A20765:281
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 much for the remedies and 1medicines which we are to use for the curing of anger, either in our selves or others, which I would wish every one who find themselves subject to this unruly passion carefully to apply unto them selves: for as it will not benefit a sick man to read his Physicians prescript, or to carry the medicine in his pocket, unless he take and receive it according to his direction: so will this Physic of the soul little avail for the curing of anger unless it be applied to the heart and conscience. But seeing we are not able so much as once to think a good 2thought, as of our selves, but it is God only which worketh in us both the will and the deed: let us entreat the Lord who is the only true Physician, that he will not only vouchsafe to anoint the blind eyes of our understanding with ⟨image 88⟩the precious eye salve of his holy spirit, that we may see the deformities of this and all other disordered affections. And also that he will with the same spirit enable us, to reform and renew them; that their violence and fury being abated, and the corruption and filthiness of them being purged, cleansed, and sanctified, they may become fit and serviceable, for the setting forth of his glory, the good of our brethren, and the furthering of our eternal salvation. Which grace he vouchsafe unto us, who died for us, Jesus Christ the righteous, to whom with the father and the holy ghost, be ascribed all honour and glory, principality, power and dominion, for ever and ever.
And so much for the remedies and 1medicines which we are to vse for the curing of anger, eyther in our selues or others, which I would wish euery one who finde themselues subiect to this vnruly passiō carefully to apply vnto thē selues: for as it will not benefit a sicke man to reade his Physitions prescript, or to carry the medicine in his pocket, vnlesse he take and receiue it according to his direction: so will this Physicke of the soule little auayle for the curing of anger vnlesse it be applied to the heart and conscience. But seeing we are not able so much as once to think a good