16 PROVERBS, Chap, 2g are truely religious. Verfe, i z. Thevnderflanding ofa man,totaketh himflow towrath, and it is hisglory topaff f' by anoffence. Tfie vndcrflanding of a man] the heauenly wifedomc of God,which is in the mindc ()fa regenerateperfon;accor- ding to the meafure thereof,withholdcth him from rath andvnaduifed anger, but riot fromall anger : for then it fhould depriue himoffbme vertue, and difible him from theperfor- m:lnceofmanydueties. As the di ['temperedpallions ofwrath be workes ofthe Help, and carefully tobe auoyded, fo arc the well gouernedaffec`Iions ofanger fruites ofthe fpirit, and fea- Conably to be exercifcd. He that is of ercarried with rage and choller, doeth want thofc louelygraces ofmeekenes,and pati- cnce:and he that is neuer airred toany difpleafirrc, is poil^effed with (lupiditie, and deilitute ofzcale, and Chrit'tian feeling. Now to lhunne thefevicious extrcames on both files, and ob- Cerue the laudablemediocriticbetwecne them, there rules may direc`'tvs. Firl't, that all our anger be onely for ûnne,and fowe 4446. ¡ball bell: put in prabife theApo(lles precept, to he argryand finnenot. Then (hall we not be tcallic with them that be inno- cent, becaufe we are incenfed by them that are faultie : then (hall we neuer like fumilh Ralaam fall out with beans,&vnrca- fonablccreatures, much leil'e be imbitteredagain('tthings that arc fenfeleihe. Secondly,that ouranger be meafurably propor- tioned to themearureoftheof'Fence,, rea*e(} indignation mull beconceiuedagainli thegreatell tranfgreffions, though they bring not to vs fo great annoyances : and (Mailer faults (hould lei% difplcafe vs, though in private refpeas they feemeto be more forour dammage : for eucry part ought rather tobe ten- derly affeed at Gods dilhonour, then his owne detriment. Thridly, that it be not oucrlong continued, and excelíiue in time, but bounded within the limits ofadayat the further} : theLcrd wouldnot haue wrath protracted till night, nor the funnetogoedownevponit. Fourthly, thatthecrimes of ourfa- miliars, bcnefactors, kinsfolke, anddearea friends,docmake rs
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