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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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I First, that it still observe proportion and conformity to the rules of Love: otherwise it i• not Ira in Delictum, but Ira in fratrem not against the Crime but the person of my brother: […] ⟨p. 315⟩kn•w the nature of this passion is to be Transient to go out from us on our brother and reform him: not Immanent to work upon our selves and deform us: I mean by soiling the habit of Charity, which ought always to remain inviolate.
I First, that it still observe proportion and conformity to the rules of Love: otherwise it i• not Ira in Delictum, but Ira in fratrem not agains• the Crime but the person of my brother: 〈…〉 ⟨p. 315⟩kn•w the nature of this passion is to be Transient to goe out from us on our brother and reforme him: not Immanent to worke upon our selves and deforme us: I meane by soyling the habite of Charity, which ought alwayes to remaine inviolate.
2 Secondly, that it keep likewise due proportion unto judgement, and that unto a true judgement, and a whole judgement; otherwise it is not only to be Angry with our brother, but, which is farther, to be angry with him unadvisedly. Judgement then must be true first, that is, clear, settled, and untransported; and that likewise in two actions; in the Act of Interpretation, which reacheth unto the Injury; and in the Act of Direction or Government, which reacheth unto the Passion.
2 Secondly, that it keepe likewise due proportion unto judgement, and that unto a true judgement, and a whole judgement; otherwise it is not onely to be Angry with our brother, but, which is farther, to be angry with him unadvisedly. Iudgement then must be true first, that is, cleare, setled, and untransported; and that likewise in two actions; in the Act of Interpretation, which reacheth unto the Injurie; and in the Act of Direction or Government, which reacheth unto the Passion.