The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

I shall now show the Remedies for the suppressing thereof.

I shall now shew the Remedies for the suppressing thereof.

1. Keep down the first rising of Anger. Thou must give this water of bitterness no passage, no not a little, least like that in Ezekiel, it grow from Ankle deep, to Knee deep, and from thence to the Thighs; and so at last prove a River that cannot be passed over without drowning. To this purpose tendeth that of the Apostle (Eph. 4. 26.) Let not the Sun go down upon thy wrath. His meaning is, that if through natural infirmity anger steal into thy heart, yet let it not abide a day with thee, meet it in its rising, and give it the fall, lest on the day having […] wrath, thou travel with mischief in the night, and in the morning bring forth revenge. It is observable, that the Apostle having said, Let not the Sun go down upon your wrath, immediately addeth, ⟨p. 75⟩Neither give place to the Devil; implying, that by giving way to your passion, you give place to the Devil; and that he who lieth down in his wrath, will have the Devil for his Bed-fellow.

1. Keep down the first rising of Anger. Thou must give this water of bitterness no passage, no not a little, least like that in Ezekiel, it grow from Ankle deep, to Knee deep, and from thence to the Thighs; and so at last prove a River that cannot be passed over without drowning. To this purpose tendeth that of the Apostle (Eph. 4. 26.) Let not the Sun go down upon thy wrath. His meaning is, that if through natural infirmity anger steal into thy heart, yet let it not abide a day with thee, meet it in its rising, and give it the fall, lest on the day having 〈…〉 wrath, thou travel with mischief in the night, and in the morning bring forth revenge. It is observable, that the Apostle having said, Let not the Sun go down upon your wrath, immediately addeth,