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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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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.
Lastly, consider what testimony the word of God gives of this fierceness and angry raging mood, and of froward and unquiet persons. Anger rests in the bosom of fools. Every time that one gives place to this unruly passion, he makes an open proclamation to all that be by of his own folly, so much fury, so much folly, the more chafing, the less wisdom, he that cannot rule himself, but must break out to his own shame upon every small and light occasion; testifies to all that stand by, that he hath no true knowledge of God, no knowledge of himself, no sound discretion, or settled order in his heart. Let men excuse it how they will, it is their nature & you must give them leave, then you must give us leave to give credit to Gods word; if it be your nature, it is a foolish nature, and a proud nature, and if you overcome not this nature, you shall never be but a fool in Gods account. Oh but you must bear with us, and not think so hardly of us for our infirmities, well, sometimes men may put up their raging without words; and bear their storms with silence, but it cannot be but such a man shall carry the brand of a fool, and in his heart he that sees him, cannot but bear this opinion that he is a man without wisdom.
Lastly, consider what testimonie the word of God giues of this fiercenenesse and angrie raging mood, and of froward and vnquiet persons. Anger rests in the bosome of fooles. Euerie time that one giues place to this vnruly passiō, he makes an open proclamation to all that be by of his owne folly, so much furie, so much folly, the more chafing, the lesse wisedome, hee that cannot rule himselfe, but must breake out to his owne shame vpon euerie small and light occasion; testifies to all that stand by, that he hath no true knowledge of God, no knowledge of himselfe, no sound discretiō, or setled order in his heart. Let men excuse it how they will, it is their nature & you must giue them leaue, then you must giue vs leaue to giue credit to Gods word; if it be your nature, it is a foolish nature, and a proud nature, and if you ouercome not this nature, you shall neuer be but a foole in Gods account. Oh but you must beare with vs, and not thinke so hardly of vs for our infirmities, well, sometimes men may put vp their raging without words; and beare their stormes with silence, but it cannot be but such a man shall carrie the brand of a foole, and in his heart he that sees him, cannot but beare this opinion that he is a man without wisedome.