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nary only, or real; whether from God immediately, or from man, whether light or heavy, follow these directions: 1. Be not transported with passion and anger, like proud Lamech, Gen. iv. 23, 24, and froward Jonas, Jonah iv. 7 - 9. 2. Be not overwhelmed, or sullen with grief, like covetous Ahab, 1 Kings xxi. 4, and foolish Nabal, 1 Sam. xxv. 37. But, 3. Bear them patiently. 4. Bear them cheerfully and thankfully. 5. Bear them fruitfully.

1. Remedies against sinful anger.

To help you, that passion and heat of anger kindle not, or at least break not out beyond due bounds,

First, Convince your judgment thoroughly, that passion and rash anger is forbidden and hated of God, Matt. v. 22; Eccles. vii. 9. It is a fruit of the flesh. Gal. v. 20. A work of the devil, James iii. 14, 15. Bred and nourished by pride, Prov. xxi. 24, folly, Prov. xiv. 29, and self-love, Jonah iv. 1 - 3. Also, that it surprises all the powers of right reason, putting a man beside himself, causing him to abuse his tongue, hands, and the whole man; making him like a fool, to cast firebrands at every thing which crosses him, and that not only against his neighbour and dearest friends, 1 Sam. xx. 30 - 33, but against God himself, Jonah iv. 9. Consider likewise that it makes a man unfit to pray, 1 Tim. ii. 8, to hear the word, 1 Peter ii. 1; James i. 19, or to perform any worship to God; and unfit to speak, or hear reason, or to give or receive good counsel. God forbids his children the company of the froward, Prov. xxii. 24, and saith, that such an one abounds in transgression, Prov. xxix. 22; and that there is more hope of a fool than of him, Prov. xxix. 20. Wherefore he must needs be exposed to all the just judgments of God, Prov. xix. 19, temporal and eternal. For which cause, fix in your mind such an abhorrence of this vice, that you may beware and shun it with all caution.

Secondly, Observe watchfully when anger begins to kindle and stir in you, and before it flame and break forth into speech or behaviour, set your reason at work, to prevent or restrain it. Nay set faith at