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The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandments gathered from the mouth of a faithful pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholar in Cambridge.The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.
London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603
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Thirdly, avoid the occasions that will provoke us to it; as ⟨p. 40⟩men will keep gunpowder and tow, or such dry stuff from the fire: so let us be as wise to preserve our souls from those sparks that would fire it with anger, as; for the company of froward persons, whose words and ungracious dealing will much move one to passion and anger from gaming and drunkenness that make men light and ready to take upon light occasion as the drunkard saith, they have stricken me, but I will to it again.
Thirdly, auoid the occasions that will prouoke vs to it; as ⟨p. 40⟩men will keepe gunpowder and tow, or such drie stuffe from the fire: so let vs be as wise to preserue our soules from those sparkes that would fire it with anger, as; for the companie of froward persons, whose words and vngracious dealing will much moue one to passion and anger from gamning and drunkennesse that make men light and readie to take vpon light occasion as the drunkard saith, they haue stricken me, but I will to it againe.
Fourthly, It is good to mark and observe those that be stirred up with passionate anger, see their countenance, how unseemly and misfigured it is, and how rude their actions, how absurd their words, how base and contemptible all their behaviour is, and the light of this in an other will be some means to make one loath it himself.
Fourthly, It is good to marke and obserue those that be stird vp with passionate anger, see their countenance, how vnseemely and misfigured it is, and how rude their actions, how absurd their words, how base and contemptible all their behaniour is, and the light of this in an other will be some meanes to make one loath it himselfe.