A20765:214
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. 6.
The fifth cause of unjust anger, is vain curiosity, in desiring to hear and see all 1things. If therefore we would avoid anger, we are to abandon this troublesome companion, needless curiosity. For many things will neither grieve nor hurt us, if we never see nor hear them. Whereas he that busily enquireth what is said against him in every company, he that listeneth at every door, and under every wall, he that rippeth up ill words spoken against him in secret, doth both disquiet himself with anger, and make his own faults more public. Antigonus when he heard ⟨p. 62⟩two of his subjects speaking evil of him in the night near his Tent, he called unto them, willing them to go further off least the King should hear them. Whose example if we would follow, our anger would not so much vex our selves, nor trouble others.
The fift cause of vniust anger, is vaine curiositie, in desiring to heare and see all 1things. If therefore we vvould auoyde anger, vve are to abandon this troublesome companion, needlesse curiositie. For many things will neither grieue nor hurte vs, if we neuer see nor heare them. Whereas hee that busilye enquireth vvhat is said against him in euery company, hee that listeneth at euery doore, and vnder euery vvall, he that rippeth vp ill words spoken against him in secret, doth both disquiet himselfe vvith anger, and make his owne faultes more publicke. Antigonus vvhen he heard ⟨p. 62⟩two of his subiects speaking euill of him in the night neare his Tent, he called vnto them, vvilling them to goe further off least the King should heare them. Whose example if vve vvould follow, our anger vvould not so much vexe our selues, nor trouble others.