Yt Lat 'meant ,by mekne fJ'e. rower over themfelves, to moderare the'pallion of their anger they are meeke. lovv there is a naturall meekneffe fometimes from the con - f ution of mans body : many men are not fo prone to anger naturally as ocher sncn are, from their verytemper of body :others are more chollerick in their Vey temper And ío there is a naturallmeekneilé that arifes f.om the ftrengch of Reafon, a man that isbut a rationall man, yeti by his reason may be able to curb his anger in great measure : But this meek - nefle muft goe beyond these, the naturall meeknefle,from the temper of the body,- or that that comes from the ftrength of .Reafon : And if you would know how it goes. beyond them, you may take it in thefe particulars. Firit,One that is meekenaturally,he is meeke in force out- ward thing wherein others would be angry, but this meeknefle of his that is but nattiral I, it loth quench all zeale for God, it doh not !land with the exercife of the grace of zeale for_ God ;:.But now fpiricuall meeknefle is frch ( being a grace of the Holy Ghoif) as there is in it no oppofitron to any other .g,race, that s a- certline rule : Severali vices may be contrary one to another, yet no grace carp be contrary to another grace : Therefore thofe mew that are meeke fpiritually, they are zea- 1ous to : They have fp.iricuall principles in them, which makes them meeke, and able to mo- 'erate their anger in their own caufe, yet thofe principles will make them zealous for God, but now where the principle of meekneiíe is but nicurall, from the confiitution of a mans body, or only rower of Reafon,why this will quench zeale ; thole that are meeke thus, they are not acquainted with the Grace of zeale for God, as it appearec plainly ; You have foe men and women you fay you cannot anger them, rc they will never be angry,. it may be their children and fervants dofuch things as would anger you, but they are very patient and quiet and meek, and they bare all ; now it may be you-think that this is from true grace, no, and you will know it by this.,, that their children when they doe. any thin ami!fe againfithem they are not angry, no nor though their children fin againfU God, they-.are not angry, now this is no gracious
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