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whatsoever_o i_o be_o myself_o the_o labour_n be_v you_o and_o the_o labourer_n accept_v the_o ready_a heart_n and_o thankful_a study_n of_o your_o honour_n most_o humble_a and_o devote_a servant_n thomas_z bastard_z a_o christian_a exhortation_n to_o innocent_a anger_n the_o first_o sermon_n ephes._n chap._n 4._o vers._n 26._o be_v angry_a but_o sin_v not_o let_v not_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o your_o wrath_n whereas_o all_o our_o passion_n have_v their_o root_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o can_v be_v move_v thence_o nay_o whereas_o they_o have_v their_o right_a use_n so_o that_o without_o they_o there_o must_v needs_o ensue_v a_o natural_a vacuity_n of_o sense_n and_o dulness_n in_o the_o heart_n the_o apostle_n first_o allow_v that_o which_o be_v natural_a in_o our_o affection_n permit_v anger_n second_o he_o forbid_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n sin_n not_o three_o if_o we_o have_v sin_v he_o will_v we_o to_o shake_v it_o off_o quick_o let_v not_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o your_o wrath_n to_o we_o it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o apostle_n shall_v say_v be_v angry_a and_o sin_v not_o for_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v of_o anger_n but_o either_o that_o it_o be_v a_o hot_a appetite_n of_o revenge_n or_o a_o seethe_a of_o the_o blood_n about_o the_o heart_n or_o a_o short_a madness_n or_o some_o such_o like_a affection_n but_o if_o we_o mark_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n well_o he_o do_v not_o in_o say_v be_v angry_a permit_v but_o command_v some_o anger_n why_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o forbid_v anger_n we_o have_v this_o reason_n because_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o mind_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o themselves_o indifferent_a neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a our_o anger_n then_o as_o it_o respect_v her_o end_n be_v good_a or_o evil_n for_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n to_o be_v angry_a and_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n not_o to_o be_v angry_a there_o be_v lawful_a 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call_v we_o to_o travel_v and_o sorrow_n and_o care_n and_o we_o follow_v the_o world_n there_o be_v as_o great_a a_o 〈◊〉_d gulf_n between_o we_o and_o our_o call_n as_o be_v betwixt_o lazarus_n and_o dives_fw-la he_o go_v far_o they_o say_v that_o never_o come_v back_o again_o we_o have_v go_v far_o from_o god_n and_o we_o have_v not_o return_v the_o lord_n have_v say_v return_v and_o we_o will_v not_o return_v he_o have_v set_v his_o face_n to_o we_o we_o have_v turn_v our_o back_n to_o he_o he_o have_v give_v we_o a_o long_a time_n to_o sin_n the_o child_n which_o be_v 27._o bear_v of_o a_o king_n as_o we_o read_v story_v of_o paris_n and_o cast_v forth_o and_o take_v up_o of_o a_o shepherd_n as_o long_o as_o he_o know_v no_o other_o do_v content_o live_v a_o shepherd_n life_n but_o when_o he_o be_v tell_v his_o father_n be_v a_o king_n do_v scorn_v that_o base_a life_n and_o repair_v to_o his_o father_n if_o we_o not_o know_v how_o high_o we_o be_v descend_v have_v think_v it_o 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