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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. 7.
And so much for the just causes of anger: but there is further required to 1holy and lawful anger, not only that the cause be just, but also weighty and of some importance; for if every small trifle be sufficient to provoke us to anger, well may we manifest great justice, but without question we shall show little love: for love suffereth long, it is ⟨p. 14⟩not easily provoked to anger, it suffereth all things, 1 Cor. 13. 4. 5. 7. it covereth 2a multitude of sins, 1. Pet. 4. 8. how little love therefore have they who are angry upon every small and trifling occasion how just soever it be? Let us then before we let the reins loose to anger, consider not only of the justness of the cause, but also whether it be light or weighty; and if we find that it is but a trifle, we are either wisely to dissemble it or mildly to pass it over, knowing that in many things we offend all: 3if weighty then we may not only justly, but also necessarily we are bound to show our anger; for it is no less a sin to show mildness where the Lord requireth anger, then anger where he requireth mildness.
And so much for the iust causes of anger: but there is further required to 1