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Matthew Poole and continuators on Ephesians 4:31

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Ephesians4:31

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger , and clamour , and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice .

These all seem to relate to the inward affection, as the two following to the effects of it in the words. Bitterness may imply a secret lurking displeasure at another, or rather a confirmed and permanent one; Wrath the first boyling up of the passion, which affects the body in the commotion of the Bloud and Spirits; and Anger a greater height and paroxysm of the same passion, or an eager desire of revenge, see Col. 3.8.

Such inordinate loudness as Men in anger are wont to break out into in their words.

Either with respect to God, or Man, though the latter seems particularly meant here, railing, reviling, reproaching, &c. the ordinary effects of immoderate anger.

Maliciousness, or malignity of heart, in opposition to kindness and tenderness, v. l. see Rom. 1.29. 1 Cor. 5.8. and 14.20. Tit. 3.3.

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