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christ_n minister_n to_o press_v upon_o the_o lord_n people_n the_o mortification_n of_o sin_n or_o conscience-making_a of_o the_o duty_n of_o holiness_n in_o the_o general_a but_o see_v people_n be_v apt_a to_o think_v that_o a_o sleight_n performance_n or_o faint_a endeavour_n be_v sufficient_a obedience_n to_o these_o general_a exhortation_n therefore_o minister_n must_v condescend_v upon_o some_o particular_a vice_n chief_o such_o as_o be_v most_o common_o practise_v in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v and_o some_o particular_a virtue_n which_o be_v most_o ordinary_o slight_v press_v upon_o the_o lord_n people_n to_o evidence_n their_o renovation_n by_o abstinence_n from_o the_o former_a and_o practise_v of_o the_o latter_a for_o paul_n have_v indirect_o at_o lest_o exhort_v they_o to_o put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n ver_fw-la 22._o and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a ver_fw-la 24._o do_v now_o fall_v upon_o some_o particular_a vice_n and_o virtue_n dehort_v from_o the_o one_o and_o 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be_v you_o angry_a say_v he_o 2._o as_o there_o be_v a_o easy_a and_o ready_a passage_n from_o what_o be_v moderation_n in_o our_o natural_a affection_n of_o joy_n fear_v grief_n desire_v and_o therefore_o lawful_a and_o in_o some_o case_n necessary_a to_o what_o be_v excess_n and_o therefore_o sinful_a psal._n 2._o 11_o so_o this_o do_v chief_o hold_v in_o the_o affection_n of_o anger_n it_o be_v most_o difficile_a to_o keep_v a_o measure_n and_o not_o to_o exceed_v by_o transgress_v some_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o forementioned_a limitation_n of_o just_a anger_n when_o it_o be_v once_o give_v way_n to_o for_o therefore_o do_v he_o add_v this_o necessary_a caution_n be_v angry_a but_o sin_v