A20765:205
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. 2.
Let us then see the means how to 1prevent anger: the first remedy is by taking away the causes thereof for: sublat â caus â tollitur effectum. The cause being taken away the effect ceaseth.
Let vs then see the meanes how to 1preuent anger: the first remedy is by taking away the causes thereof for: sublat â caus â tollitur effectum. The cause being taken away the effect ceaseth.
- 1The means to prevent anger. The causes thereof are to be removed.The meanes to preuent anger. The causes therof are to be remoued.
The first cause of anger is self love. If therefore we would not fall into anger, 1we must labour to banish self love, and to follow the rule of charity; Love our neighbours as our selves, and do nothing unto them which we would not have them do unto us. Before therefore we let the reins loose unto our anger, let us set our selves in the place of him with whom we are angry, and consider how we would desire to be used if we had so offended, and in like manner are we to behave our selves towards him. So shall we not aggravate those iiuries which are offered us, & extenuate those which