The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

We read of Moses, when he came down from the Mount, Exod. 32.19. and saw the people in their sin, his anger was stirred, and he broke both the Tables: but there his anger was good, for though both the Tables were broke, yet not one Commandment was broke: But usually our wrath and anger is not good, and in our passion all the Commandments in both Tables are broke.

The Hebrew word that signifieth to transgress, ⟨p. 6⟩doth signify Anger, because it is seldom that any in their passion do not transgress. It is the speech of one, that if there were two principles of things (as the Heathens are conceited there is, one principle from whence comes all good, and another principle from whence comes all evil) then Anger should be the principle of all Evil, and God the principle of all Good: much evil and very fearful things come from wrath when it is distempered and let out.

The Hebrew word that signifieth to transgress, ⟨p. 6⟩doth signifie Anger, because it is seldom that any in their passion do not transgress. It is the speech of one, that if there were two principles of things (as the Heathens are conceited there is, one principle from whence comes all good, and another principle from whence comes all evil) then Anger should be the principle of all Evil, and God the principle of all Good: much evil and very fearfull things come from wrath when it is distempered and let out.

First: Because it doth wonderfully blind the Judgment of men. Anger hinders the mind that it cannot see that which is true. And therefore in