A20765:67
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. 13.
And so much for the time: The last 1thing to be considered is the end which (if we would have our anger just and holy) must be just and holy also. The end of our anger is just and holy, when therein we propound unto our selves either the glory of God, or the public good of the church or common wealth, or the private benefit of him who either suffereth or doth the injure. First for the glory of God, we set it forth by our anger, 2either when being private men we show our selves his children and servants by manifesting our hatred and detestation of sin in word or countenance, and so adorn the profession which we profess; or being Magistrates do become his instruments in punishing sins, and executing justice; if therefore either private men or Magistrates propound unto themselves this main and principal ⟨image 24⟩end in their anger it is just and holy.
And so much for the time: The last 1thing to be considered is the end which (if we would haue our anger iust and holie) must be iust and holy also. The end of our anger is iust and holy, when therein we propound vnto our selues eyther the glorie of God, or the publick good of the church or common wealth, or the priuate benefit of him who either suffereth or doth the iniure. First for the glorie of God, we set it forth by our anger,