Ofthe veils that aeestnpisj vniitanger. 57 in the life tocome it (ball bee tormented cuerlaflingly; be . caufe vniuil anger is murther inGods fight,. as appeareth, Matth.512. Matth$.22.and murtherers (hall not inheritethckingdome of God , but haue their portion in the lake which bur- neth with fire and brirntione, which is the fecond deathsReuel,i.8. Reuc1.21..8. Seeing therefore anger ìnfli&th on the foulethe wound of (inne, and f rincvnleffe it be cured with the foueraigne fatue of Chrifis merits, caufeth death :let vs carefullyarme our fclucs againfl the violenceof thispaflion , and manfully repeli this fiery dart, with the (Fieldof faith . Yea let vs fo firongly cutbe it in with the rainesofreafon, that no out- ward iniury pricke it forward to fecke vniufl reuengc . For as we would condemne him of folly ,who when a wrong were offred him by another, fhould in rcuenge wound his owns body : Comore foolifh is he tobeeficemed , who when, another ofereth him iniury dotty in Ceeking crutll andvn- iutt reucngewound his foulewith fume.. And fo much for the cuils which anger bringeth to a Seí, mans Idle . Now weare to intreate of the evils which it T bei euil9 bringeth toourneighbour . Firfiit ouerthroweth that excel- which aver lent and comfortablevenue ro mankind , true friendfhip;for bringeth our there was neuer any fricndflhip fo ìnuiolable , which anger i.lgeuerrl ro Of it were admitted) bathnot violated. And hence it is that' tb alfriend. wifeSalomon counfellethvs, not tomake friend(hip with an flip. angry man , becaufe he will be Cure to breake Pro.z1.z4. Well thereforeniay that Cpeechoflsenoto Alea.o.beapplied toanger: hirg,,teneíd. 7'upotes vnanimesarmare inpraliafratres) lih.. atque odis verfaredomos: Thou it is who cana arme mo(l louing brethrenone a- gaina the other, and overthrowwholehonks and families with contentiousdilcord.. Secondly,it prouoketh to offer all indignities and wrongs g.Seït.io. toa mansneighbour ; as allo co reuenge the fmallc(l loin- z,it prouoltetb ries without all proportion . For men incenfed with anger men ro offer will wittingly and willingly reuengc thole iniuries, which y haue vnwittingly and vnwillu.glybeene offered ; for angry words
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