Of themeaner to preueatvnitftanger. 67 thereof hath inflamedvs, let vs cafi the evesof our fouler vpon the true bráfen ferpcnt our Sauiour Chrift, hanging vpon the crotTe , and Cuffering the wrath of God due toour fnnes,and lb the heate ofour wrath and anger will foonebe cured and cooled. The Fourth meanes to worke patience and repell anger,seê.4. is to confider thenecefhry hcreof,for ifthe loue ofour bre- 4.rbe necesi y threnbe not ofmore force to ref}raine vs from reuenge, then (if tbie duty. anger to pronoke vs thereunto , wecan haue no afturance that we are the Chrildren of God, 'John 3.1o. In thisare r.Toh.;.ro,rt the childrenofGodknowne,and the childrenofthediuel,whe foeuer doth not righteoufneffe, is not ofGod, neither hee that fotsethnot his brother.SoVerfe i SJVhofoeuerhateth his bro- ther is amanflayer , and nomaaflayer hatheternalllife ding in him. But Tome will Cay,though I am rafhlyangry, yet may I lobe mybrother. I ant-wet with the Apoftic. x. Cor. r 3.4.7.that Cor. i3.4.; loue both fuffereth long and fufereth all things : and there- forethey want phis loue whowill Coffernothiog,and bepro- uokcdcueryminute ; nay hefaith exprefly in the fifth verle, thatlone is not prouoi ed to anger , that is, to rafhand vniull anger; and therefore they are daflitute of loue who 'arc Co eafily prouoked. Secondly , it is moth neceffary to fubdueanger, becaufe whilewe remaine thereinwe can haue no a(Turancc that our praiers arcacceptably heard of God; not oncly becaufe we pray Cotobe forgiue.n as we forgiue, and therefore ifwe re- taine our anger towards our brethren, we pray that Godwill retainchis towardsvs; but allo becaufr ourSauiour exprefly tellethvs, Thatifweedoenotremit men their trefpaffes,our heauenlyFather willnot forgiuevs ourfsnnes.Mat.G. i S. An d Mac.6. t Ta that with what meafttsrewe meete untoothers,it(hall bemea- fured vntevs againe. Mar.7. 2. Let vs remember theparableMatth.7.1. of the feruant, whobeing forgíuen ten thoufand talents, and after cxacling with all cruelty of his fellow feruant an hundred pence, was raft intothepriCon of vtter darkenetfe. Mach, 18. 1K Mat.
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