A20765:65
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. 12.
And so much for the object of just anger. The fourth thing to be considered 1in just anger, is the time which must be short. Not that it is unlawful to continue long in anger if it continue just, but least our holy anger by reason of our corruption degenerate into malice. For as the most pure wine doth in time wax sower upon the dregs; so our most holy anger if it be long retained, is in danger of receiving some sourness of malice from the dregs of our corruption. The safest therefore and best course, is quickly to be appeased, especially if the party offending show signs of repentance, either for his sin towards ⟨p. 19⟩God, or his injury offered unto us: for seeing upon hearty sorrow God pardoneth and forgiveth, let us not retain that which he remitteth.
And so much for the obiect of iust anger. The fourth thing to be considered 1in iust anger, is the time which must be short. Not that it is vnlawfull to continue long in anger if it continue iust, but least our holy anger by reason of our corruption degenerate into malice. For as the most pure wine doth in time waxe sower vpon the dregs; so our most holie anger if it be long retained, is in daunger of receauing some sowrenesse of malice from the dregs of our corrupruption. The saufest therefore and best course, is quicklie to be appeased, especiallie if the partie offending shew signes of repentance, eyther for his sinne towards ⟨p. 19⟩