178 wherein meek,neffe confifis. a Tim. a. 21. inftrut7 with all meekneffe thole that did oppofe themfelves, yet when Paul did but let his eyes upon Elim u, that did feeke Mail. aoe, draw away Sergius Paulus from the faith, why á thou. child of the Devil!, and full ofall fubslety ; what doth any man fpeake more terribly then he did to EEmas ; 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 the right meekneffe,, the meekneffe that here is pronounced to be bleffed. But now this meekneffe as it is diflingui(hed from niturall, fo we muff inquire . wherein it confiffs,. in the moderation of anger in there fik particulars: As Firff, In regard of the objeci of anger,, it is. that grace whereby we come to be inabled to moderate. anger, that is,. Firff, not to be angry and froward for nothing, . and fo as to be able to aive_an account of our anger : where there is true meek- neffe, the heart bath fo, much power,as if I am angry, I am a -- bie to gave, an account of it. Secondly,. When men are angry for every thing. Or. Thirdly,..When they are angry for that that's good : an-- gry 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 ofyou when you are angry, you think you are angry in a rationell way, and when one asks you, do you well to be angry,. you can fay, yes ; I doe well robe 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 wouldff have me to be,for it was up- on fuch and fuck uff grounds that I was angry. Many are angry with infencible creatures, fomtimes a workman angry with his tool, & throws it away; and fo likewife angry with bruit beads: That's the firff, A moderation of anger in reflea of the obje6 : Not to be angry at any thin;, but that that we may give an ac- count of to God, and fay, Lord this is the thing that hash- pro - vokt
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