Wherein meeleneffe conf :fps. vok t my anger, and thoulwoulda have me elle 1 would not be angry . And th.n fee,ndly, A moderation of anger in refpeA of the time of an er ; that is, Firtl, That it be not too fuddaine. Secondly, That it be not unfeafonable. Thirdly, That it be not biting. In thefe three thing; meekneffe loth moderate anger. Firfl ; That it be not fuddaine, There is nothing wherein men and women are more fuddaine, then in the pa:lion of an- ger,and there is nothing wherein they should be more delibe- rate, if there be a thing wherein there is jut} caufe why you fhould be angry, why you may be angry an hour hence, and it were a good way where there is any thing falls out that pro - vokes to anger you, Firfl weigh and confider of the thing, and then if there be lufficient caufe let out your anger after : But now when men and women are fuddainly angry,they have gun - powder fpirits that a little fpark puts them all on a fire in an inl}ant, that one would wonder at the fuddaine change that is often times in many men and women in a family, all things are quiet now, and on a fuddaine all things are in a Hurly- burly. And then fecondly, that it be not unfeafonable, as now,when . you are to performe duties, ô take heed of anger then; are you to go to prayer, why whatfoever falls out if you'have the grace of meeknefle, you would fo far curb your felves as to fay, let pailion flay till I have done my prayer, this were an excellent thing if there were this meekneffe in familyes, why when men and their wives and familyes are going to prayer, many times the Devil will lay before you fome temptations to provoke your pa±fion, and he knows that then your prayer is tpoyled if he can but put you into a paiiion; why now if there be the grace of meekneffe to over power anger, and can make anger to be a fervant to you and not your Lord, you fruflrate Satans defies e then: Suppofe a fervant, or neighbour, or child doth otherwtfe then they ought, yet you can fay to anger flay here till I have done prayer and afterwards I will confider of you then, and fo A a 2 when X79
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