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<p>A wise man will observe these two rules about his anger: 1. Not to be over-hasty in his resentments: <i>Discretion</i> teaches us to <i>defer our anger</i>, to defer the admission of it till we have thoroughly considered all the merits of the provocation, seen them in a true light and weighed them in a just balance; and then to defer the prosecution of it till there be no danger of running into any indecencies. Plato said to his servant, “I would beat thee, but that I am angry.” Give it time, and it will cool. 2. Not to be over-critical in his resentments. Whereas it is commonly looked upon as a piece of ingenuity to apprehend an affront quickly, it is here made a mans <i>glory to pass over a transgression</i>, to appear as if he did not see it (<a class="bibleref" title="Ps.38.13" href="/passage/?search=Ps.38.13">Ps. 38:13</a>), or, if he sees fit to take notice of it, yet to forgive it and meditate no revenge.</p>