A20765:151
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. 8.
The second sort is of such as are 1slow to anger, but being incensed are hardly pacified. And these are like unto more solid timber, which is long before it be kindled, but being kindled continueth long in burning. As these are better then the other in respect of their slowness to wrath, so they are far worse because they continue in it; for anger retained becometh hatred, which is an affection far more pernicious then anger it self, and much more incorrigible; for as rash anger is most commonly ⟨p. 44⟩joined with repentance, so this inveterate anger is always joined with perseverance in evil. And he that is subject thereunto doth not only fall into sin, but also is resolved to continue in i•; yea he taketh delight therein oft times by meditating on revenge; as we may see in Esau who was resolved to retain his anger against Jacob till his fathers death, and in the mean time comforted himself by thinking on revenge, Gen. 27. 41. 42.2
The second sort is of such as are 1slow to anger, but beeing incensed are hardly pacified. And these are like vnto more solid timber, which is long before it be kindled, but beeing kindled continueth long in burning. As these are better then the other in respect of their slownes to wrath, so they are farre worse because they continue in it; for anger retayned becommeth hatred, which is an affection farre more pernitious then anger it selfe, and much more incorrigible; for as rash anger is most commonly