N01597:26
Febrifugium. An essay for the cure of ungoverned anger: in a sermon preached, at…
Febrifugium. An essay for the cure of ungoverned anger: in a sermon preached, at the proposal and on the occasion, of a man under a sentence of death, for a murder committed by him in his anger. At Boston, 23. d. III. m. 1717. : [Two lines of quotation in Latin]
Boston: printed by J. Allen for Benjamin Gray, 1717
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Briefly. 'Tis prescribed, Eph. IV. 26. Be Angry, but do not Sin. The Rule for this would be, Be Angry at nothing but Sin. I humbly conceive, That this may be fairly maintained, as the Golden Rule of Meekness. If you would not Sin in your Anger, let nothing but Sin be the Object of your Anger. If Anger begin to boil, Examine, Is there any Sin against GOD committed, in what I am going to be Angry at? If there be None, it will be Meekness of Wisdom to throw away no Anger ⟨p. 13⟩upon it. That so a Gracious Meekness may adorn us;
Briefly. 'Tis praescribed, Eph. IV. 26. Be Angry, but do not Sin. The Rule for this would be, Be Angry at nothing but Sin. I humbly conceive, That this may be fairly maintained, as the Golden Rule of Meckness. If you would not Sin in your Anger, let nothing but Sin be the Object of your Anger. If Anger begin to boil, Examine, Is there any Sin against GOD committed, in what I am going to be Angry at? If there be None, it will be Meekness of Wisdom to throw away no Anger ⟨p. 13⟩upon it. That so a Gracious Meekness may adorn us;
First. We are to make our Supplications and Resignations, unto the Holy SPIRIT of GOD our SAVIOUR; to obtain the Grace of Meekness from Him. It was Enjoined of old, Seek ye the Lord, All ye Meek of the Earth. 'Tis now to be the Injunction laid upon us all, Seek ye the Lord, That ye may be made the Meek of the Earth Yea, Seek Meekness, is the Thing Expressly directed to. When Meekness is called for, there is that Direction given for the obtaining of it; Jam. 1.5. If any of you lack Wisdom, let him ask of GOD, and it shall be given him;—The Wisdom to steer clear of UNGOVERNED ANGER, with a Spirit of Meekness. My Angry Brother, Carry that Froward Heart of thine unto the Holy SPIRIT of GOD thy SAVIOUR, and plead, O my GOD, I have the Heart of a fierce Tiger in me, but thou canst change my Heart, and make