently counfelled in the heate oftheir fit to looke themfelves ina Glaffe. The monftrous reprefentati- ons of thatdeformedFury, were able for ever to fright them out of their cholericke humour. z. Of the fweete loveli- nef e, and amiable acceptation of a mild unpaffionate fpirit. Itis the finew, as it were, and ceement of all delightful! fo- aiety, the flower ofhumanity, the very fweetnefle ofcivil! converfation. As it is a fingular prefervative to keepe a mans owne heart in much calmenefie and quiet; fo its ado an attraaive Load-flone to draw unto him the hearts and loves of others: 3. Of theaime and afpirations of mortal! wifedome which labours to draw a mansheartto that un- fhaken , conflant and comfortable temper; that beautifull and noble difpofition,whicla refembles the highefl Regionof the aire, where there is no overíhadowingclouds, nor tern- pefluous thunders, but perpetual! faireneflè, ferenitie, and peace. I have the longer infitèod upon thefe morali inflruóions, purpofely to makeChriflians afhamed, who betides the neft extra ions ofpurer reafon , have alío rules ofReligion, and heavenly remedies ; and yet are too often overtakenwith this mental! drunkennes,as forre call it. Foryou mull know, that all this while I rneane batty, unjuft, and exorbitant An- ger, whichmitres in meafure, Obje6, end,feafonableneffe, or ocher circu`nftances. For there is a finlef a and holy Anger, H z and
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