A20765:99
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. 9.
The sixth internal cause is to have an 1open ear to every tale-bearer, and a credulous hart to believe them. Pro. 26. 20. Without wood the fire is quenched, and without a tale-bearer strife ceaseth. So that as wood is the fires fit nourishment, so is a tale-bearer fit to nourish anger. An example hereof we have in Saul, who giving a credulous ear to those lying suggestions of that pickthank Doeg was incensed to such raging anger, that the blood of the innocent priests was not sufficient to quench the heat thereof, unless he spilt also the blood of all the 2inhabitants of Nob, yea of the oxen, asses, and sheep with more then brutish fury. And therefore David speaking of Doegs tongue. Psal. 120. 4. compareth 3it to coals of Juniper (that is too ⟨image 35⟩hot burning coals) because it so furiously inflamed Sauls anger. Yea David himself giving ear to the false report of ziba, was moved to unjust anger against 4innocent Mephibosheth; and therefore having experience of those manifold evils which followed credulity and listening after talebearers, he professeth that he will destroy him that privily slandereth his neighbour