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Barley-water, or Cool-anger.

Barly-water, or Coole-anger.

Doth the heat of anger boil in a mans heart; and enrageth him to some violent and precipitate courses? Let him extract from this garden the juice of many cooling herbs; and among the rest a drink of Barley-water; a Tysan of Meekness, to cool this fire. He that hath proceeded to anger, is a man: he that hath not proceeded to sinful, harmful anger, is a Christian, Iras•i hominis, i•iurtam non facere Christiani. ¹The most loving man will chide his friend sweetly; and he that doth not, hates him in his heart. Sic vigelit tolerantia, ut non dormiat disciplina. ²But he will not be transported with anger, to the loss of his friends, of himself. He considers, that God is provoked every day, yet is long suffering, & of great goodness. He hears that others speak ill of him: he judgeth not without certain knowledge. Knowing, he suffers not himself abused. It were silliness to believe all; sullenness to believe none. The wrong done to God and a good conscience must move him.

DOth the heate of anger boyle in a mans heart; and enrageth him to some violent and precipitate courses? Let him extract from this garden the iuyce of many cooling herbes; and among the rest a drinke of Barly-water; a Tysan of Meekenesse, to coole this fire. He that hath proceeded to anger, is a man: he that hath not proceeded to sinfull, harmefull anger, is a Christian, Iras•i hominis, i•iurtam non facere Christiani.