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…

Now then when a man already strongly possessed with a love of his own or his friends person or parts, shall find either of them by others slighted and despised; from whose joint-respect he hoped for a confirmation of his judgement▪ there hence ariseth not only a ^†Grief to see his Expectation deceived, and his Opinion undervalued▪ but withal a ^*Desire to make known unto the persons, who thus contemn him by some manner of face or tongue, or hand, or heart, or head, Revenge, (for all these may be the instruments of our Anger) that there is in him more courage, power and worth than deserves so to be neglected. Which Passion in a word, so long as it submits it self to the government of Reason, is then always allowable and right, when it is grounded on the Pride and Insolency of others, who unjustly contemn us. And then Irregular and Corrupt, when it proceeds from the root of Pride and Ambition in our selves, which makes us greedy of more honour from others, than their judgements or our own worth suffers them to afford us.

Now then when a man already strongly possessed with a love of his owne or his friends person or parts, shall find either of them by others sleighted and despised; from whose joynt-respect he hoped for a confirmation of his judgement▪ there hence ariseth not onely a ^†Griefe to see his Expectation deceived, and his Opinion undervalued▪ but withall a ^*Desire to make knowne unto the persons, who thus contemne him by some manner of face or tongue, or hand, or heart, or head, Revenge, (for all these may be the instruments of our Anger) that there is in him more courage, power and worth than deserves so to be neglected. Which Passion in a word, so long as it submits it selfe to the government of Reason, is then alwaies allowable and right, when it is grounded on the Pride and Insolency of others, who unjustly contemne us. And then Irregular and Corrupt, when it proceeds from the root of Pride and Ambition in our selves, which makes us greedy of more honour from others, than their judgements or our owne worth suffers them to afford us.