Chap. 3 5. ex, Lxpoftion upon the Boot¿ of 3 o I. Verf. r 5. himfelfin his heart, fayis!g,Ifhall havepeace, though! evallz,in the imagination ofminehe4rt, to add drun/Zennefs unto thtrir ; then the an er of the Lorda,.d his jealoufiefhati frvscab againff that anon, &e. ('tut. 29, 19,20. ) Readmore of this revengeful anger of the Lord,. ( Dent. 32. 22, 4.t, q 2. ) Secondly, There is anger with a delire to reforme, and reclaime thole that we are angry with. : Thus a loving and indulgent father is angry with his child, when he bath committed a fault ;he is angry,not with an anger of delire to revenge, but with an anger of delire to reforme. And thus the Lord is angryvetch his own people, withhis choicefl let yams, and deareff children, when they forget their duty and play the wan-. tons. Lalily,We may diflinguifh of anger thus;There is Firfl,a tern- porary anger : As there is a temporary faith in hypocrites, Co ( we may lay) there is a temporary anger in God a.gainfl the faithful when offending; that is, he is angry with them for a while, for a feafon : Sing unto the Lord,0ye Saints of his, and give thanks at the remembranceof his Helinefí, ( faith.David,Pfat. 30. 4. ) But why Both he call, them ro ringing ? we have the reafon of it given at the 5th werfe , For his anger enduretlt but a moment ; he (peaks there of the Lords anger againfi his Saints and peculiar people a- while they indeed have caule ro mourn for provoking the Lord to anger, they may allo fng,both'becaufe his anger endur eth but for amomenr, that is, becauCe(if that be all) it endured) nor at all, Ca moment is of noendurance) as alfo because in his favour is life; weeping may endurefor a night, butjoy cometh in the morning. Once more, hear the Prophets reportof the Lords anger, (Micah 7. 8.) who is a God h1Ze unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, a, d pallet) by the trapfgrefon ofthe remnant o fhis heritage; he retain- eth not his anger for ever, becaufe he dolighteth inmercy. God do h not retain his anger for ever; that is, not long ; yea, that not for ever, is bur a little while, a moment, and that but a final) Moment, as the Prophet Ifaiah flake, (Chap. 54, 7.) As if he had fàid, The Lo-ds anger is not retained lo long, as if it Should be alwayes retained; his anger towards you is Coon blown over,and gone,upon the matter ( like a moment) as foon as come. Such is the anger which God difcnverscowards his own people. Secondly, There is an anger for ever, an abiding wrath, a fire Of anger whichnever goeth out, nor can be put our,which is kind- led a 125
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