Of the kinds of vxlut anger. 45 th e old man,and are renewed byGods fpirit, haue thisaffe- &ionpartly tamed and fubdued,and partly fan&ified,refor- med, and made fit for neccffarie &profitable vies ; whereas on the other tide they that let the raines loofe to this cor- rupt affe&ion were neuer waíhed with the water of Gods fpirit , and confequently while they continue in this (tale cannot enter into the kingdomeofheauen: Ioh. 3.5. I But that we may neuer alleage this vaine excufe, let vs confider further , that it is nobetter then Lazers ragges to coucr thedeepe feared foresofour corruption;or then dams fig leans tohide the nakedneffeoffnne , which may be asfit avizour to difguife eué the molt vglie vices, as this ofanger : for nature corrupetdprouoketh not onely torafh anger,but alfo to all outrages.And therefore the murtherer by as great thewofreafômight excufe his murther,becaufe he is bynature cruell; or the adulterer hisadulterie,becasie he is by nature lecherous; or the theefe his theft,becaufe he is by nature couetous , as the bailie man his anger becaufe he is by nature cholericke. As therefore if a murtherer or theefe Ihould come before aludge, and excufe hiG fa& by Paying it was his nature, and therefore he couldnot chufe but commit it; the Iudge would anfwere,that it was his de- ftinie alfo that he thouldbe hanged : Sowhen wee (hallbee arraigned before the Lord chicle Iuftite of heauen and earth,the alleadging ofour corrupted naturewil be fo farre from excufing vs., that it alone will bee fufficient to "con- demne vs.And fo much for the firßtfort ofanger which is to be feen in angryand cholericke men. The fecond fort is offuck as arc flow to anger,but being incenfedare hardlypacified. And thefe are likevnto more folid timber , which is longbefore it be kindled,but being kindled,cótinuethlong inburning. As thefe arebetter then theother in refpe&oftheir flowneffe to wrath, fo they are farre werfe becaufe theycontinue in it; for anger retained becommeth hatred , which is an affe&ion farremoreperni- cious then anger it felfe,and much more incorri"giblefor as rafh anger is mott commonly ioyned with repentance fo this inueterateanger is alwaies ioyned with perfeueráce in G 2 euill. ohn 3.r. §.Sef.2. i...tnger which tafdewiy ex- tertained but long re- tained.
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