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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. 5.
The fifth means to arm us with patience against the assaults of anger, is 1that we propound unto our selves the examples of others: for the looking upon green colour is not more sovereign, for those who are troubled with inflammation of the eyes, then the beholding of the clemency and patience of others, is for those whose harts are inflamed with anger. First therefore let us set before us the example of God himself, who is merciful, gracious, and slow to anger, as himself describeth himself, Exod. 34. 6. And hereof the Prophet 2David tasted by often experience, and therefore he saith likewise, Psal. 103. 8. The Lord is full of compassion 3and mercy, slow to anger and of great kindness. And as he is not easily provoked to anger, so being provoked ⟨image 74⟩his anger lasteth not long; for He will not alway chide, nor keep his anger for ever, as it is verse 9. Nay no sooner can we knock at the gate of his mercy, but he is ready to open, as he hath promised, Math. 7. 7. If therefore we would resemble our heavenly Father, and so approve 4our selves to be his children, we must learn to imitate his patience and long suffering.
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