Chap. z 8. e n expofition upon the Took, of J o a. Vert.4. 15 Secondly, There is an anger withothers, which isAlf° good. Ir isa duty to be angry, when we fee others ac`i againft or de- part from their duty ; He bathno reale for God, who, on this ground, cannot he angry with man. And while the anger of man waxes hot, purely, upon this account, the Spirit ofGod is the fire winch boyles it up'. We are angry for Gods fake, when we areangry hecaufe God is difhonoured. This is a grave, ferr- ous, a vertuous, and a holyanger; while the Apoítle gives a reftria ion to fon e anger ( I phe . h- z6. )` he gives not onely a. permiflion, but a command for this. Thirdly, There is a pettifh, or foolifh anger.; when we are angry with we know not. what, and angry, weknow not why, angry with thofe things which cannot iptend.us hurt; lome..are angry with the !lone they fiumble at, with the raine that wets them, with the winde that blower upon them; iftheybe not hu- mor'd, they are angred. 7onar was angry when he fawa Gourd withered, and a great City not deflroyed. Fourthly, There is aridiculous cowardly anger, like that ofa whelp, or curre, who barks, but runs away. As force are more afraid thenhurt, foothers are fo much afraid, that youneed not fearthey will doe you any hurt. Their anger is buta blufter, and- evaporates into words. Fifthly, There is a flow, wrathful!, revengeful! anger; an anger which is fleeped in malice ; a fevere tough anger ; an an- ger, the c®ales whereof are raked up in the afhes of a feerning forgetfulineffe, but with an intendment tobreake out into acon- - fuming flame. Such was that of Efau againft his brother 7acob, when he laid ;The dayesofmourningfor myfather will come Jhort-- ly, and then will I flay my brother. Father and brotherfhould have hadbut one Funerali, if the refolves of his revengeful! fpirit: had not-layne croffe to the counfell of God.. Sixthly, There is a vehement paílìonate furious anger,a raging anger, both towards others and ow felves; with which Bildad here chargeth lob. Hetearethhirnfelte in his anger. This anger, though in a reafonable Creature, yet is unrea- fonable ; it,knowes no bounds, nor Both it :keepe any. Grama Zanch. in' rians fay, that ira the Latineword for anger, comes from ire, which lignifies to goe and they give the reafon, becaufe a man El)hi' 4' in anger goes out.of himfelfe, out of his wits, offfrom his rea- fon ;;
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