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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. 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.
3. Passionate Anger driveth away the holy Spirit of God, who cannot endure an unquiet mansion, but loveth a ⟨p. 72⟩meek and quiet habitation. The clamour and tumult of passion is such an offence to him, as causeth him to withdraw.
4. As Anger driveth away the Spirit of God, so it maketh room for the Devil, Ephes. 4. 26, 27. Be angry and sin not, and then followeth, give not place to the Devil, If you gave way to Anger, you thereby give place to the Devil; that furious Devil within opens the doors to let in the unclean Devil without.