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despiteful_o and_o contemptuous_o sin_v and_o thereupon_o resolve_v with_o thyself_o to_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_v towards_o other_o as_o thou_o will_v have_v god_n slow_a to_o anger_v towards_o thou_o 2._o accustom_v thyself_o to_o a_o daily_a and_o continual_a meditation_n of_o god_n all-seeing_a and_o all-ruling_a providence_n how_o nothing_o come_v to_o pass_v or_o fall_v out_o without_o it_o so_o that_o whensoever_o any_o occasion_n be_v offer_v which_o may_v provoke_v thou_o to_o anger_n consider_v with_o thyself_o that_o this_o come_v not_o without_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n who_o will_v turn_v it_o to_o thy_o good_a if_o thou_o belong_v unto_o he_o according_a to_o that_o gracious_a promise_n rom._n 8._o 2â—…_n all_o thing_n shall_v work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n to_o they_o who_o be_v the_o call_v according_a to_o his_o purpose_n look_v up_o unto_o god_n and_o be_v not_o like_o the_o dog_n to_o snarl_v at_o the_o stone_n never_o consider_v the_o flinger_n david_n have_v provocation_n enough_o from_o shimei_n curse_v he_o to_o make_v he_o angry_a and_o boil_v up_o his_o passion_n to_o the_o height_n but_o he_o look_v up_o to_o god_n and_o see_v his_o hand_n at_o shimei_n tongue_n end_v whereupon_o he_o say_v let_v he_o curse_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v bid_v he_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 11._o and_o this_o quiet_v his_o heart_n against_o the_o revile_n of_o shimei_n oh_o what_o a_o cool_a of_o inordinate_a passion_n will_v it_o be_v in_o christian_n to_o see_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o all_o the_o injury_n and_o indignity_n in_o all_o the_o wrong_n and_o unworthy_a usage_n that_o they_o here_o meet_v withal_o 3._o avoid_v all_o occasion_n of_o anger_n as_o the_o company_n of_o angry_a choleric_a person_n who_o angry_a word_n be_v apâ—…_n to_o move_v one_o to_o passion_n therefore_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 22._o 24._o make_v no_o friendship_n with_o a_o angry_a man_n and_o with_o a_o furious_a man_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v nor_o walk_v familiar_o avoid_v likewise_o game_n and_o drunkenness_n which_o be_v great_a occasion_n of_o angry_a word_n yea_o and_o many_o time_n of_o angry_a blow_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o avoid_v any_o sin_n that_o do_v not_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n thereof_o 4._o labour_v to_o be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v great_a honour_n to_o pass_v by_o and_o not_o regard_v a_o injury_n than_o to_o follow_v and_o pursue_v every_o wrong_n with_o revenge_n solomon_n say_v it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o a_o man_n to_o pass_v by_o a_o infirmity_n prov._n 19_o 11._o herein_o lie_v true_a magnanimity_n when_o a_o man_n pass_v by_o and_o not_o regard_v every_o light_a injury_n when_o he_o can_v hold_v the_o bridle_n and_o keep_v in_o and_o keep_v under_o and_o in_o compass_n so_o headstrong_a a_o passion_n heathen_a man_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n can_v say_v fortior_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la 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