A20765:73
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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The third end of just anger, is the good 1of the party who suffereth the injury, for hereby the offender is restrained from committing the like, when either private ⟨image 25⟩men sharply reprove him, or Magistrates severely punish him for his offence; whereas if neither private men do by their anger show their dislike, nor magistrates inflict punishment for his misdemeanour, he is ready to redouble his injuries.
The third end of iust anger, is the good 1of the party who suffreth the iniurie, for hereby the offendour is restrained from committing the like, when either priuate ⟨image 25⟩men sharpelie reprooue him, or Magistrates seuerelie punish him for his offence; whereas if neither priuate men do by their anger shew their dislike, nor magistrates inflict punishment for his misdemeanour, he is readie to redouble his iniuries.
- 13. The good of the party who suffered the injury.3. The good of the party who suffered the iniury.
The last end is the good of the party 1who by offering the injury provoketh us to anger. For private men are to be angry with their neighbour, not because they malign him or seek his hurt, but because they may discourage him in his sin and so work his amendment. And in like manner Magistrates must show their anger in punishing offenders not to revenge themselves on their persons, but that they may seek their good in reforming their vices For what greater good can a man do his brother then to reclaim him from his sin which otherwise would destroy both body and soul by remaining in it?