A20765:162
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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The evils which anger bringeth to 1the whole man are divers. First it defaceth in us the image of God; for whereas the image of God doth specially consist in the virtues and graces of the mind, anger overthroweth them all, and first of all piety which is the chief of all, and the some of the first table.
The euils which anger bringeth to 1the whole man are diuers. First it defaceth in vs the image of God; for vvhereas the image of God doth specially consist in the vertues and graces of the minde, anger ouerthroweth them all, and first of all pietie which is the cheife of all, and the some of the first table.
- 1The evils which anger bringeth to the whole man. 1 Unjust anger defaceth Gods image. It overthroweth piety.The euils which anger bringeth to the whole man. 1 Vniust anger defaceth Gods image. It ouerthroweth pietie.
It extinguisheth the love of God: for how should we love God whom we have not seen, if we do not love our neighbour whom we have seen? 1. John 4. 20. And how do we love 1our neighbour, if upon no cause or every trifling cause, we be incensed to iniust anger against him?
It extinguisheth the loue of God: for how should we loue God whom vve haue not seene, if we doe not loue our neighbour whom wee haue seene? 1. Iohn 4. 20. And how doe we loue 1