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see God, by the eye of your faith, as present with you, in hearing and looking upon you, Psa. xi. 4, 5. This will make you peaceable and quiet, causing you not only to hold your hands and tongue, as you find by experience you use to do, when some reverend friend is present; but this will calm and abate the inward heat and passion of your mind.

Fifthly, If you feel your corruption and weakness to be such, and the provocation to anger so great, that you fear you cannot contain yourself, then, if it be possible, avoid all occasions of anger, and remove yourself, in a peaceable and quiet manner, from the person, object, or occasion thereof. And at all times shun the company of an angry man, as much as your calling will give you leave, lest you learn his ways, Prov. xxii. 24, 25.

Sixthly, Howsoever it may happen that anger kindles in you, and breaks out; be sure that you subdue it before it grow into hatred of him with whom you are angry. For this cause let not the sun go down upon your wrath, Eph. iv. 26; you know not what hatred it may grow into before morning. And the best means that I know to subdue it, is, if you find your heart to rise against any, pray heartily to God for him in particular, for his good, Matt. v. 44; to this you are commanded. And be so far from seeking revenge, that you force yourself to be loving and kind, showing all good offices of love with wisdom, as you shall have occasion; overcoming evil with good, Rom. xii. 17 - 21. Pray also to God for yourself, that he would please to subdue this passion in you. This act of love to him with whom you are angry, performed before God, in whose sight you dare not dissemble, will excellently quench wrath, and prevent hatred against him, and will give proof between God and your conscience that you love him.

If, pleading for yourself, you shall say, "It is my natural constitution to be choleric, and flesh and blood will have their course;" know, this is to nourish your passion. Know also, it is a wicked and hateful constitution of body, which came in with the fall. And