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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
Chapter 31: Of other Causes of Anger: first in regard of him that suffers wrong: Excellency, Weakne…
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The last Qualification of the Subject, whereby he is made more Inclinable to this Passion, is a suspicious, apprehensive, and interpreting fancy, ready to pick out injury where it cannot be justly found; and (that its Anger may be employed) to frame occasions unto it self. And therefore tis wise advise of Seneca, Non vis esse Iracundus? ne sis 1Curiosus. He which is too wise in his judgement on other mens Errors, will be easily too foolish in the nourishing of his own Passion: and its commonly seen in matters of censure and suspicion, the more sight and reason goes out, the less useth to abide within. Now is it hard for a man, ⟨p. 328⟩if he be peremptorily possessed with this opinion; yet he is a common subject of others contempt, to find out, either in defects of Nature, or rudeness of custom, habit, education, temper, humour or the like, some probable ground or other for exception; which yet when it is further inquired into, will prove rather strangeness than injury.
The last Qualification of the Subject, whereby he is made more Inclinable to this Passion, is a suspitious, apprehensive, and interpreting fancy, ready to pick out injury where it cannot be justly found; and (that its Anger may be imployed) to frame occasions unto it selfe. And therefore tis wise advise of Seneca, Non vis esse Iracundus? ne sis 1Curiosus. He which is too wise in his judgement on other mens Errours, will be easily too foolish in the nourishing of his owne Passion: and its commonly seen in matters of censure and suspition, the more sight and reason goes out, the lesse useth to abide within. Now is it hard for a man, ⟨p. 328⟩if he be peremptorily possessed with this opinion; yet he is a common subject of others contempt, to find out, either in defects of Nature, or rudenes of custome, habit, education, temper, humour or the like, some probable ground or other for exception; which yet when it is further inquired into, will prove rather strangenesse than injury.
- 1S•n. de Ir. l. 3. c. 11.