A20765:253
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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And so often times it cometh to pass that when they arise, they put that in practise which they have devised lying upon their pillow.
And so often times it commeth to passe that when they arise, they put that in practise which they haue deuised lying vppon their pillow.
To prevent therefore so great an evil; if we cannot altogether repel anger, yet let us soon expel it. For though at the first it be but a small spark, yet if it be nourished it will quickly increase to a furious flame. As therefore when a house is newly set on fire, men labour earnestly, and with all speed to to quench it, before it have taken hold of the main posts and great beams; otherwise it will be too late afterward, when it is increased to his full strength: ⟨p. 72⟩so when our hearts are first set on fire with anger, we are presently to quench it, with the water of the spirit, for after we are throughly inflamed, it will be too late to apply any remedy till the flame have spent it self.
To preuent therefore so great an euil; if we cannot altogeather repel anger, yet let vs soone expell it. For though at the first it be but a small sparke, yet if it bee nourished it will quicklye increase to a furious flame. As therefore when a house is newly set on fire, men labour earnestly, and with all speede to to quench it, before it haue taken hould of the mayne poastes and great beames; otherwise it will be too late afterward, when it is increased to his full strength: ⟨p. 72⟩so when our heartes are first set on fire with anger, we are presently to quench it, with the water of the spirit, for after we are throughly enflamed, it wilbe too late to apply any remedie till the flame hauc spent it selfe.