A20765:55
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. 8.
And so much for the causes of our 1anger: now we are to speak of the manner, wherein first this general rule is to be observed, that we use moderation, least we mingle therewith our corrupt & ⟨image 19⟩carnal anger, and so it degenerates into fleshly anger, and from that to fury. Let us therefore herein imitate the Lord himself who in wrath remembereth mercy; and not so be carried away with the violence of anger, that in the mean time we forget love. And on the other side we are not with Ely to be altogether remiss and mild when either Gods glory or our neighbours good requireth that we should show just anger, and so by approving the sin for his sake that offendeth make our selves accessary to the sin and consequently subject to the punishment; but we must keep the mean if we will approve our Anger to be just and holy.
And so much for the causes of our 1anger: now we are to speake of the maner, wherein first this generall rule is to be obserued, that we vse moderation, least we mingle therwith our corrupt & ⟨image 19⟩carnall anger, and so it degenerates into fleshly anger, and from that to fury. Let vs therefore herein imitate the Lord himselfe who in wrath remembreth mercie; and not so be carried away with the violence of anger, that in the meane time we forget loue. And on the other side we are not with Ely to be altogether remisse and milde when either Gods glory or our nighbours good requireth that we should shew iust anger, and so by approuing the sinne for his sake that offendeth make our selues accessary to the sinne and consequently subiect to the punishment; but we must keepe the meane if we will approue our Anger to be iust and holy.