A20765:210
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. 4.
The third cause is covetousness, which vice we must banish out of our harts, if 1we would not be overcome with unjust anger: so shall we not gape after great preferments, nor expect much; and consequently we shall not be disturbed with unquietness, nor incensed with anger, when we come not short of our hopes. So shall we not intermeddle with every domesticall trifle, but commit some thing to the care of servants, some thing to children, and most of all to the wife, who is a joint governor in thy little common wealth. And if any thing miscarry under any of their hands, we will not so much look to the means, as to the supreme cause, the providence of God, considering ⟨p. 61⟩that if he build not the house, they labour in vain that build it, if he bless 2not their labours they cannot prosper.
The third cause is couetousnesse, which uice we must banish out of our harts, if 1we would not be ouercome with vniust anger: so shall wee not gape after great preferments, nor expect much; and consequentlie wee shall not be disturbed with vnquietnesse, nor incensed with anger, vvhen vve come not shorte of our hopes. So shall wee not intermeddle with euery domesticall trifle, but commit some thing to the care of seruants, some thing to children, and most of all to the wyfe, who is a ioynte gouernour in thy little common wealth. And if any thing miscarry vnder any of theyr handes, wee will not so much looke to the meanes, as to the supreame cause, the prouidence of God, considering