A20765:208
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. 3
The second cause of anger is pride and 1haughtiness of spirit: if therefore we would not fall into anger, we are to subdue pride, and labour for the contrary grace of humility. For they who would be meek with our Saviour Christ, must also learn of him the lesson of true humility. Math. 11. 29. Learn of me, for I 2am meek and lowly of hart. If we would lay aside that arrogant conceit which we have of our selves, and the overweening opinion of our own excellencies, if we would consider with Abraham that 3we are but dust and ashes, and with David that we are worms and no men; or if we would in sincerity of hart say with Job, Unto corruption thou art my father, and unto the worm, thou art my mother and my 4sister; If we would but remember that by our sins committed against God & our neighbour, we have deserved not ⟨image 67⟩only contumelies and wrongs, but also eternal death of body and soul; we would not so easily be provoked to anger upon every trifling occasion, nor think it any great disparagement to endure lesser injuries, seeing we have deserved far greater.
The second cause of anger is pride and 1