A20765:130
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.
Professed anger is to be seen when either ⟨image 44⟩1men of set purpose do neglect the signs and duties of love, or else in showing & bringing forth the fruits of anger. For the first: some in their anger are sullenly 2silent from day to day, and month to month, not vouchsafing to speak a word to those with whom they are displeased, though they daily converse with them; as though with their love & charity they had lost their tongues also. But such men forget the end why God gave them a tongue, that is, that it might be not only an holy organ to sing our Creator's praise, but also that we might be enabled thereby to converse more familiarly and lovingly one with another; as also that thereby we might preserve this love begun by taking away all offence; for as the lord hath given a tongue to enquire out an injury as also to reprove and reprehend the offender, so he hath given the same tongue to make just excuse for the working of reconciliation. It may be if thou wouldest come to expostulate the matter with thy neighbour, he would either justly excuse his fault, or humbly confess it and desire pardon, whereas now ⟨p. 38⟩thou makest him thine enemy by denying him all means and hope of reconciliation: for what hope can he conceive of peace, seeing thou wilt not so much as come to a treaty.
Professed anger is to be seene when eyther ⟨image 44⟩1