A20765:180
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. 6.
But as it deformeth the body, so it exposeth it to infinite dangers by provoking 1men to enter into private frays and needless quarrels, with such desperate resolution, that they wholly neglect themselves that they may hurt their enemy. Like to the Wasp or Be which venture their own lives, that they may bursting those that anger them; so they, that they may satisfy their fury by revenging a small injury are ready to receive a greater, for they care not to defend themselves so they may offend their enemy. Nay they are desirous to give wounds, though it be through their own bodies. And hence it is that some painting anger have put in either hand a sword, as being fit to hurt another, but not to defend himself.
But as it deformeth the body, so it exposeth it to infinite daungers by prouoking 1men to enter into priuate frayes and needlesse quarrels, with such desperate resolution, that they wholy neglect themselues that they may hurt their enimy. Like to the Waspe or Bee which venture their owne liues, that they may butsting those that āger thē; so they, that they may satisfie their fury by reuenging a small iniury are ready to receaue a greater, for they care not to defend themselues so they may offend their enemy. Nay they are desirous to geue woūds, though it be through their owne bodies. And hence it is that some paynting anger haue put in either hand a sword, as being fit to hurt another, but not to defend himselfe.
- 12. It exposeth it to dangers.2. It exposeth it to daungers.