A treatise of original sin ... proving that it is

Thirdly, These affections may be treated of in several respects, but what is most advantageous to the soul, is to handle them, as a Divine, enlightened and directed by the Word of God.

THirdly, These affections may be treated of in several respects, but what is most advantagious to the soul, is to handle them, as a Divine, enlightned and directed by the Word of God.

1. The Natural Philosopher he is to treat of them, while he writeth De animâ, of the soul; and certainly the nature of them is as necessary to be known as any other part of men: Hence it is said, Aristotle did write a book of these nature affections, (but it is lost,) The Philosopher he discourseth of them, but as to their natural being, not at all regarding the holy mortifying of them; and therefore a man may be an excellent Philosopher, but yet a slave to his corrupt affections.

2. The Physician he also treateth of the affections; Galen wrote a Book concerning the curing of them, but he also considers them only as they make for, or against the health of the body, they attend not to the souls hurt, how much the salvation of that is endamaged thereby, only they treat of them as they are hurtful in the body; Erasistratus discovered the inordinate love of a great man by his pulse; Amnon did pine and consume away by his inordinate affection to Tamar; Therefore the Physician he considers them no further then how they may be cured, that the health of the body may be preserved; And indeed this is also a good Argument in Divinity, to urge, that you must take heed of the sins of the passions, for they torment the body, indispose the body, they kill they body, Worldly sorrow worketh death, so doth worldly anger and worldly fear; But of this hereafter.

2. The Physitian he also treateth of the affections; Galen wrote a Book concerning the curing of them, but he also considers them onely as they make for, or against the health of the body, they attend not to the souls hurt, how much the salvation of that is indamaged thereby, onely they treat of them as they are hurtfull in the body; Erasistratus discovered the inordinate love of a great man by his pulse; Amnon did pine and consume away by his inordinate affection to Tamar; Therefore the Physitian he considers them no further then how they may be cured, that the health of the body may be preserved; And indeed this is also a good Argument in Divinity, to urge, that you must take heed of the sinnes of the passions, for they torment the body, indispose the body, they kill they body, Worldly sorrow worketh death, so doth worldly anger and worldly fear; But of this hereafter.