The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

Seventhly, Again they have many flatterers that stir up their wrath, and put oil into the fire, as the young men did Rehoboam.

Seventhly, Again they have many flatterers that stir up their wrath, and put oyl into the fire, as the young men did Rehoboam.

Eighthly, They think there is no way to maintain their authority but their wrath, when as nothing doth more hinder the authority of a Governor then distempered passion, nothing doth more hinder the reverence that Governors should have then passion.

Eighthly, They think there is no way to maintaine their authority but their wrath, when as nothing doth more hinder the authority of a Governour then distempered passion, nothing doth more hinder the reverence that Governours should have then passion.

Ninthly, Again, They think it beseems their greatness for them to have more wrath, and more displeasure then others. It is a notable expression that Seneca hath It is not the greatness of the mind that causeth wrathful anger, but the swelling of the mind. A leg that hath the gout, is bigger than the other, but it is not the commendation of the Leg, but the swelling of the Leg. So Antiochus Epiphanes was called by so me Deifical Epiphanes, yet the Holy Ghost calls him a vile person. And so Rehoboams counsellors might tell him, this becomes thy great spirit, but the Scripture calls him a child.

Ninthly, Again, They think it beseemes their greatness for them to have more wrath, and more displeasure then others. It is a notable expression that Seneca hath It is not the greatness of the mind that causeth wrathful anger, but the swelling of the mind. A leg that hath the gout, is bigger than the other, but it is not the commendation of the Leg, but the swelling of the Leg. So Antiochus Epiphanes was called by so me Deifical Epiphanes, yet the Holy Ghost calls him a vile person. And so Rehoboams counsellors might tell him, this becomes thy great spirit, but the Scripture calls him a child.