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A Saint Indeed
A saint indeed: or The great work of a Christian, opened and pressed; from Prov. 4. 23 Being a seasonable and proper expedient for the recovery of the much decayed power of godliness, among the professors of these times. By John Flavell M. of the Gospel.
London: printed by W.R., 1668
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.
3. Mea. Get due apprehensions of the evil nature and effects of sinful anger: Ira furor brevis, anger is a short madness (saith one) Ira animae febris (saith another) anger is the fever of the Soul: 'tis the interregnum and eclipse of reason (saith a third.)
3. Mea. Get due apprehensions of the evil nature and effects of sinful anger: Ira furor brevis, anger is a short madness (saith one) Ira animae febris (saith another) ang•r is the feaver of the Soul: 'tis the interregnum and eclipse of reason (saith a third.)
The effects of it also are very sad.
(1) It grieves the spirit of God, Eph. 4. 30. Banishes him from that breast in which it rages and tumultuates, God is the God of peace; the presence and comforts of God are only enjoyed in a calm: '•is a golden note one gives upon the forecited text. God doth not usually bless with peace of Conscience, such as make no conscience of peace. (2) It gives advantage to the Devil, Eph. 4. 26, 27. Satan is an angry and discontented Spirit, and finds no rest but in restless hear•s: he lives like the Salamander in fires of contention, he bestirs himself when the Spirits are in a commotion, sometimes he ⟨p. 135⟩fills the heart with revengeful thoughts, sometimes he fills the lips, and inflames the tongue wi•h undecent language; even a meek Moses sometimes spake unadvisedly with his lips. (3) It dis-tunes the Spirit for duty, upon this account the Apostle dissuades husbands and wives from jarring carriages and contentions, that their prayers be not hindered,