Diseases of the soul a discourse divine, moral, and physical. By Tho. AdamsDiseases of the soule a discourse diuine, morall, and physicall. By Tho. Adams

Frenzy is caused by abundant blood, or choler occupying the brains or the films thereof: the more adust this choler is, the more pernicious the madness. The cause of anger, is the giving to Passion the dominion over Reason. ⟨p. 15⟩Seneca says, Causa iracundiae opinio iniuriae est: the cause of anger is the conceit of injury. Such a man gets up on ¹the wild Jade his choler, and spurs him on, having no bridle of moderation to hold him back. His conversation is so full of choleric fits, as a book of tedious parentheses, that they mar the sense of his life. He is like an egg in roasting, hopeful to be good meat, but it grows too hot on a sudden, and flies in your face not without a great noise. Anger is able to turn Dametas into Hercules furens, teaching him that is strong to fight, him that is not ²to talk: whilst the lightning of his rage lasts, he thunders out a challenge, but after a little calm meditation, sounds a retreat. He menaceth the throats of his enemies, though they be many, and swears loud he will be their Priest, he means Executioner. But if you compare his threatenings and his after-actions, you would say of them, as that wise man sheering his hogs: Here is a great deal of cry, but a little wool. His enemies are worse feared then hurt, if so they be in personal presence, as he is in sober judgement a little out of the way.

PHrensie is caused by abundant bloud, or choler occupying the braines or the filmes therof: the more adust this choler is, the more pernicious the madnes. The cause of anger, is the giuing to Passion the dominion ouer Reason.