A20765:82
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. 3.
Considering therefore that this turbulent vice of unjust anger is in the eyes of God so heinous, in regard of us so general, and in respect of it own nature so strong and violent, I purpose to entreat of it at large to the end we may learn the ⟨image 29⟩better to prevent it, or the more easily to subdue it. And to this purpose I will first show what it is, and what are the causes and properties thereof; Secondly the kinds of it, and lastly I will prescribe the preservatives and medicines whereby we may cure this vice in our selves or in others.
Considering therefore that this turbulent vice of vniust anger is in the eyes of God so haynous, in regarde of vs so generall, and in respect of it owne nature so strong and violent, I purpose to intreate of it at large to the end vvee maye learne the ⟨image 29⟩better to preuent it, or the more easily to subdue it. And to this purpose I will first shewe vvhat it is, and vvhat are the causes and properties thereof; Secondly the kindes of it, and lastly I will prescribe the preseruatiues and medicines whereby we may cure this vice in our selues or in others.
For the first. Unjust anger is a wrongful and an unreasonable desire of revenge, 1stirred up in us by unjust causes, whereby we having no respect of the glory of God, nor the good of our selves or our brethren, are after an iniust and immoderate manner, angry with them with whom we ought not to be angry.