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,…

The last property of unjust anger respecteth the time when as it being long retained becometh hatred. And this happeneth not only when men are provoked unto anger upon weighty causes, but also when it is grounded on the most slight occasions: for when vain trifles have stirred them up to wrath they persevere in it, least they might seem to have begun without cause, and so against all reason the uniustice of ⟨image 42⟩their anger makes them persist in it with greater obstinacy. For therefore they retain it yea increase it, that the greatness of their anger may make men believe that it could not choose but arise from some weighty occasion & just cause: & so they choose rather to seem just then to be just. But more of this afterwards when I come to speak of the restraint of unjust anger.

The last propertie of vniust anger respecteth the time when as it beeing long retayned becommeth hatred. And this happeneth not onely when men are prouoked vnto anger vppon waightie causes, but also whē it is groūded on the most slight occasions: for when vayne trifles haue stirred them vp to wrath they perseuer in it, least they might seeme to haue begunne without cause, and so agaynst all reason the vniustice of ⟨image 42⟩their anger makes thē persist in it with greater obstinacie. For therfore they retayne it yea increase it, that the greatnes of their anger may make men beleeue that it could not choose but arise from some waightie occasion & iust cause: & so they chuise rather to seeme iust then to be iust. But more of this afterwardes when I come to speake of the restraynt of vniust anger.