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Wherein
rneeknefJê confsfla,.
g Tim.
z.
ac. infhrult with all reeknefJe
thofe
that
did. oppofi
themfelves,,
yet
when.Paul did but fet
his
eyes upon
Elimas, that
did
feeke
l
tla13.
ao,..
draw
away Ser ius
Paulus from
the
faith;
why
ó thou.
child
of
the
Devill,
and
full
ofall
fubtlet
y
;
what
doth
any
man ipeake
more terribly then
he
did to
Etsmas
;
So
that
this meekneffe
is fuch
as
bath
a
mixture
of
zeale,
when
a
man
or
woman
can
be
meek in.their
own
caufe,
can
deny themfelves
in
their
own.
caufe,
and
be
able
to moderate their
anger,
but yet
when
it
comes
to
the
caufe
of
God,
they
can
there
be
all
on
fire for
God,
this
is
theriaht
meekneffe,,
the
meekneffe
that here
is
pronounced
to be blelfed.
But
now this meeknef%
as
it
is
diflinguithed
from
natural',
fo
we
mutt
inquire.
wherein
it
confi(ls,
in
the moderation
of
anger
in
thefe
fix
particulars:
As Firft,
In
regard
of the
obje& ofanger,,
it
is,
that
grace
whereby we come
to
be inabled
to
moderate,
anger,.
that
is,.
Firíl,
not
to
be
angry and
froward for nothing,.
and
fo
as
to
be
able to
give.an account
of
our anger
:
where
there
is
true
meek--
neffe,
the heart
bath
Co,
much power,as
if
I
am
angry,
I
am
a-
ble
to
give.
an
account
of
it.
Secondly,.
When
men
are angry for every
thing.
Or.
Thirdly,,,When they are
angry for
that that's
good
:
an
--
cry at the
good
of
our
Brethren,
when
they do but
their duty,.
thefe
are not meeke
:
--
But
now.
when the
foule bath
a
com-
mand of
it
felfe,.that
I
will
not he
angry for
any
thing, but
that
I
can
give
an account
of
it
to God
:
indeed
many
of
you
when
you
are angry,
you
think
yoit
are angry in a.rationall
way, and
when one
asks
you,
do
you
well
to be
angry,. you can fay,
yes
;
I
doe
well
to
be
angry,
but
can you
give
fuch
an
account
of
it
to,God
as
you
doe
to
men
can you fay,
Lord,
I was
angry,but
it
was no
more then
thou wouldit
have
me
to
be,for
it
was
up-
on
fuch
and
fuch
uff
grounds
that
I
was angry. Many are angry
with
ihfencible
creatures,
fomrimes
a
workman
angry with
his
tool,
& throws
it
away;and
fo
likewife angrywith
bruit
beads:
That's
the
HI,
A moderation
of
anger
in
ref'ec`f
of the
objet%:
Not
to
be
angry
at
any
thins, but
that
that
we
may
give
an
ac-
count
of to
God,
and
fay,
Lord this
is
the thing that
hatlr
pro-
vokt