Of the ofthe [reede. holyGhoft. fuch & pronouncerh this blefsiug vpon them, A ,to <uery man in his place.lt is made aquefl:ion that ~hey f/,a/1 bec•lkdthe chi!dte.n ofGod. I offome,whcrher a man is tO faltJte Jnd Cj' ea!..e Mar.f. 9. The fourt!> fruit ofrhe fpirit .' is l.ng foffevnro them that are knowue to bee lewd and ring: and irllandcth in t\VO pmms: I. when a ~.vtcked men:buthere \Ve fee ,vhatourduty Is, m.m defcrrethhisanger, & IS hardly brought i mthat we are taught to be curteous ro all men ·r. I I. being anorydoth yet moderate the both good and bad, ycrfo as weapproouc not ~0 1 'and fl:aythe h;tncs ofthatatfdl:ion.For ofthm finnes: as forthat which S. John faith ~mfi~tt to bridle anger itis a fpccial workof 1 cf falfc prophets, 2 !oh to. Rcceiucrhcmnot, ~h~ ltoiYGl 1 oft, andthe'meanesto attain~ v_n· ?Jeither6idt?~m GodJPeedt" it is tobee ':ndcrro it arethefe:I. not.totake notice of the mm- ~ ftood of g:umg an omward approb,ll!on to ries and wronos donevnro vs, if they be not falfe teachers•. ofgreat mom~nt; hut to letth.em paffe, lS no_t i TJ~e lixr fruit, isgoodnejfe, which is, when a knowiogthem.Salomonfairh,ProH 19 Il· It ul ·maA :s re.ady ":'do good and becomeferuiceA mans diftretion ro deferrehu an~;er. Now how able mh1scalhn~ to ;!11 men,at all ~tmes,vpon is that done? it is added in the nexnvotds, lt I all occafions.ThiS was robe feene 111 that holy ;, thegwry of •man tu pajfeby inftmmu:th~t!s, man lob: h~ fauh, Job 39· 15,16. that """•"" whtna man fhall oueril10otehimfelf~, either B,eyes to the bimde, andfeettto thelame, afather in wordor in dced,to let it palfe eitherwholly I vnto tbcpoore, and whenhek!fewnot :huaufe hee or till atimeconuenient, as thoughWe knc"':' fo~tght ttoJtt.And S.Potu/lhewedt!us fruit mofr not of ir. The fecorJd way to d~ferr~an~ bnnotably after hisconuerfion, for hee C•irh, 1 die anger, is whC amall hath.intured vs Clther Cor. 9· 2~. that htctvtUmadeaRrhingstoaU 1 ,en in wordordeed 1 to thin~-e Withourfelues that th~tt hemtghtfo~efome, He was ccntcntto vnwee h.me iniured other mt~c fame manner ' dergoe any thmg tor the good of any man. and forrhiscaufe Sawmon[alth, Ecclef. 7·' 21• And as we.hauc h~ard, the go:lly are trees ot 24 .. Giwnot thine heart toali that menJPeak!_~lefl nghrcoufi1es beanng fnm, not for :hcm!Liues rho" hearethy[truantcurfing thee:ffJrofienttmes but for others, ~nd th~refor~P lllt/ mthe Epi- . thine heart alfok!fowcrh that thou h<Jf cnrftdo. ltle to thl' Galauans £1lles rh:s rule,Doefermce thers. A man rnuft: not lifi:en to euery mans tmttOallother~loue. Inthefedaiesitishardtv words at all times: but he is to thinke that hce finde thefeduties performed in any place. For hath fpokcn or dbne the fame to other men' both pcad:ife and prou~rbe is commonly this, and that now the Lord meeteth with him by E•eryr»anfor himfelfe,andGodforvsall: but it the like,asir isfaid,M.r 7·•-Withwh.rmeafore is a graccklfe faying; and the contrary mufl ye mete,itfha/1 bemeaf•redtoyouag•ine. This is c be pr~l!'ifedofall, that defire to be guidedby a thing whichfewcon!ider. Eaill men delire the Cjnm. good report, and would haue all men fpeake The feauenrh ftuit isfaith. Faithor fidelitic well ofthem, whereas they can f;:>cake well of fl:ands in theli: IWO du.ries: One,to makecon• none; butindeedethey mufl: begin to fpeake fcicnceofa lye, & to f[reake euery rhing wher· well ofothers beforeothers fpeak well ofthe. ofwe fpeake,as we thinke it is,& not t<> fpeak Thirdly, a man mufl confider bow God dca- ~me thing,and thinkeanorher. A rare thing it leth wirh him. For fo often as he 6nneth hee zs,to find thiS vertuemthe world now adaies: prouoketh God to call him away, and to conwho is he that makes confcience ofa fye? and found him eternally; ycrchc Lord is mercifull is not truth banifhed oor ofourcoafls; conliand long-lilf!ering. Enen fo whenmen doeofdcring that for gaines and outward commofend & iniurie vs,we mufl:doas God doth:nor dities mer1 make no bones ofglozing and dif.. be angry, but fight againftour atfed:i<>ns, enfembling?butalas,the prad:ife isdamn•ble & deauouriog to become patient and long-futfethe contrary is the fruit of the holy Gh~fl: ring as Cod is withvs. 'ihe fecond propertie namely, to fpcake the truth from the heart; oflong-futfering, is to keep the atfed:io ofanand herhatcandoe this, by thetetlimonie of ger in moderation andcompalfe. Itis notal- D Godhimfelfejha!lreflinihemoHntaineofhu ho· waies ~ fi~to beangry,andther~fore it is faid /ines,euetl in the kingdomeofheauen. 'I"he te.. ofChnrl(m whom was no blem:lh offin)that cond point wherin fidelity con'itlerh is when Mac,J. f· hmaungry.· yet we mnfllooke that oor anger a man hath made a promife rhatis Jawfull and be modenre not cominuing ouerloQg, asPaul go6d,ro kctpe aud perfor:me rhc fame. Some Eph.,.us .faith,let not_th~flennegoe~o~vn~ vpon)'ossr l~rath. r:hinke it Is a fmaU mltter to breake promife, Th~ fife trmt ot the: fptnt, rsgenr/mcs,wherbut indcede it isafruit of the flefh; and con· by a man behaueth & fi>eweshimfelfe friendrrariwifc a fruirofthe fpirittoperform a law. ly andcourteous to eueryman~ as PnHI faith ful promill::and amans word fhould be as furc toTittu~Tit.j.z.Pitt them in remembrance that as an obligation: and in confci-;nce am.1n is theyJPcakgeulliofno man,thatthcybenofighurs, bound to l<cepe promife fo farrc forch as hee hNtfoft~Jhewingallmeek!_nej[cvmoall men, whe. will to whom the promife is made. lndecde the>· theybegoodor bad. This gel>tlenelfe flaoifa man bcrdeafed of his prumife he isthen dcth in thde poinrs_: I. to fpeakc to euety frce:othcrwifc ifwe promife and do not permanfnendly and lou:ngly. II.to falme fnendforme,wedo notonely crackeourcrodirc bely and courreouOy. I I I. to bee ready vpon fore men,bur alfo tinnc before God. c-ueryoccafi.Jtlto giue reucrcnce and honour The eight f(uit_of f1efpi:i~~' ----·-- Aa 3 wh1ch
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