.Meek perforas 1'ne God. God when you are in Secret you want matter for prayer s ò do but confider-ofiome fit of anger that you have been in, and fee whither there are nor fins enough when you' have been in that to afford :matter foryour conferlions, and then meekneffe Both moderate anger in refpea of the end,that when I am an- gry Í will not be angry foamy felfe, you are angry fomerimes, but what comes, of ir, now a meekheart when it is angry it will look at this, O let it be regulated fo far as I may have good of ir, let me :have holy ends, and holy aimes in my anger: As now, am 1 angry-with a child, why it is to the end that I might thew fech-difpleaii?re againff fuch an offence as that the child may amend,`and that tie fervant may amend; The Lord that knows all things, knows that when I do let out my anger againff any man or woman, or child, or fervant, I do aime at the good of them, and did I. 'beleeve that to be Gentle towards them,' and not to manifeft my anger would do them more good, why they ir,oeld :naver'fee me angry, this fhould be the refo- lution of every godly Parent, Mailer, &c. O Bleffed are the meeke,bleffed are they that are thus meek, that have thus much power to overcome the paflîon of their anger, they are 61eff ed. Now I it ould have frown many wayes why thofe who are thus meek are bleffed here, and for ever (hall be bleffed. There is as much faid of this grace ofmeekneife to fer out the bl dfed- neffe -of it, as almoll any grace I know next to faith it felfe that is the greatMother grace. Why thou that art meek, art like God thy father,when God would frr.ew his glory to Máfes, in the 3 3. and 34. of E vodue, was not this a great pert of hisglory, The Lord long fuffering and gracio ss, It's the glory of the Father robe fo. And itis the glory of Jefus Chriff to be fo, for faith Chrifl, Learneof me for I am meeke, Chriff calls out no other grace that he would have his Difciples follow him in but humility and meekneffe : Why bleffed Saviour, why doff not thou fpeak of thofe other excellent graces of rhiie ? thou badif grace with - out meafure, and when thoirwouldeff have thy Difcipleslearne ofthee, why doll not mention', learne confidence of thee, and heavenlymindednelfe of thee, and defpifing of the world, or
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