A20765:97
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. 8.
The fifth internal cause of unjust anger 1is curiosity, whereby men are tickled with a vain desire and itching appetite to see and hear all things: how their friends behave themselves in their private meetings; what their adversaries ⟨image 34⟩do and say behind their backs; how their servants bestow them selves in every corner; whereof it cometh to pass that desiring to know all things they also know many things which displease them, & provoke them to anger, for which they may thank their vain curiosity: for if with the wise man they would think it their glory to pass by infirmities. Pro. 19. 11. or follow his counsel, Eccl. 7. 23. Give not thine hart to 2all the words that men speak, least thou do hear thy servant cursing thee; They might have less cause of anger, & more contentation of mind. Whereas by inquisitive inquiry after every rumour, and curious prying into small domesticall faults, they inflame their harts with great anger. for as the looking upon a small print doth more offend the sight; then a greater because we hold it nearer our eyes and more intentively behold it, the letters standing thick and near together: so oft times it cometh to pass that these small domesticall faults being curiously pried into do more offend and anger us; because they are near unto us and fall ⟨p. 30⟩out thick; and as it were one in the neck of another, then greater injuries offered abroad which fall out more seldom and are not so much subject to our view.