A20765:226
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect. 2.
Secondly we are to consider that the injuries which we have received are much 1less then by our sins we have deserved; for they are but light, or if not light yet momentary, but our sins have deserved infinite and eternal punishments. If therefore the Lord use these earthly rods to correct our sins; we are rather to admire his mercy then to be angry at so gentle chastisement. let us therefore look upon our sins and not upon our punishment, and so shall we patiently bear the injury offered as sent from God, because in respect of him it is no injury, and not as it is inflicted by man, and be ready to follow the example of David, who when he was injuriously abused by Shimei, was not provoked by anger to take revenge, because he looked not upon Shimei, as being but▪ the instrument, but upon God who was the author. 22. Sam. 16. 10. 11.
Secondly we are to consider that the iniuries which we haue receiued are much 1lesse then by our sinnes vve haue deserued; for they are but light, or if not light yet momentary, but our sinnes haue deserued infinite and eternall punishments. If therefore the Lord vse these earthly rods to correct our sinnes; vve are rather to admire his mercie then to be angry at so gentle chastizemenr. let vs therfore looke vppon our sinnes and not vppon our punishment, and so shall vve patiently beare the iniury offered as sent from God, because in respect of him it is no iniury, and not as it is inflicted by man, and be readie to follow the example of Dauid, vvho vvhen he vvas iniuriously abused by Shemei, vvas not prouoked by anger to take reuenge, because he looked not vppon Shemei, as being but the instrument, but vppon God vvho vvas the author.