5 EO 30 25 30 35 theEpifile to thegal tias:1. Chap6. 465 filent,andanfinerednot aword,Luk. 2 3.9.or by a loft and gentle I anfwer,whichaffwagethwrath , Pro, i 5.t .There is great reafon 1 why men fhould rcf}ore their brethren in all meekenefí-e:for without it there is nothing but fwelling,and fa 'tion, but trou bles,and tragcdies.Againe,as meckenelhe is necetlàrie for cue- ry Chriftian,Coloff, z. i 2. Tit. 3.2. fo it is moll neceffarie for him that would fruitfullyand cffeaually reprooue.Hence it is that the Apofile commands vs, to Infiniti ahem in execk nefre, thatare contrarieminded,z.Tim. z .2.5. Jtilotiucs to inforce this dutie are thefe. Firt},the exhortationand example of Chrif}, tobe followers ofhirn,,t.Cor.r t.t .whowas lowly and 6dmeekc, Math.r t.29. for hewas leide asa (hefpe totheflaushter , and ltke a lastnbe dumme beforehis /hears ;f opened henothis mouth, lía.5.;.7.Whenhe svgs rcuiled,r, uilednot againc;whenhefuf fered,he threatnedsots .Pet. 2.23.21 it :ray appearebythac meekeanfwer;ifIhaue eu,llJpa ken, bearen itnefe oftheeuill:butlf 'haw wellfpoken , whyfmtte/i thoume:ioh. t 8.2 3.Paul bath nolhonger argument to exhort theCorinthians,thcnbythe meekencffe,.andgeutleneffr of Chrrfl. 2.Corao. I. Secondly,it is a vertue whichGod lothmake great account of, t.Pet.3.4.Iasec*eandprierfpirit,it before God, a. thingmuch fet by. Thirdly, God bath made excellent promifes to them that are ofa meekeand humble fpirit, that he mil/guide them in iudg. ment,and teach themhis maies,Pfal. 25.9. That they¡hall be hid inthe day- of/be Lords wrath. Zcp.h. 2.3, That thej(ball inherit the earth,Math.5.5. Fourthly,confiderthe comfortable cfteas, & thegood that Comes thereby. A loft , meeke, and milde anfwcr,ttsrnetb away. wrath,Prou.t S.I.Mceke,andgentlebehauiour, heapeth cotes of firevpononeenemies head, Rom. 1 2. 20. AJof,t tongue breað the benes,Prou.2 5. t 5. See the example of Gideon appealing theMidianites,Iudg.8.1.&c.,and Abigail pacifying Dauid, t. Sam.25. Fiftly,without meekeneffe , we cannot fauingly beam the , word,either read,or preachcd,Iam 1.21 . a.Ox67M%6C.1.é, It is further faid,we muff reflore in_the,iris ofmeeknes. Tl;e 75P7 ' wordfpirit isadded,becaufe it proceeds frosts the fpirit ofgod., ".-1-' 41g- zn who is both theworker and continuer thereof: anon the con- ® ., traric,, .--*
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