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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2 […] and Repentance for the Evils we1 feel, the contrary whereunto we are the more induced to desire. We never desire Health so eagerly as when Sickness teacheth us to value2 it: For as in Colours, so in Actions or Affections, contraries do set forth and sharpe• one another. And as Labour Natural makes a Man earnestly desire the Shadow, as Job speak• so Sorrow which is Labour Mental, doth make a Man earnestly. thirst after that which can remove the thing which […] that sorrow. The Apostle telleth us, That Desire and Zeal are the 3fruits of godly Sorrow. David never panted so earnestly after Gods favour and presence, as when he felt what a Grief it was to be without it• For in this case there is an Apprehension of […] double goodness in the thing we desire, both as perfective unto Nature Indigent, and as medicinal unto Nature wronged.
2 〈…〉 and Repentance for the Evils wee1 feele, the contrary whereunto we are the more induced to desire. We never desire Health so eagerly as when Sicknesse teacheth us to value2 it: For as in Colours, so in Actions or Affections, contraries doe set sorth and sharpe• one another. And as Labour Naturall makes a Man earnestly desire the Shadow, as Iob speak• so Sorrow which is Labour Mentall, doth make a Man earnestly. thirst after that which can remove the thing which 〈…〉 that sonow. The Apostle telleth us, That Desire and Zeale are the 3fruits of godly Sorrow. David never panted so earnestly after Gods favour and presence, as when he felt what a Griefe it was to be without it For in this case there is an Apprehension of double goodnesse in the thing we desire, both as perfective unto Nature Indigent, and as medicinall unto Naturewronged.