493 THE SIXT TREATISE: OF ANGER. OferànthetwelftofNumbers is commended for therneeketi man vpon the earth: yet Exod;z.rg. he isfaidrobe angrie, andalfö is commended fora, andhisanger is allowed : where weframe thateueryanger is not forbidden in the word of God ; butthat Mat thereisa = ) r onelywhich is either without, ornut for amutt cattle; and which is bayanger. Vr notmcalùred by the word. Forangerts invs,as other qualitiesof themindeare: that is, if it be ruled by our corruption it is is forbidden in the word, asaworke ofthe Befit: but if by Gods goodfpirite it be fanbìified,and ruled by Godsword, itis a dutie commaunded ; andwe oughtto bringit forth asa fruiteofthe Spirit. Andmany of Gods Irritants in the Scripturesbeingangrie for good caufes, and obferuing meafure, are commended for it : whole e3amplesin the likecauteswe ought tofollow. ' That wemay therefore knowfpirituall and chtifliaa anger from flethly and cornettanger, and vialofour thatwe maydifcernethe works ofClods fpirit in vs,from thecorrupted worksofour fleflnit(hall anger. beprofitablebytome notes to make a differencebetween thé, that fo they mayboth be known. The fro Nate The firfl noteordifference betweene thefetwo kindes ofanger is this If wee can.patiently Topaffe brit- fwallowvp and ouercome injuries and faultscommitted again(' our felues,yet in thecaufeofthe ismdoneto Lord we can bevery hotte,cornea, and¡calms ; this is a goodfigue, that ouranger proceedeth ourfelues. from the fpiriteofGodwithin vs. But contrariwtfe men in theirownecaufes, and quarrell,and when the injurie isdone to them,wil he veryhor, & angrie,and marueilouflymuchmoued:but in theLordscaufethey areas coldas Ice,and there is noheat within them which isa tetlimonieun- tothem, thattheiranger isflefhly, and that it doth greatlydifpiea(etheLord. Therefoteifwhen wefee a man commit any finne, and we alto know that ittendeth to thedjthonourcf God,and the hurtofhis owne foule,and ifthen we can be grteued,andifthenwecannot choofebut bean- grit;hereby wemay know that ouranger is good,becaule thegloryof God,andthe profateof our brotherdid thereuntomoue vs, ¬ourprinateMissies. Now it wewouldbe glad thus to makethe glorieof Godthe chicle caufedour anger ;let vsfidi learneto pall'e otter iniuries done again(' vs, and quietly tobeare them and by that means we that betterframemore fafely tobe angrie,when the thing concerneththe gloryof God ; forifa manbathnot learned toput vphis owne iniuriespatientlyand withoutreuenge,he(hall mingle it with theother, and fo fltallpaffe meafure, and moll commonly he(ball make bothunprofitable. The fecond Secondly, fore mencan neuer be pleated, and.eucry light trifledothtürre themapto anger, .7tOte ofbo/y whichcannotbut be euill:and this proceedeth altogetherfrom theflefh , this angercannot beal augernor eafi- lowed. But fpiritual angeris not eafily flirted vp,and when it is,then it ismeafured by thequanti- lyprouoked tieofthe fault :a (Mall fault,a(Mall and fhort anger; agreater fault a greateranger,andoflonges Pfat t;; continuance. Pot herein muff we belikeour heauenty Father, who isflow towrath, chidethvs simile, notcontinually,marketh not what is done amiffe, norrecompencethvsaccordingto our de- feruings. Butcontinually sired) more meanes to caufevs to loue him , then tosaute vsto feare him. And thus ought it tobewith vsalfo,if we witbe children of fuch afathct : fo that we ought to firiueand labour to be loued ratherthenfeared, andby loue toallure , rather then by kart to compel!. Againe with the Lord,we ought tobe greatlygrimed for greatoffences,and forfmal- ler offences tobelellergtieued. Now ifamau findhimlelfetobeofa baffle nature,andquick- ly
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