U.l Cafes pf Conjcie.nce. ')- - --3tBooke. vfedpy J:?aUld,-_wcr~J>redu~liOI.ls-raihcr then A F~rll, wh~nweeconceiueit without·coun· praier>' for he r:tt)l)'r)gre-tolde in them what fell and deliberation. TIH_s,ra(h,hally,fuddeu, lho~!ld come,ro p,~lfe,I!JF praie4 that it might and violent anger, i• condemncq by ourSa· come t9 pa_lfc. ThiJdiy,Dauid inhis impreuiour Chull,Matth.;. u, Whofmmilaogrir cariops, accur[ctJ! nJI.t hiS owne priuate ene- ><ith hu brother vnadutfedly,fl:_'l~-"tH/pablto/ . mies,putrheenell)\es_qfGod,&norall them f#nifhmrnt. • but luch onoly as were incurable : for by the Secondly, I" hen it is conceiued for nocaufe, fp.tntofpr9phecie,he knew the!lateof thofe or for alight opnHing caufe, Prouerbuo. agamH whom et he did prayJo do not wr:. lt.Louec~utrsamultitudeof{in11u. Therefore ~econdly,"cmua,putadliferenccbetweene euery lightoffence, mufl not bee thccaufcof the C411fo 4ndojftnqeif god, and thecaujeand open anger.Prour:rbs J 9.L.l.lt is tlu glorit>ofa offmce'!f ""'"· Now tull anger mull beed1re· mantopaJJ<bJ (omr infirmirw, .Ecclclia(les 7• dcd,agltu(l perfon~1 1ot the of!i:nce ofGod •3.Tak,: nornoticrofa/thr word1 thatmen /P••kf, propc,~ly, and not for prluateotfcnce, but onnunot o.( all th~(e wh~eh jtrllant.r JPral;_etmtothe-ir Jy lu far.torth, astttcndeth to the olfence of m4fr~s. Bcltdes that, cauflelleanger ismany God. Thus Mtriam and Aaron murmured a· tunes forbtdden in the Scripture. And Paul galllil Mofes, becallfehechad rnarriedawo- B fates, that lour rs h.rdiJ P'"'"kfd, bccaule it l)Janof Acthiopia. Butthts u-a• onely a pri· 1vtll not be>mooued to cooceiuc h:tred, but u~~l! offence, and therefore: Moiesbchaucd "ponwaJghtu:andimpnrtantcaufes, I. Cot. ht:nfclfe meel:_ely rowardsthem,Num. J 2.3. r3. v. 5. l'hc!hird thingin good anger, isthc rtght Thtrdly, when theoccaflon is iufl,yet the maner ofconcctUtng it. Wllcrcin thefe Cau· meafureol anger isimmod<rate. Eph.4. >Ci, tipns-arc to bcobferued. F1rfi, that ouranger Be angr7,andfinne not;and ifby infirmuic thou bee mixdand tempered with charity &!vue. fall intoit,lrr nor th<SungodownvponthJ'"ath. ltlsthc properttc of.Godhim[elfe,rnwr•th to Thoreafon is added in the n<J<t words, Giu< rppe~btr mercie,H!l~· 3.2,and h~rcin we mufl: mt piRce to the·disdl; bccaufc hee is alwaics at :bee like \'lliO him. ,This was the ptadl[eof hand to inflame the afli:dion,as he did Saub, Mofcs, who out of hi~ loue prayedfotthofe, who therefore In hisragc, would haue killed wtthwhoQJe hc-wasangrie,Exod.3>.Second· him thatwasoext him. ,Jy,angeragatnU any olfcnce, mu(I bee mixed Fourthly, when it makeS\'S to forget our lltt\llorrow for thefameotfenc~.ThusChrifl dut~ to God or man, and to fall to brawling, w~~~ngncwith the Iewes, butwithall heefor~ curl:ng, and banning. Thus wasShemei an~ . rowed tor the h~rdnelf~ of rheir!ream,Mar. C gry, when heerailedvpon the king, and Rung 3.;. Thereafon hereof isthis: In any focie· l!o?e' at him and hts fcr!Jants, giuing him ty o.'batfoeuer1~b~l1fonemcmbe-rfit:ncth,thC baa and vnreuerent tearmcs, and callinghim lion~ of tbat one member, is dlt puuiOm1ent a manpf blood,anda man of Belial, z. Sam. of the re!I that be i!) thatfoclety; euenas it is r6.s,cs,7. 'Fhus didthcdifciples f 0 rgettheir in the bodle, ifone part be atfeC!ed and ill at dut? otloue vnto their brethren,and in anger c;~fe, the reft will be dtfiempered. ·Paul fay" deltred that fire mtghtcornedown from hca· of.,\JL'!'fe_l(e,that hecwas aliaid,lefl when bee uen,and de(lroy thoSamaritanes,Luk, 9-59, came to the Corinths, God would humble Thus the Iewes in vndccent and vncharitable !!itnlortheitfi;me.s,z.Cor.u.:~.Agaioe,he manner, gnaO,cd with thcirteeth at Steuen, 1:\'!f;{l~h, that thofc which arc fallen into any AC\.7.54.And S.Paulfaies,that the fruites of fau)r,rnull6<rrj/ortdby th<JPirie of m"kfn•Jf•, wtcked anger, arc clamors, and crying fpee· beca11fe wee our felues arelubie~·to thefame ches betweene pcrfon and pcrfoo in their fu· ~qHfi,OJ)S, Galat~~-. J; And in this regard,he ry,Eph.43 1. And thence 11 is,that weefinde would hauc men to mourne Wlth. them that Balaam in h1s anger)to haue.been more void Ii~u.~ in rh(m th,eca~fe of mourning, Rom. ofrcafon then htsa!Te,Numb.••-•7. •-~' '.5· Thirdly,iP,Jta.nger mufi becontatned D Ftttly, when wee arc angtielorpriuarere· wi~jp the boun'da pf our particular calling. fpeds concerningour pcrfons, and not con• a ne! ctutll deceq'i~: tpat is,fo moderated, as cerning the caufe of God. Thus Cain isfaid it 111-kc vs not to forfake our duties.which w.c to beexceeding wroth, and to I1aue hiscoun· O)!e.t'l God and man, nor bre~k~ the rules of tenar.ce call dcw11e, on<ly vpon apriuare re· comclinclfe. Tjltts,lacob was a11grywith La: fpcCl, bccaufehec thought his brother Abel ban, and yet he,lpca~~s an~ behaues himfclfc lhould bepreferred befor htru,Gm.4·5· Thus as a(onpc tp hts f'!'l;>er,eucn in !\is anger.,G,~. Saulwas wrcth with Dauid, taking himfelfe 3•.·3.~· lona1hap 1vasaogrie wi1h Saul his fa. to be dtfgraced,becaufe the.pcople (after the ther, andyet he with,drawes notapy reuerent Oaughter of thePhilifltmes) afcribed to_ Da· orduufuU refpect from him,I.Sam.zo. uid ten tboufands,and rohim but a thouf•nd, . ' 'I "s,". •. . J.Sam.18,7.Inltkemanerhewasangrywith " • lollathan, for hisloue that he baretoDauid, ,;rhe feco11d part oftheQye(lioJl is,When and forg•uing him leaue to goe to Bethlwn, anger 1savJcelandynlawfuU?. r.Samu~l zo.v.3o. ThusNcbuchadnczL~rs An/.. It is alinnc in fiue rogardt, contratie wrath was kinoletl againlithe three children, to the IPTmer. , . becau(e he tookc hunfdfe robe contemned -=~-----~-------------~-----------------0(
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