A20765:200
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. 11.
And so much for the private evils which 1accompany unjust anger; now we are to speak of the public. Unjust anger is the cause of all tum•••s and uproars, seditions and conspiracies, massacres and ⟨image 64⟩bloody wars, yea the overthrow and confusion of all cities and common wealths. It is the cause which inciteth the magistrate against the subject, and the subject against the magistrate, the prince against the people, and the people against the prince, kingdom against kingdom, and nation against nation: and that not only upon weighty causes, but also upon trifling occasions. For as to make a furious and unquenchable flame, it is not material how small the fire is that kindleth it, so the matter be apt to receive it wherein it is kindled, for one coal is mough to burn a whole city, if it fall among flax, & one spark if it light in tinder or gunpowder: so it mattereth not how small the cause is which inflameth anger, for if the mind which receiveth it be subject to be inflamed, it is sufficient to set on fire and consume whole kingdoms & common wealths; especially if power be correspondent to the violence of the affection.
And so much for the priuate euils which 1accompanie vniust anger; now we are to speake of the publick. Vniust āger is the cause of all tum•••s and vproares, sedi•ions and conspiracies, massakers and ⟨image 64⟩bloudy warres, yea the ouerthrow and confusion of all cities and common wealthes. It is the cause which inciteth the magistrate agaynst the subiect, and the subiect agaynst the magistrate, the prince against the people, and the people against the prince, kingdome against kingdome, and nation agaynst nation: and that not onely vppon waightie causes, but also vppon trifling occasions. For as to make a farious and vnquenchable flame, it is not materiall how small the fire is that kindleth it, so the matter be apt to receaue it wherein it is kindled, for one coale is mough to burne a whole city, if it fall among flax, & one sparke if it light in tinder or gūpowder: so it mattereth not how small the cause is which inflameth anger, for if the minde which receaueth it be subiect to be inflamed, it is sufficient to set on fire and consume vvhole kingdomes & common wealths; especially if power be correspondent to the violence of the affection.