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The spiritual watchThe spirituall vvatch
The spiritual watch, or Christs general watch-word A meditation on Mark. 13. 37. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.The spirituall vvatch, or Christs generall watch-word A meditation on Mark. 13. 37. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by Edward Griffin for William Bladen, 1619
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
So for the angry man, that is of an hasty and a furious disposition: reprove him for his furious and outrageous behaviour, his cursing, and banning, and blaspheming of Gods name. What will his answer be, but this? I confess, it is a fault indeed to do thus: but you know my nature. I am of a choleric constitution: and sear fuel is soon fixed. iEvery man hath his fault: that is my natural infirmity: and it must be borne with. I cannot mend it, and my life lay upon it. Yea men account it an allsufficient Apology, and an unanswerable plea for their grossest corruptions, if they can say but, It is my▪ nature.
So for the angry man, that is of an hastie and a furious disposition: reproue him for his furious and outragious behauiour, his cursing, and banning, and blaspheming of Gods name. What will his answer be, but this? I confesse, it is a fault indeed to doe thus: but you know my nature. I am of a cholericke constitution: and seare fewell is soone fixed. iEuery man hath his fault: that is my naturall infirmitie: and it must be borne with. I cannot mend it, and my life lay vpon it. Yea men account it an allsufficient Apologie, and an vnanswerable plea for their grossest corruptions, if they can say but, It is my▪ nature.
- i1 King. 8. 46. Eccles. 7. 20. 1 John 1. 8, 10. Sua cuique sun• vitia. Quintil. instit. orat. l. 11. c. 3. Nemo nostrum non peccat: homines sumus, non Dij. Petron. satyr. N•mo sine vi•ijs est. Senec. l. 2. contro. 5. Nam vitijs n•mo sine nascitur. Horat. serm. l. 1 - nec licuit fine cr•mine vitam D•gere. Virg. Aen. l. 4. Unicuique dedit vitium natura creato. Propert. l. 2. Et nullum sine venia plcuit ingenium. Sen. ep. 114.