Some Bishops went to Pope John 23rd and obtained a bull by which he commanded clearly that both the bad and the good books of Master John Wyclif must be burned. They are greatly angered that those books speak about their bribery, pride, fornication, and greed. Most of all, they rage because he calls them receivers of alms and says they should not rule like secular lords. And also because he writes that when priests live wickedly and will not give up their evil, secular lords, by lawful order and good intention, so that the priests have nothing to sin with, may take away their property and also withhold tithes from them.

A detailed examination and comments, pastoral counsel, on the cases I have come across detailed since the Reformation on Spiritual Desertion, Melancholy, apostasy leading to despair. In the cases of Francis Spira, Debra Huish, Joane Drake, John Childs, and George Edwards. What can we learn from these stories?

John Downame's treatise on anger was originally published in 1600. It was originally titled Spiritual Physick to Cure the Diseases of the Soul, Arising from Superfluitie of Choller, Prescribed out of God's Word. Modernized republished editions (often titled The Cure for Unjust Anger) This is the Monergism Digital Edition.

This really is a bibliography of what the reformed, informed past generations wrote about the subject of "spiritual melancholy." A bibliography of their writings. This has been on my heart for awhile to be the subject of a podcast. So I trust you won't be wasting your time.