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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.
Another evil effect is to indispose and disable ⟨p. 231⟩for Duty, both because Grief doth refrigerate1 (as the Philosopher telleth us) and that is the worst temper for action; and also diverts the Mind, from any thing, but that which feeds it, and therefore David in his sorrow forgot to eat his bread, because eating and refreshing of Nature is a mitigating of Grief, as Pliny telleth us. And lastly, because it weakeneth, distracteth and discourageth the Mind, making it soft and timorous, apt to bode evils unto it self.
Another evill effect is to indispose and disable ⟨p. 231⟩for Dutie, both because Griefe doth refrigerate1 (as the Pilosopher telleth us) and that is the worst temper for action; and also diverts the Minde, from any thing, but that which feeds it, and therefore David in his sorrow forgot to eate his bread, because eating and refreshing of Nature is a mittigating of Griefe, as Pliny telleth us. And lastly, because it weakneth, distracteth and discourageth the Minde, making it soft and timerous, apt to bode evils unto it selfe.
- 1Arist. Prob. Se•. 11. Quest. 13. […] • 130. [Greek or Hebrew]Arist. Prob. Se•. 11. Quest. 13. 〈…〉 • 130. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉