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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
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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.
1 Labour to suppress and keep down all furious Passions, which ⟨p. 133⟩do usually occasion discord and dissension; especially when one is passionate it will be the wisdom of the other to act patience, and to express a spirit of meekness; for when both are hot and angry together, then the fire of contention is like to increase to such a flame as will not suddenly be quenched. And therefore I would commend this rule to Married persons, To beware of be•ing both angry together, but rather let one be to the other like Davids Harp, to apt ease Sauls fury.
1 Labour to suppress and keep down all furious Passions, which ⟨p. 133⟩doe usually occasion discord and dissention; especially when one is passionate it will be the wisdom of the other to act patience, and to express a spirit of meekness; for when both are hot and angry together, then the fire of contention is like to increase to such a flame as will not suddenly bee quenched. And therefore I would commend this rule to Married persons, To beware of be•ing both angry together, but rather let one be to the other like Davids Harp, to apt ease Sauls fury.
2 Though the fire of contention be kindled at home, yet let it not break forth into thy neighbours house; but be sure thou keep it within thine own walls. For it is found by too frequent experience, that differences between Man and Wife being once divulged, are more hardly made up.
2 Though the fire of contention be kindled at home, yet let it not break forth into thy neighbours house; but bee sure thou keep it within thine own walls. For it is found by too frequent experience, that differences between Man and Wife being once divulged, are more hardly made up.