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,…

Name: Spiritual physic to cure the diseases of the soul, arising from superfluity of choler,…
Author: John Downame

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.

John Downame d. 1652London: printed by Gabriel Simson for William Jones, 1600London: printed by Gabriel Simson for William Iones, 1600

[4], 36, 35-81, [1] leaves · 31k words · STC 7147 · ESTC S109810

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First it is taken for the natural affection ¹of anger as it was created of God, and had his being in man before the fall.

First it is taken for the naturall affection ¹of anger as it was created of God, and had his being in man before the fall.

1Natural anger.Naturall anger.

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Secondly, as it is corrupted since the ¹fall by original sin. Thirdly as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods ²spirit. We are not therefore with the Stoics to confound these three together, and without difference to ³condemn them all: for how soever this affection as it is corrupted, is most turbulent, and of all others most pernicious, yet we are to hold that the natural affection considered, either as it was created by God, or so far forth as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods spirit is just, holy, and lawful.

Secondly, as it is corrupted since the ¹fall by originall sinne. Thirdly as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods ²spirite. Wee are not therefore with the Stoikes to confound these three together, and without difference to ³

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