A20765:114
Spiritual physic to cure the diseases of the soul, arising from superfluity of choler,…Spiritual physicke to cure the diseases of the soule, arising from superfluitie of choller,…
Spiritual physic to cure the diseases of the soul, arising from superfluity of choler, prescribed out of Gods word Wherein the choleric man may see the dangerousness of this disease of the soul unjust anger, the preservatives to keep him from the infection thereof, and also fit medicines to restore him to health being already subject to this raging passion. Profitable for all to use, seeing all are patients in this disease of impatience.Spiritual physicke to cure the diseases of the soule, arising from superfluitie of choller, prescribed out of Gods word Wherein the chollericke man may see the dangerousnesse of this disease of the soule vniust anger, the preseruatiues to keepe him from the infection thereof, and also fit medicines to restore him to health beeing alreadie subiect to this raging passion. Profitable for all to vse, seeing all are patients in this desease of impatiencie.
London: printed by Gabriel Simson for William Jones, 1600London: printed by Gabriel Simson for William Iones, 1600
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Of the properties of unjust anger. Cap. 4.
Of the properties of vniust anger. Cap. 4.
Sect. 1.
The first property of unjust anger, is 1that it is immoderate; for though ⟨p. 25⟩our anger have never so just a cause, yet if it grow violent, and degenerate from anger to wrath and fury it is unjust, for it savoureth not of the spirit of God who is merciful and easy to be entreated, but rather of the flesh and the corruption thereof. And therefore wrath (that is violent anger) is numbered amongst the works of the flesh, the doers whereof shall not inherit the kingdom 2of God: Gal. 5. 20. 21.
THe first propertie of vniust anger, is 1that it is immoderate; for though ⟨p. 25⟩our anger haue neuer so iust a cause, yet if it growe violent, and degenerate from anger to wrath and furie it is vniust, for it sauoureth not of the spirit of God who is mercifull and easie to be intreated, but rather of the flesh and the corruption thereof. And therefore wrath (that is violent anger) is numbred amongst the works of the flesh, the doers whereof shall not inherit the kingdome