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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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But the dangerousness of this affection will more evidently appear if we consider the violence thereof: for there is 1scarce any other affection so strong which it doth not easily subdue. Love is said to be stronger then death. Cant. 8. 6. and yet anger if it be once admitted easily overcometh it, for there was never any love so hearty and entire but anger hath subdued it: The father in his anger forgetteth his love to his child, and the child to his father, the husband to his wife, the wife to her husband, and causeth them in stead of duties of love to bring forth the fruits of hatred: yea it maketh a man to forget the love of himself, as appeareth by those men ⟨p. 23⟩who to satisfy their anger violently thrust themselves into imminent dangers of death. Nay it maketh a man offer raging violence against such a friend as is more dear to him then his own life, as it is evident in the example of Alexander, who in his anger slew his friend Clitus, whom he loved so entirely that he needs would have revenged his murder, by putting himself to a wilful death. As therefore we cannot discern the heat of the sun, when we are near unto a scorching fire, so the heavenly heat of divine love is not felt if the furious flame of anger be kindled in our harts.
But the dangerousnes of this affection will more euidently appeare if we consider the violence thereof: for there is 1scarce any other affection so strong which it doth not easily subdue. Loue is sayd to be stronger then death. Cant. 8. 6. and yet anger if it be once admitted easily ouercommeth it, for there was neuer any loue so hartie and entire but anger hath subdued it: The father in his anger forgetteth his loue to his childe, and the childe to his father, the husband to his wife, the wife to her husband, and causeth them in stead of duties of loue to bring foorth the fruites of hatred: yea it maketh a man to forget the loue of himselfe, as appeareth by those men ⟨p. 23⟩