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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
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.
2. The effects of this passion are likewise very violent, for
1. It distempers the whole body within and without. It disfigures a mans face and countenance, it maketh his speeches very confused, his actions rude, and his whole behaviour unseemly. If you look upon a man passionately angry, you shall see his eyes glaring, his head and hand shaking, his mouth foaming, his tongue doubling, and the whole man even bereaved of himself.
1. It distempers the whole body within and without. It disfigures a mans face and countenance, it maketh his speeches very confused, his actions rude, and his whole behaviour unseemly. If you look upon a man pasiionately angry, you shall see his eyes glaring, his head and hand shaking, his mouth foaming, his tongue doubling, and the whole man even bereaved of himself.
2. Among the soberer sort of People, it perverts every good thing they take in hand. It hinders Prayer, by possessing the head with revengeful thoughts. Therefore the Apostle commandeth that pure hands he lift up without wrath, 1. Tim. 2. 8. It hinders profitable hearing of the word, therefore the Apostle James, Chap. 1. 19. exhorteth to be swift to hear, and slow to wrath. For whosoever goeth to hear the word with a mind distempered through anger, shall carry away but little of that he heareth.
2. Among the soberer sort of People, it perverts every good thing they take in hand. It hinders Prayer, by possessing the head with revengful thoughts. Therefore the Apostle commandeth that pure hands he lift up without wrath, 1. Tim. 2. 8. It hinders profitable hearing of the word, therefore the Apostle Iames, Chap. 1. 19. exhorteth to be swift to hear, and slow to wrath. For whosoever goeth to hear the word with a mind distempered through anger, shall carry away but little of that he heareth.