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A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the…A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the…
A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the several dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edward Reynolds, late preacher to the honourable society of Lincoln's Inn: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the severall dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edvvard Reynoldes, late preacher to the honorable society of Lincoln's Inne: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.
London: printed by R. Hearne and John Norton for Robert Bostock, 1640
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But yet further Hatred doth not content it self1 to be Cruel to the person hated, but runneth over from him unto others, that have any relation to him, though never so innocent: As we see in Haman, who though only displeased with the neglect of Mordecai, thought scorn to lay hands on him alone, and therefore plotted the ruin of all the Jews. And it is noted by Historians, that when Sejanus fell, the storm lighted on his Family2 and friends as well as on himself: as is also observed in the punishment of the conspiracy against Nero detected by Millichus. And Themistocles (though innocent) was like to have suffered in a crimination of Treason, only for being a friend unto Pausanias. Yea so over flowing is this Quality, that it will sometimes strike a friend rather than not reach an enemy. It was a wicked3 pro•ession of Darius, Pereat cum inimico […], Let my friend rather perish with mine Enemy, than mine Enemy escape by my friend. And hence it is observed of Aristides, that he was wont to propose ⟨p. 151⟩such advices as he knew did conduce unto public weal by some other men and not from himself, least Themistocles out of hatred of his person, should have withstood and impedimented a general good. But Ajax in the Poet went yet higher.
But yet further Hatred doth not content it self1 to be Cruell to the person hated, but runneth over from him unto others, that have any relation to him, though never so innocent: As we see in Haman, who though onely displeased with the neglect of Mordecai, thought scorne to lay hands on him alone, and therefore plotted the ruine of all the Iewes. And it is noted by Historians, that when Sejanus fell, the storme lighted on his Family2 and friends as well as on himself: as is also observed in the punishment of the conspiracy against Nero detected by Millichus. And Themist•cles (though innocent) was like to have suffered in a crimination of Treason, onely for being a friend unto Pausanias. Yea so over flowing is this Quality, that it will sometimes strike a friend rather than not reach an enemy. It was a wicked