Of the meaner to preu®nt webs§anger. G= cai'fitollittsrefeistm ;The caufe being taken away the ef- Tfieeauf feéceafeth. theeeofare to The firfl caufeof anger, is lelfe-lout : if therefore webiremovd. would not fall intoanger, we mufk labour to baniili ielre- f lout, and to fellow the rule ofcharity; Loue oasrneighbours 44 our felues, anddoe nothing vnto them, which we z o«ldnot bane them doe vntovs . Berore therefore we ler the reines loofevntu our anger, let vs fet our felues in the place ofhim with whomwe are angry, and confider howwewould dcfire tobe vied if we had offended , anti in like manner are we to behaue our felues towards him.Sc (hall we not aggrauatc thofc injuries which are offered vs, and extenuate thofc whichwe offer others, (o (ball wenot haucour iudgement ouer-hallanced with anvnequall affeaion , fo (hall we not bee incensed for fuffering that , which wee haue often offered. The fccond caufe ofanger is pride and hautinetleoffps- rit tit' therefore wewouldnot fall into anger , we are to fub- § SeEI. , ,Prade.3 duepride,and labour for the contrarygrace ofhutnility.For theywhowould be meeke with our Sauiour Chri(l, muff alto learnt ofhim the leffonoftruchumility, T'vlatth.i r.29. Learnt ofmc,for Jammeeke a4 lowly ofheart. ifwe would Mat.ta,r9 lay afìde that arrogant conceit which we haueofour felues, and the ouerweenirag opinionofour owne excellencies,if we would confiderwith Abraham that we are burdaft andafhes, Gen.x8.t7 and with 2Dauid, that we are wornmes andnomen; or it we PfaLlza would in fnceriryofheart fay with Iob,V"nto cgrruption,thau lob t7.14 art nsyfather,; andveto theworme , rhot art my mother,and my fitter . 1f we would but remember that by our Cnnes committed againfl God and our neighbour, we haue defer- rued not finely contumelies and wrongs, but alto eternall deathof body and foule ; we would not fo ea6ly be prouo- ked to anger vpon cuery trifling occafion, nor chit-Ike it any greatdifparageu )ent to endure Idler iniuries,fcejng wehaue deferued far re greater. SeEt. The third caufe is Couetoufnelle, which vice we muff § 4. 2. b3ilifh 3.cm,to j; es. 1
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