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A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.
London: printed by J.A. for John Dunton, 1683
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1. Those that consist in such violent pain, as natural strength is unable to bear: But this being usually not very long, is not now to be chiefly spoken of.
2. A natural passionateness and weakness of that reason that should quiet passion. It is too frequent a case with aged persons that are much debilitated to be very apt to offence and passion: And children cannot choose but cry when they are hurt, but it is most troublesome and hurtful in too many Women (and some men) who are so easily troubled and hardly quieted, that they have very little power on themselves, even many that fear God, and that have very found understandings and quick wits, have almost no more power against troubling passions, anger and grief, but especially fear, than they have of any other persons.
2. A natural passionateness and weakness of that reason that should quiet passion. It is too frequent a case with aged persons that are much debilitated to be very apt to offence and passion: And children cannot chuse but cry when they are hurt, but it is most troublesome and hurtful in too many Women (and some men) who are so easily troubled and hardly quieted, that they have very little power on themselves, even many that fear God, and that have very found understandings and quick wits, have almost no more power against troubling passions, anger and grief, but especially fear, than they have of any other persons.
Their very natural temper is a strong disease, of troubling sorrow, fear and displeasedness. They that are not melancholy, are yet of so Childish, and sick, and impatient a temper, that one thing or other is still either discontenting, grieving or affrighting them. They are like an Aspen leaf, still shaking with the least motion of the air: The wisest and most patient man cannot please and justify such a one, a word, yea or a look offendeth them, every sad story or news or noise affrighteth them, and as children must have all that they cry for before they will be quiet, so is it with too many such. The case is very sad to those about them, but much more to themselves. To dwell with the sick in the house of mourning, is less uncomfortable. Bt yet while reason is not overthrown the case is not remediless nor wholly excusable.