A20765:182
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. 7.
But anger bringeth no less evils to 1the soul. First like a dark cloud it overshadoweth and blindeth the light of reason, and for the time maketh men as though they were distraught of their 2wits. Whereof it is that anger is called Brevis furor, a short madness, because it differs not from madness but in time. Saving that herein it is far worse, in that he who is possessed with madness, is necessarily, will he, nill he, subject to that fury: but this passion is entered into wittingly and willingly. ⟨image 60⟩Madness is the evil of punishment, but anger the evil of sin also; madness as it were thrusts reason from it imperial throne, but anger abuseth reason by forcing it with all violence to be a slave to passion.
But anger bringeth no lesse euils to 1the soule. First like a darke cloude it ouershadoweth and blindeth the light of reason, and for the time maketh men as though they were distraught of their 2wits. Whereof it is that anger is called Breuis furor, a short madnesse, because it differs not from madnesse but in time. Sauing that herein it is farre worse, in that hee vvho is possessed with madnesse, is necessarilie, will he, nill he, subiect to that furie: but this passion is entered into wittinglie and willinglye.