A20765:122
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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Sect. 2.
The second property of unjust anger, 1is in respect of the object, for whereas just anger opposeth it self only against sin and injustice, unjust anger is incensed against the person of the offender, yea oftentimes of them who ⟨image 41⟩are innocent, nay because they are innocent, as appeareth by those examples which before I rehearsed: But if we will be Christs disciples we must follow his doctrine and example. His doctrine Math. 5. 44. Love your enemies, do good to those that hate you, &c. that you may be the 2sons of your father which is in heaven. Where he plainly intimateth, that they are not the sons of God, who do not love the persons of their very enemies: we must follow also his example, who prayed for his enemies even while he was upon the cross subject to their outrageous injuries. Luke. 23. 34. which 3blessed president holy Stephen imitated. Act. 7. 66.4
The second propertie of vniust anger, 1is in respect of the obiect, for wheras iust anger opposeth it selfe onelie against sinne and iniustice, vniust anger is incensed against the person of the offendour, yea oftentimes of them who ⟨image 41⟩are innocent, nay because they are innocent, as appeareth by those examples which before I rehearsed: But if wee will be Christs disciples we must follow his doctrine and example. His doctrine